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Horizon International Flight Academy Receives First Bell 505
2019-12-16 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the first of 12 Bell 505 helicopters to Horizon International Flight Academy per an agreement signed in November at the Dubai Air

Oman Celebrates Armed Forces Day
2019-12-13 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman celebrated Wednesday the anniversary of 11th of December (The Armed Forces

Saudi Chief of General Staff Attends GDA 2019 Exhibition in Kuwait
2019-12-12 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff Fayyadh Bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili and his accompanying delegation attended in Kuwait Tuesday the activities of the 5th edition of the Gulf Defense and Aerospace Exhibition (GDA) taking place at the Kuwait

Oman’s Military Technological College Holds Graduation Ceremony
2019-12-12 Read More...
The Military Technological College in the Sultanate of Oman celebrated the graduation of the second batch of holders of bachelor’s degrees and the third batch of holders of advanced diploma certificates, under the patronage of Sayyid Badr bin Saud

UAE Defense Minister Receives Estonian Counterpart
2019-12-11 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Juri Luik, Estonian Minister of Defense, in Abu Dhabi

Brazil’s Chairman of Foreign Affairs & National Defense Committee Visits Oman
2019-12-11 Read More...
Mohammed bin Nasser al-Rasbi, Secretary General at the Ministry of Defense in the Sultanate of Oman received in his office Eduardo

Dubai Ruler Announces Second Edition of UAE Astronaut Program
2019-12-10 Read More...
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has directed the Mohammed bin Rashid Space

UAE, US Start “Iron Union 12’ Joint Military Exercise
2019-12-10 Read More...
‘Iron Union 12’, a joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States, has commenced Sunday in the presence of Major General Saleh Mohamed Saleh Al Amiri, UAE Commander of Land

Egypt Ranks 12th Strongest Military Power Worldwide
2019-12-05 Read More...
The Egyptian army surpassed the United States, Turkey, and Israel in air defense forces and missiles with 1,100 rocket projectors, Daily News Egypt reported quoting the Global Fire Power (GFP) ranking. This renders the Egyptian army to become ranked

Prince Williams Visits Musandam Naval Base in Oman
2019-12-05 Read More...
Prince William (Duke of Cambridge) visited Wednesday Musandam Naval Base in the Governorate of Musandam as part of his visit to the Sultanate of

U.S. Releases $105 Million Military Aid to Lebanese Army
2019-12-04 Read More...
Washington released $105 million in military aid to the Lebanese Army shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Associated Press (AP) reported late

Tunisia to Host International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition (IADE 2020)
2019-12-03 Read More...
IADE, the International Aerospace & Defence exhibition http://www.iadetunisia.com/en/ dedicated to the African market, will be organized next year in

UAE Defense Ministry Launches Trade Control Office at Tawazun Industrial Park
2019-12-03 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced the launch of the Trade Control Office, supported by Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. Located at Tawazun Industrial Park

Advanced Electronics Company Wins LinkedIn Award
2019-12-03 Read More...
The Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, has won the LinkedIn Award for Best Development, Training, and Learning Culture among more than 1,000 companies in the Middle East and North Africa, the

Omani-French ‘Mountain Warrior-3’ Exercise Concludes in Soissons
2019-12-02 Read More...
Mountain Warrior 3, the joint military exercise between Omani forces and the French armed forces concluded Thursday at the French army training fields in France, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (photo) who visited Riyadh last

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