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Iran to Launch New Destroyer in Northern Waters
2013-09-30 Read More...
The Iranian Navy plans to launch one of its advanced home-made destroyers, named Damavand, in the country's Northern territorial waters in the near

Iran Takes Full Control of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
2013-09-24 Read More...
Iran on Monday received the temporary control of all operations at Bushehr nuclear power plant from the Russian contractor after signing a relevant

Thales to Equip Leopard 2 Tanks of a Middle East Country
2013-09-13 Read More...
As part of the modernization of its Land Forces, a Middle East country has procured vehicles for its new brigade from German Land Defense systems provider Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). Thales has been selected to equip them with a mobile command

Selex ES Wins Order from Middle East Country
2013-09-13 Read More...
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract of over 40 million Euros to deliver the Falco system to a Middle East Country. The Company will provide operational and maintenance support to the Customer for 12 months of the Contract

Rheinmetall Wins Regional Mortar Ammunition Order
2013-09-06 Read More...
Rheinmetall AG of Düsseldorf, Germany has booked a major order for mortar

Russia Detects 2 Ballistic Missiles in Mediterranean
2013-09-04 Read More...
Missiles launched in the Mediterranean Sea that were detected by Russia on Tuesday were part of a joint American-Israeli military exercise, Israel's media

Gulf States to Develop Nuclear Disaster Alert System
2013-09-03 Read More...
GCC states are developing a regional emergency response system in case of nuclear or radiological disaster, a report

Israel’s Iron Dome Intercepts Rocket Fired From Lebanon
2013-08-23 Read More...
Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepted one of four rockets fired into the north of the country from Lebanon on Thursday, the Israeli Army

Iran Installed 18,000 Uranium Centrifuges
2013-08-22 Read More...
Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country's outgoing Nuclear Chief was quoted as saying by Iranian

Rosoboronexport: “No S-300 Substitute for Iran”
2013-08-20 Read More...
The Head of Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly said his agency had no plans to provide Iran with replacements for S-300 missile defense systems that Russia has refused to

Iran Names Salehi to Head Nuclear Program
2013-08-19 Read More...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed outgoing Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to head the Atomic Energy Organization on Friday, state media said, replacing a hardliner with a pragmatist to take charge of Tehran’s nuclear

“Iran Has Rocket Site for Testing Ballistic Missiles”
2013-08-15 Read More...
Iran has constructed a rocket-launching site that could be used for testing ballistic missiles, a report from a military intelligence publication

Rouhani “Seriously Determined” to Resolve Nuclear Issue
2013-08-09 Read More...
Iran’s new President Hassan Rowhani said he was “seriously determined” to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program, Reuters quoted him as

Israeli Defense Exports Exceed $7.4 Billion in 2012
2013-08-02 Read More...
Israel’s defense exports have soared to a record of $7.47 billion in 2012, making it the world’s sixth largest exporter of

Kerry Appoints Martin Indyk to Shepherd Mideast Talks
2013-07-30 Read More...
Secretary of State John Kerry appointed a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, to shepherd Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that began Monday evening in

AS&E Wins 2 Middle East Orders for X-ray Screening System
2013-07-12 Read More...
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced the receipt of orders for two Z Portal® multi-view X-ray screening systems for two separate Middle East government

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