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Bahrain Deputy King Visits General Command of Defense Force
2017-11-10 Read More...
Bahrain’s Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, visited the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force

NIMR Automotive Expanding into Southeast Asia
2017-11-10 Read More...
NIMR Automotive, the leading manufacturer of light and medium-weight wheeled military vehicles in the Middle East and North Africa, is actively expanding its reach into the Southeast Asian region following agreements with top industry partners in

Qatar Defense Minister Meets US 5th Fleet Commander
2017-11-09 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah met Tuesday with Vice Admiral John Aquilino (photo), Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command and the US Fifth

Iranian Chief-of-Staff Receives Pakistani Counterpart
2017-11-08 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in a meeting in Tehran underlined the need to expand defense and military cooperation between the two

Bahrain Defense Chief Receives Departing British Advisor
2017-11-08 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received outgoing British Senior Defense Advisor to the Middle East General Thomas

NIMR Automotive Wins First International Contract
2017-11-07 Read More...
NIMR Automotive, a subsidiary of the UAE’s Emirates Defence Industries Company (EDIC), has today announced its first international contract to export its vehicles outside of the MENA region through an agreement with the Ministry of Defense and

Saudi Arabia Names New Chiefs of National Guard, Navy
2017-11-07 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered late Saturday that Prince Miteb bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of National Guard, be sacked of his office, the Saudi News Agency (SPA)

Iran Appoints New Army, Navy Commanders
2017-11-07 Read More...
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made new appointments in the country’s top military brass, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Turkey Planning 22 Defense Projects Worth $5 Billion
2017-11-07 Read More...
The Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee announced yesterday that it has decided to develop 22 projects worth $5 billion, including long-range missile defense system, combat helicopters and

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Conclude Al-Samsam 6 Military Drill
2017-11-07 Read More...
Activities of the joint military exercise Al-Samsam 6 between the Saudi Royal Land Forces and the Pakistani Army have been concluded on 28 October, during which live ammunition, landing from airplanes, dealing with improvised explosive devices,

Egypt Participates in “Medusa 5’ Military Drills in Greece
2017-11-06 Read More...
Egyptian naval and air force units arrived in Greece this past week to take part in “Medusa 5” joint drills, MENA news agency

UAE Minister of Defense Receives South Korean Counterpart
2017-11-06 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received the South Korean Defense Minister, Song Young-moo, and his accompanying delegation, UAE national news agency WAM

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense College
2017-11-03 Read More...
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa paid a visit to the Royal College of Command, Staff and National Defense, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Qatar Requests Support for F-15QA Fighter Program
2017-11-02 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for support of its F-15QA multi-role fighter aircraft program for an estimated cost of $1.1

UAE-US Conclude “Iron Magic 18” Military Exercise
2017-11-02 Read More...
The joint “Iron Magic 18” military exercise between the UAE Armed Forces and the US forces concluded Tuesday in the presence of top brass from the two friendly nations, UAE national news agency WAM

Bahrain Royal Guard Commander Attends Graduation Ceremony
2017-11-02 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Bahrain Guard, Brigadier-General HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in the presence of the Royal Guard’s Special Force Commander, Major HH Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and the son of His Royal Highness Prince Salman

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