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Oman’s Chief-of-Staff Receives British Military Official
2018-10-02 Read More...
Lt. General Ahmed bin Harith bin Nasser al-Nabhani, Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) of Oman, received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a Air Marshal Edward Stringer, Director General for the British Joint Force Development and

Oman, India to Boost Defense, Maritime Security Cooperation
2018-10-01 Read More...
India and Oman have agreed for deeper cooperation in maritime security and defense industry for future engagement and range of measures to enhance the defense relationship between the two countries, Financial Express

Royal Bahraini Air Force to Receive More Sniper ATPs
2018-09-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin’s Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) recently received two Foreign Military Sale (FMS) delivery orders for Bahrain and

Australian Defense Minister Visits UAE
2018-09-28 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, and Christopher Pyne, the Australian Minister for Defense, held on Wednesday discussions on ways of boosting bilateral defense and military cooperation between the two

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Honors Special Royal Force
2018-09-28 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa patronized a ceremony to honor the units which clinched first place in 2018 program to test and assess combat and administrative

Lebanon Passes Draft on Conclusion of Arms Trade Treaty
2018-09-27 Read More...
The Lebanese House of Representatives passed the draft law on the approval of the conclusion of the Arms Trade and Transfer Treaty, with the opposition of the Marada, Loyalty to Resistance and SSNP Deputies, as well as MP Jamil al-Sayyed and

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives French Armed Forces Minister
2018-09-27 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday, received Florence Parly, Minister of the Armies of the French Republic, who is currently visiting the

Bahrain’s King Attends Joint UAE Military Drill Conclusion
2018-09-27 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attended earlier this week the final stages of the live fire military exercise (Sumoom 3) jointly held between the Bahraini and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) forces, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Germany Approves Arms Sales to Gulf, Mideast Countries
2018-09-26 Read More...
The Federal Government of Germany has authorized further arms exports to the Gulf States and other Middle Eastern countries. Deliveries go to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, among

Egyptian President Inaugurates Military Hospital
2018-09-26 Read More...
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated a number of health projects that included a military hospital in Menoufiya governorate, a national specialized medical institute in Damanhour, and a memorial institute for ophthalmology research in Giza via

Saudi Royal Air Force Celebrates National Day 88
2018-09-25 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force carried out an air show in the skies of Jeddah

Egyptian Minister of Defense Receives Indian Counterpart
2018-09-25 Read More...
Indian Minister of Defense Nirmala Sitharaman met on Friday with Egyptian Minister of Defense Mohamed Zaki during her two-day visit to Cairo to enhance security cooperation between the two countries, according a tweet posted on the official twitter

Russia to Send S-300 Air Defense System to Syria in 2 Weeks
2018-09-25 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that within two weeks Russia would hand over to Syria an S-300 air defense system to strengthen Syria’s combat capacities following the loss of the Russian Ilyushin-20 plane over the Mediterranean

UAE, South Africa Discuss Defense Cooperation
2018-09-24 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, has received Mapisa-Nqakula, South Africa’s Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, Emirates news agency WAM

Qatar Settles First Eurofighter Typhoon Dues to BAE Systems
2018-09-20 Read More...
Qatar made its first payment to BAE Systems for its procurement from the United Kingdom of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole jets and Hawk trainer jets, the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a

Egypt’s Chief-of-Staff Receives US CENTCOM Commander
2018-09-20 Read More...
Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff, Mohamed Hegazy met the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) General Joseph L Votel amid the ongoing ‘Bright Star 2018’ between the two countries, taking place at the Mohamed Naguib base and the

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