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U.S. Defense Secretary Visits Oman, Bahrain
2018-03-14 Read More...
U.S. Defense Secretary James N. Mattis stopped in Oman’s capital of Muscat on the first leg of an overseas trip designed to strengthen partnerships, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

Bahrain’s King Receives Jordanian Chief of Joint Staff
2018-03-14 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain has expressed his pride in the Bahraini-Jordanian longstanding excellent bilateral ties, emphasizing keenness on further bolstering them at all levels, especially the military cooperation, Bahrain

Kuwait’s Deputy Chief-of-Staff Tours DIMDEX 2018
2018-03-14 Read More...
Kuwait Armed Forces Deputy Chief-of-Staff, General Sheikh Abdullah Nawaf Al-Sabah, underlined Monday the importance of participation in international military conferences and exhibitions, to get acquainted with state-of-art weapons and military

Leonardo’s New Marlin 40 Naval Defense System at DIMDEX
2018-03-14 Read More...
For the first time ever, Leonardo is exhibiting its OTO Marlin 40, the newest member of its naval defense systems family. The turret will be a key product at the 2018 edition of Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference

BAE Systems Showcases Type 31e Design at DIMDEX 2018
2018-03-14 Read More...
Visitors to DIMDEX, the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference, which is being held from 12-14 March in Doha, Qatar, will be able to see BAE Systems’ proposed design for the Type 31e frigate competition in the

Saudi, US Forces Start ‘Friendship Military Exercises 2018’
2018-03-13 Read More...
Saudi and United States forces launched Sunday the Friendship Military Exercises 2018’ taking place in the Kingdom’s northern region, Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Attends Graduation Ceremony
2018-03-13 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa patronized a graduation ceremony of an advanced Officers' mobilization session at the Royal Defense Force Training

Saudi Arabia Orders 48 Additional Typhoon Fighter Jets
2018-03-12 Read More...
The UK Government has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to aim to finalise discussions for the purchase of 48 Typhoon Aircraft, BAE Systems said in a brief statement on

UAE Requests AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Missiles
2018-03-12 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of three hundred (300) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missiles, forty (40) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Captive Air Training

Qatari Emiri Air Force to Upgrade Air Operation Center
2018-03-12 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of equipment and support to upgrade the Qatari Emiri Air Force’s (QEAF) Air Operation Center (AOC) for an estimated cost of $197

Nexter Group at DIMDEX 2018
2018-03-12 Read More...
Nexter, a company of KNDS, is exhibiting its know-how on the KNDS booth and BARZAN pavilion during the 2018 DIMDEX exhibition taking place in Doha from the 12th to the 14th of March 2018. Part of Nexter’s range of products will be shown including

Qatar, NATO Sign Cooperation Agreement
2018-03-09 Read More...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 7 March

Bahrain Receives Pakistan Naval War College Delegation
2018-03-09 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received a delegation from the Pakistan Naval War College (photo) headed by Brigadier-General Sajjad Akbar Khan and accompanied by the Riyadh-based

Chairman Joint Chiefs-of-Staff of Pakistan Army Visits UAE
2018-03-07 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received at the Ministry Chairman Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Committee of Pakistan Army, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat and his accompanying

UAE Interior Minister Honors Lockheed Martin Executives
2018-03-06 Read More...
H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, honored Robert Howard, Executive Director of Lockheed Martin in the UAE, for his role in presenting his field’s leading expertise in

USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier Anchors in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port
2018-03-06 Read More...
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has anchored in Jebel Ali Port in Dubai after spending three months in the Arabian Gulf, in a short call to allow for the crew’s rest and to stock up on supplies before returning to the Arabian Gulf, in

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