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Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2019-02-04 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (photo) inspected a number of BDF units to get informed about its combat and administrative

FNSS Completes All Preparations to Attend IDEX 2019
2019-02-01 Read More...
FNSS completed all preparations to attend IDEX 2019, which will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from 17-21 February

UAE, Kuwait Fostering Defense Ties
2019-01-31 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, Sheikh Nasser bin Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of

Raytheon Wins Contract Extension for Qatar Air & Missile Defense Operation Center
2019-01-31 Read More...
Raytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 28,

Bahrain National Guard Commander Receives UAE Ambassador
2019-01-31 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard Commander General Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa received in his office at Sakhir Camp in Manama (photo) the UAE Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al

Bahraini-Egyptian ‘Hamad-3’ Drill Concludes
2019-01-29 Read More...
‘Hamad-3’ military drill, which was jointly implemented by Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and the Egyptian armed forces, concluded Sunday in the presence of BDF Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Human Resources Major General Sheikh Ali bin Rashid Al

Oman’s Minister for Defense Affairs to Attend IDEX 2019
2019-01-29 Read More...
Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman received a written message from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

Egypt’s Defense Minister Receives New Zealand Counterpart
2019-01-29 Read More...
Egypt’s Minister of Defense, Mohamed Zaki, met his New Zealand counterpart, Ron Mark, during the latter’s visit to Cairo, the Egyptian armed forces stated on

Joint Bahraini-Egyptian Drill Continues in Manama
2019-01-28 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa visited the Royal Bahrain Navy Force where he witnessed one of the stages of Hamad 3 Joint Military Exercise implemented by Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)

Oman’s National Defence College Hosts President, UN General Assembly
2019-01-28 Read More...
Major General Salim bin Musallam Qatan, Commandant of the Sultanate of Oman’s National Defence College (NDC), received at his Office Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the United Nations General

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Attends “Hamad-3’ Drill
2019-01-25 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attended part of ‘Hamad-3’ joint drill which is carried out by BDF with the participation of jetfighters and warships of the Egyptian Armed

Royal Bahrain Air Force Tests Fires Hawk Missiles
2019-01-24 Read More...
The Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) - Air Defense Wing - successfully carried out a live fire exercise with Hawk missiles (photo) at a Shooting Range at Al Macatra, Abu Dhabi,

New Zealand’s Defense Minister Visits UAE
2019-01-24 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, met with Ron Mark, New Zealand Defense Minister, who is currently visiting the

Bahrain Defense Chief Receives Pakistan Navy Chief-of-Staff
2019-01-24 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama Pakistan Navy Chief-of-Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmoud Abbasi (photo) and the accompanying delegation, in presence of BDF Chief-of-Staff

UAE Enhancing Defense Ties with Pakistan, Comoros
2019-01-23 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Yousef Mohammed Ali, Director of the President’s Office and Acting Minister of Defense of the Union of the Comoros (photo), and explored ways of boosting

Dubai to Host Maritime Security & Offshore Patrol Week 2019
2019-01-22 Read More...
Middle East navies and coast guards, together with the wider international maritime security community, will converge in Dubai this March, to discuss how they can work together to bring security to the region’s

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