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Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Force’s General Command
2018-01-09 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)’s General Command, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Sultanate of Oman to Upgrade F-16 Fleet
2018-01-08 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Oman of items and services to support an incremental Operational Flight Profile (OFP) software upgrade for F-16 subsystems, as well as Identification Friend

Bahrain Crown Prince Attends Isa Royal Military College Graduation
2018-01-08 Read More...
On behalf of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, attended last week the Isa Royal

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives National Defense College Delegation
2018-01-05 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 a delegation of the National Defense College, led by Major General Rashad Mohamed Salem Al-Saadi, Commander of

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Patronizes Graduation Ceremony
2018-01-05 Read More...
The Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, at the Isa Royal Military College, presented military sciences diplomas to graduates of the12th batch of officer cadets - the Ahmed Al Fateh

British Defense Secretary Visits Kuwait
2018-01-05 Read More...
British Secretary of State for Defense Gavin Williamson visited Kuwait on Wednesday 3 January 2018, for the first time since his appointment in November 2017, the UK Government Website

Bahrain’s King Receives Crown Prince, Commander-in-Chief
2018-01-04 Read More...
His Majesty Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, received, at Al-Sakhir Palace in Manama, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier and Bahrain

Kuwait Army Chief Safe After Copter Crash in Bangladesh
2018-01-04 Read More...
Kuwait’s Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday the safety of the army’s Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Khuder and his accompanying delegation following a copter accident during his official visit to the friendly Republic of

Jordanian Army Chief Receives French Chief-of-Staff
2018-01-03 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat met in Amman on Monday the Chief of the Defense Staff of the French Army General Francois Lecointre, Jordan News Agency Petra

Kazakh Ministry of Defense Honors UAE Ambassador, Military Attaché
2018-01-03 Read More...
The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has honored Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Emirates News Agency WAM

UAE Space Agency Launches Youth Council
2018-01-02 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency launched a Youth Council to inspire, support, and empower talented young Emiratis, who are interested in the space

Russia Forming Permanent Groups in Two Syrian Bases
2017-12-29 Read More...
Russia has started forming a permanent group in Syria’s Tartus and Hmeymim military bases, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference

Second Batch of Turkish Troops Arrive to Qatar
2017-12-29 Read More...
Turkey has sent another group of its troops to Qatar, the Qatari Defense Minister announced on Wednesday as quoted by Turkey’s Daily Sabah news

Bahrain Defense Minister Receives Canadian Military Attaché
2017-12-28 Read More...
Bahrain’s Defense Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Yussef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma, received in Manama the Abu Dhabi-based Canadian Military Attaché to Bahrain, Martin Laflamme

Sudan Holds Military Discussions with Russia and Qatar
2017-12-28 Read More...
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)’s Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Emad al-Din Mustafa Adawi (photo) held discussions with the visiting Qatari and Russian counterparts on

Bahrain’s Defense Chief Receives New Turkish, Kuwaiti Attachés
2017-12-27 Read More...
Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), received the Turkish Military Attaché, Colonel Isa Unlü

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