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Houbara Opens Defense Facility at Tawazun Industrial Park
2019-06-27 Read More...
UAE armed forces and defence industry representatives attended Monday the opening of a new facility at Tawazun Industrial Park, TIP, for the assembly of unmanned aerial and maritime target systems used in military training, test and evaluation in

UK’s Defense Senior Advisor for the Middle East Visits UAE
2019-06-27 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 on Tuesday Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, the United Kingdom’s Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle

SAMI Acquires Advanced Electronics Company (AEC)
2019-06-26 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced the signing of a Term Sheet Agreement to acquire 100% ownership in Advanced Electronics Company

Iraq Appoints New Defense, Interior Ministers
2019-06-26 Read More...
The Iraqi parliament approved on Monday three more Ministers in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s cabinet following several months of political

Jordanian King Attends Air Force Cadets Graduation
2019-06-26 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, on Monday attended the graduation ceremony of the 48th class of air force cadets at King Hussein Air

AAR, Tawazun, GAL Sign Joint Repair Management Deal
2019-06-25 Read More...
AAR, a leading provider of aviation services to commercial airlines and governments worldwide, announced a new contract with Tawazun Economic Council, a defense and security industry enabler in the United Arab Emirates

Egypt’s Chief-of-Staff Receives Japanese Counterpart
2019-06-25 Read More...
Egypt’s Military Chief-of-Staff Mohamed Farid met with General Koji Yamazaki, Japan’s Chief-of-Staff’s Self-Defense Forces, last Tuesday, during his official visit to Cairo, Daily News Egypt quoted a statement made by the Egyptian

UAE, Jordan Start Joint Military Exercise
2019-06-24 Read More...
The UAE and Jordan started joint military drills Thursday in demonstration of the robust cooperation ties between the two countries, Emirates News Agency WAM

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives Lebanese Army Commander
2019-06-24 Read More...
Saudi Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received Thursday Lebanese Army Commander Brigadier General Joseph Aoun and the accompanying

Bahrain Defense Force, Egyptian Armed Forces Sign MoU
2019-06-21 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and the Egyptian Armed Forces signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Information Technology, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Japan’s Chief-of-Staff
2019-06-20 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 General Koji Yamazaki, Chief-of-Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and his accompanying

UAE, Jordan Launch ‘Bonds of Strength 1’ Military Drill
2019-06-20 Read More...
The Jordanian Armed Forces units arrived in the UAE earlier this week to participate in a joint military exercise, titled, ‘Bonds of Strength

Chief-of-Staff of UAE Armed Forces Visits Bahrain
2019-06-20 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama the Chief-of-Staff of the UAE Armed Forces Lieutenant General Hamad bin Mohammed Thani Al

Oman, Italy Start Joint Military Exercise
2019-06-19 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) is taking part in the Joint Omani-Italian Joint Exercise (Jebal Shams 2), which is being held in Italy from 16 to 28 June 2019, Oman News Agency (ONA)

F-15C Eagles of Saudi, U.S. Air Forces Fly in Formation
2019-06-18 Read More...
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C Eagles flew in formation with a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 2,

Egypt, Togo Conclude Joint Military Drills
2019-06-18 Read More...
Egypt participated in anti-terror military exercises on Friday held at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base in Marsa Matrouh, the largest military base in the Middle East and Africa, according to the Egyptian armed forces spokesperson, Tamer Al-Refaie,

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