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French Space Agency Opens Representative Office in UAE
2018-10-09 Read More...
The French Embassy in the UAE opened a representative office of the French Space Agency in Abu Dhabi (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiale, CNES) in Abu

Egypt, Russia to Discuss Military-Technical Cooperation
2018-10-09 Read More...
The Presidents of Russia and Egypt Vladimir Putin and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will discuss military-technical cooperation during the Egyptian leader’s visit to Russia on October 17, Russian Presidential Envoy for the Middle Eastern and African

Iraq Requests Five Armed Bell 407GX Helicopters
2018-10-08 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of five (5) Armed Bell 407GX helicopters configured with M240 7.62mm Machine Guns for an estimated cost of $82.5

Saudi National Guard Ministry Delegation Visits Bahrain
2018-10-08 Read More...
Major General Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, Director of Staff at Bahrain’s National Guard received a delegation from the Saudi National Guard Ministry headed by Brigadier Abdul Hakeem bin Mubarak Al

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2018-10-08 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief Field of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected several BDF military units and forces as part of his continuous field

British Minister of State for the Armed Forces Visits Bahrain
2018-10-05 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister met the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, the Rt. Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP (photo), at

Jordan, Russia Sign Military Cooperation Memorandum
2018-10-05 Read More...
The General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) - the Arab Army, and its Russian counterpart signed on Wednesday a Memorandum of military technical cooperation No.

Commander of UK’s Joint Expeditionary Force Meets Top Omani Chiefs
2018-10-05 Read More...
Major General Matter bin Salim al-Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’a (photo) Major General Stuart Skeates and his accompanying delegation, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Chairman of Kuwait’s National Military Service Visits UAE
2018-10-05 Read More...
Pilot Staff Major General Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority, received, in his office at the authority’s headquarters, Staff Major General Mohammad Al Khedr, Chairman of the

UAE Space Agency, NASA Sign Historic Agreement
2018-10-04 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency (UAESA) and NASA signed an Implementing Arrangement (IA) that outlines cooperation across a range of areas related to space exploration and human spaceflight, Emirates news agency WAM

Jordanian King Receives Pakistan Army Chief
2018-10-04 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday welcomed Pakistani Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and discussed military cooperation between the two countries, the current regional developments and the efforts of the war on terror within a holistic

Russian Defense Ministry Releases Video of S-300 Delivery to Syria
2018-10-04 Read More...
The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday published a video showing the delivery of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria, TASS news agency

Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Chairs Royal Isa Military College Meeting
2018-10-04 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Lt-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi chaired the board meeting of the Royal Isa Military College in the presence of Board members, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Saudi Royal Air Force to Conduct First Joint Drill in Tunisia
2018-10-03 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force arrived in Tunis Monday to participate in a military exercise with the Tunisian Air Force, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Omani Armed Forces Launch Al Shomoukh/2 Exercise
2018-10-03 Read More...
The Al Shomoukh/2 exercise by the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF), the Omani Ministry of Defense departments, the military and security apparatuses, in addition to wide participation from with civil organizations was launched

Bahrain Orders Guided MLRS, Rocket Pods, Tactical Missiles
2018-10-02 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary Rocket Pods and Army Tactical Missiles System (ATACMS) Unitary missiles for an estimated cost of

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