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Russia, Iran Negotiating $10 Billion Arms Deal
2016-11-16 Read More...
Russia and Iran are in talks over an arms deal worth around $10 billion that would see Moscow deliver T-90 tanks, artillery systems, planes and helicopters to Tehran, a senior Russian senator said on Monday, the RIA news agency

Iran, China Sign Defense-Military Agreement
2016-11-16 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan (photo), in a meeting in Tehran earlier this week, signed an agreement to further develop defense and military cooperation between the two

Iran Expanding Airborne Force’s New Bases
2016-11-14 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour announced that the newly-founded IRGC Airborne Force is setting up new bases in different parts of the country, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Israel Negotiating More Submarines with Germany
2016-10-18 Read More...
Four years after the heated debate regarding the question of whether or not the IDF Navy needs a sixth submarine - Germany and Israel have initiated negotiations regarding the acquisition of additional

Poll: 80.8% of Americans Oppose $38 Billion Aid to Israel
2016-09-30 Read More...
A majority of Americans would redirect $38 billion the Obama Administration recently pledged to Israel toward other priorities. A federal lawsuit aims to help

Iran, Italy Stage Joint Naval Wargames
2016-09-29 Read More...
Iranian and Italian Naval Forces held joint exercises in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

U.S., Israel Sign Record $38 Billion Military Aid Deal
2016-09-15 Read More...
The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in US history, under a landmark agreement signed on Wednesday, Reuters

Italian Military Delegation Visits Iranian Armed Forces
2016-09-09 Read More...
A delegation of the Italian army is visiting the Iranian Armed Forces’ different units in line with military interactions between Tehran and friendly states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Rheinmetall Wins Simulation Order in the Middle East
2016-09-06 Read More...
The Rheinmetall Group of Düsseldorf has won another important export order in the simulation technology domain. A military customer from the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region has contracted with the Group to equip an ultramodern facility where

UN: Israel Should Ratify Nuke Test Ban Treaty within 5 years
2016-09-02 Read More...
Israel should ratify the nuclear test ban treaty within five years - and Iran should also ratify but the timing is uncertain, the head of the UN organization established to implement the treaty said

L-3 to Supply 8 Designating Turrets to a Middle East Nation
2016-09-01 Read More...
L-3 Communications announced that its Integrated Sensor Systems (ISS) sector within its Electronic Systems segment has been selected under a U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide eight WESCAM MX™-10D electro-optical and infrared

Iran Puts Nazir Radar System into Operation
2016-09-01 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the country’s Armed Forces put into operation the home-made Nazir radar system with the capability of detecting radar-evading targets and fighting

Iran Deploys S-300 to Fordo Nuclear Site
2016-08-30 Read More...
Iran has deployed Russian-made S300 air defense missile systems at the country’s Fordo nuclear site, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Ground Force to Stage 20 Drills in Coming Months
2016-08-10 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan announced that his forces are due to hold 20 massive and specialized wargames in different parts of Iran by the end of the current Iranian year (which started on March 20), Fars

Iran Deploys Russian S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-07-22 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the Russian S-300 missile defense system which was delivered to Tehran by Moscow recently has been deployed and integrated into the country’s missile defense network, Fars News

Iran Appoints New Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff
2016-07-12 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appointed Brigadier General Abdolrahim Moussavi as Deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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