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Iran, Iraq Sign MoU on Defense, Military Cooperation
2017-07-25 Read More...
Iranian and Iraqi Defense Ministers Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and Irfan al-Hayali signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in military, defense and anti-terrorism fields, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.The MoU which

Malaysian Defense Minister Visits Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
2017-07-24 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in his office in Jeddah Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and discussed with him bilateral relations and cooperation

Qatar Receives First Batch of Super Mushshak Trainer Aircraft
2017-07-21 Read More...
Qatar’s Ministry of Defense’s Moral Guidance Directorate announced the arrival of the first batch of the Pakistani primary trainer aircraft (Super Mushshak) in Doha, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

Kuwait to Host 6th Annual OPV Middle East Conference
2017-07-20 Read More...
A report on ‘OPVs & corvettes in the Middle East’ said regional governments’ are investing over US$20 billion on offshore patrol vessels to combat maritime threats. This explains why OPVs are now becoming the fastest-growing segment of the naval

PIRIOU Completes Refit of Morocco’s Rais Bargach Patrol Vessel
2017-07-20 Read More...
PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES, the French branch of the PIRIOU group for Repair and Services, has just completed the refit of the Rais Bargach, a 65m ocean-going patrol vessel built in

Abu Dhabi to Host UMEX, SimTEX 2018 Dual Exhibition
2017-07-19 Read More...
The upcoming editions of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2018) and the Simulation Exhibition and Conference (SimTEX 2018) have witnessed strong international exhibitor demand from specialized defense and security

Sudanese President, Malaysian Defense Minister Visit UAE
2017-07-19 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday, received Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir at his Majlis in Al Bahr Palace, UAE national news agency WAM

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Praises Defense Units
2017-07-18 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a BDF unit, where he met senior officers and got informed about its work progress, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

TAI Delivers 1st Turkish JSF/F-35 Center Fuselage
2017-07-14 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a Northrop Grumman Corporation second-source supplier based in Ankara, Turkey, has delivered the first center fuselage to be used in the production of the first Turkish JSF/F-35 Lightning II

Saudi Arabia to Host G20 Summit in 2020
2017-07-13 Read More...
Saudi Minister of State Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf announced that the Kingdom will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in

Bahrain Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
2017-07-12 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the

Iran to Launch Own Version of S-300 Missile Shield by 2018
2017-07-12 Read More...
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the home-made version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system, dubbed as Bavar (Belief) 373, will be launched by the next Iranian year

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2017-07-10 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a number of BDF units, where he met senior officers and got informed about the units’ administrative and military readiness as well as

Sudanese Chief of Joint Staff Visits UAE Memorial
2017-07-10 Read More...
Chief of the Joint Staff of Sudan, Lt. General Imad-Eddin Mustafa Adawi, visited Wahat Al Karama, a permanent tribute monument to UAE’s brave soldiers and other Emiratis who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the

Two Universities Eye Cooperation with UAE Space Agency
2017-07-10 Read More...
A joint scientific delegation from the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University, UAEU, and the Centre for Astrophysical Research and Technologies at the University of New Mexico, UNM, discussed ways of scientific and research

Bahrain National Guard Commander Receives UK Delegation
2017-07-07 Read More...
Bahrain’sNational Guard Commander, Lieutenant-General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (photo), received in Manama Wednesday, the UK Senior Defence Adviser to the Middle East, General Thomas Beckett, and his accompanying delegation,

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