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New Sanctions to Hit Iran’s Missile-Grade Ore Imports
2013-07-05 Read More...
Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile

Lockheed Eyes Closer, Stronger Presence in Middle East
2013-06-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corporation, already the biggest US weapons maker and largest provider of IT services to the US government, wants to become a powerhouse in foreign markets such as the Middle East and India, said a top

Harris Wins New Middle East Order
2013-06-19 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $92 million contract from a Middle Eastern nation for an integrated command, control and communications

Iran Opens New Space Center
2013-06-12 Read More...
Iran has opened a new space center to monitor and observe space objects and satellites passing through the country’s

Harris Wins Order from Middle East Country
2013-05-31 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $23 million order from a country in the Middle East as part of its tactical communications modernization

Israel Concludes Unconventional Warfare Drill
2013-05-30 Read More...
Amid mounting tensions with Syria, Israel's military and rescue forces on Sunday (26 May) launched a nationwide drill aimed at testing their readiness to cope with an unconventional weapons attack on the home

Iran’s Navy to Receive Advanced Cruise Missiles
2013-05-14 Read More...
Iran’s Navy will receive cruise missiles with a range of more than 300 kilometers, the Director of Iran’s Defense Ministry’s Aerospace Organization said on

US Commander: “Gulf Navy Drill Not Directed at Iran”
2013-05-13 Read More...
Vice Admiral John Miller, Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet (photo), said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at

Iran to Use New Mine-Sweeping System in the Gulf
2013-05-07 Read More...
Iran will soon put into service a new mine-sweeping system in the Gulf, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) said

US Firmly Committed to GCC Military Ties
2013-05-03 Read More...
Syria's civil war and Iran's nuclear program have led to tensions, with Gulf states willing a more assertive US response to bring Iran to heel and force Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. Growing US energy independence has further

Surprise Israeli Military Drill on Syrian, Lebanese Borders
2013-05-02 Read More...
Israel’s Armed Forces launched a snap division-scale drill along the full length of the Syrian and Lebanese borders Tuesday, April 30, with call-up orders for some 2,000

Israel to Stop Using White Phosphorus Munitions
2013-04-29 Read More...
Israel's army has announced it will stop using munitions containing white phosphorus, for which it was internationally condemned during a military operation against Gaza in

Israel Shoots Down Unmanned Drone
2013-04-26 Read More...
The Israeli Air Force on Thursday shot down an unmanned drone several miles off the coast of the northern port city of Haifa after it entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon, the military

US to Deploy Laser Canon in the Middle East Next Year
2013-04-17 Read More...
The US Navy has unveiled a new ship-mounted laser cannon it plans to deploy next year in the Middle East near Iran that runs off of electricity and is capable of incinerating a drone and disabling small boats at an estimated cost of less than $1 per

Iran Test-Fires 3 New Missiles
2013-04-16 Read More...
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Kiumars Heidari says Iran has successfully test-fired three new

Russian Warships Sent to Mediterranean
2013-04-15 Read More...
Russia’s Naval Task Force in the Mediterranean will be augmented this week with the Ropucha-II Class landing ship Azov from the Black Sea Fleet, Navy Spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said

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