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Bahrain’s Crown Prince Visits Defense Force General Command
2019-10-08 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, visited the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force

GCC Chiefs-of-Staff Convene in Saudi Arabia
2019-10-07 Read More...
At the request of the Saudi Armed Forces, the GCC Chiefs-of- Staff met in Riyadh on Thursday for the fourth extraordinary meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Supreme Military Committee, to exchange views on the current regional threats

Bahrain’s King Attends Royal Guard’s Samoom 4 Drill
2019-10-04 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain attended the concluding stage of the joint military drill “Samoom 4”, which has been held over many days by the Royal Guard with live

Bahrain to Host BIDEC 2019 End of This Month
2019-10-03 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, the Kingdom will host the second edition of the Bahrain International Defence Exhibition and Conference, the “International Tri-Service Defence Show” (BIDEC

British Senior Defense Advisor to Middle East Visits Bahrain
2019-10-02 Read More...
The Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Lt-General Sir John Lorimer, British Senior Defense Advisor to the Middle East, in presence of Chief-of-Staff Lt-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al

Egypt Producing M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks
2019-10-01 Read More...
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense continues to produce locally M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with the collaboration of American Company General

US to Deploy Patriot Battery, Sentinel Radar Systems to Saudi Arabia
2019-09-30 Read More...
The United States is deploying to Saudi Arabia a battery of Patriot missiles, four sentinel radar systems and about 200 support personnel, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said in a press release on

International Space Station Welcomes First Emirati Astronaut
2019-09-27 Read More...
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, announced that the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft, carrying the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori, along with Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir, successfully docked with the International Space Station,

Qatar Orders Two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems
2019-09-26 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of two AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $86

Bahrain Receives Egyptian Military Delegation
2019-09-26 Read More...
Bahrain’s Defense Affairs Ministry’s Undersecretary, Major General Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received, at the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), an Egyptian military delegation

‘Red Wave-2’ Joint Military Drill Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-09-25 Read More...
Naval forces from seven Red Sea countries started a joint military drill in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday, according to Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news

Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Visits UAE
2019-09-25 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Dr. Mohamed Saeed Al-Assar, Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, and his accompanying delegation, and explored ways of enhancing cooperation to achieve

Qatar Typhoon and Hawk Program in Full Swing
2019-09-23 Read More...
Substantial progress has been made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, 9 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service which came into effect one year ago

Acting Secretary of US Army Visits UAE
2019-09-20 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 Thursday Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the US Army, to review prospects of fostering bilateral defense

Egyptian Air Force Strongest in Middle East & North Africa
2019-09-19 Read More...
Surpassing Turkey, Israel, and Iran, Egyptian Air Force was announced the strongest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to Global Firepower (GFP), ranking 9th in the

SAMI, QDM to Develop Saudi Capabilities in Testing Defense Products
2019-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QinetiQ and Dar Massader (QDM) to collaborate on developing Saudi Arabian capabilities in the technical test and evaluation of industry

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