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Royal Guard of Oman Celebrates Annual Day
2019-11-05 Read More...
The Royal Guard of Oman (RGO) celebrated Saturday its Annual Day, which falls on November 1st every year under the patronage of Sayyid Lt. General Munthir bin Majid al Said, Head of Liaison and Coordination at the Royal

U.S. Halts $105 Million Military Aid to Lebanon
2019-11-04 Read More...
The Trump administration has frozen all military aid to the Lebanese army, including a package worth $105 million that both the State Department and Congress approved in September, congressional officials said Friday, The New York Times (NYT)

Royal Saudi Navy to Organize Int’l Maritime Security Forum
2019-11-04 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, the Saudi Royal Navy is to organize the Saudi International Maritime Patrol Ships Forum, from 24 to 26

GCC Joint Defense Council Meeting Concludes in Oman
2019-11-01 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Defense, hosted Wednesday the 16th session of the GCC Joint Defense Council for Ministers of Defense and Heads of Delegations Representatives of the GCC Defense Ministers at the Al Bustan Palace

Otokar Displayed COBRA II, URAL and ARMA 6x6 at BIDEC 2019
2019-11-01 Read More...
Otokar, Turkey’s leading land defense systems company, participated in Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference (BIDEC), on 28-30 October 2019 where it showcased its worldwide known military vehicles COBRA II, URAL and ARMA

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Chairman of Raytheon Company
2019-11-01 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at Sea Palace, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Raytheon Company, Dr. Thomas A.

Saudi Arabia, UAE Eye Egyptian-Made ST-100 Armored Vehicle
2019-10-31 Read More...
Egypt is producing armored vehicles with ejectable escape crew capsules that can afford full protection to its crew when a blast

UAE to Host ‘War in the 21st Century’ Leadership Conference
2019-10-31 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday the agenda of its annual conference, the Leadership Conference: War in the 21st Century, Emirates news agency WAM

BIDEC 2019 Concludes in Bahrain
2019-10-31 Read More...
The second edition of the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition & Conference (BIDEC) concluded in Manama

Oman Hosts 16th Meeting of GCC Joint Defense Council
2019-10-30 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman is hosting today the 16th meeting of the Joint Defense Council of the GCC Defense Ministers, chaired by the Sultanate at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel in

Bahrain’s National Guard Staff Director Tours BIDEC
2019-10-30 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard Director of Staff Major General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa on Tuesday toured the pavilions of Bahrain International Defence Exhibition/Conference (BIDEC2019) currently held at the Bahrain International Exhibition

Airbus Presents Land Communication Solutions at BIDEC
2019-10-30 Read More...
Airbus, a leading provider of secure communication and collaboration solutions, is showcasing a diverse portfolio of mission-critical offerings at the 2nd edition of Bahrain International Defense Exhibition & Conference

UAE, Brazil Sign Defense, Security Agreements
2019-10-29 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro witnessed on Sunday the exchange of agreements and Memoranda of

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Inaugurates BIDEC 2019
2019-10-29 Read More...
On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al

Egypt-Russia Start First Joint Air Defense Drills
2019-10-29 Read More...
The first Russian-Egyptian air defense drills, the Arrow of Friendship-2019, kicked off at a practice range of the Egyptian air defense troops’ training tactical center on Sunday, TASS news agency quoted the press service of the Southern Military

Saudi Navy Takes Part in Int’l Maritime Exercise (IMX 2019)
2019-10-28 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in IMX 19, US Central Naval Command, and the world’s largest multinational mixed international naval exercise which is taking place at the North Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Coast of Djibouti

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