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Saudi Arabia Orders 300 Chinese Combat UAVs
2017-03-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 300 of the newest Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial long-haul vehicles Wing Loong II (also known as Pterodactyl

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets Malaysian Counterpart
2017-03-22 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, met in Kuala Lumpur with Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun

UAE Defense Minister Meets Omani, Singaporean Ambassadors
2017-03-22 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, today met with Dr. Khalid bin Said bin Salim al Jaradi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the

Bahrain Royal Guard Commander Attends Graduation Ceremony
2017-03-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier-General Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, attended at the Isa Royal Military College the graduation ceremony of the qualification session of candidate officers who are going to join the Royal Military

Bahrain’s King Inaugurates New Defense Force Facility
2017-03-21 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), patronized in Manama the inauguration ceremony of the Special Battalion 83 Camp, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Middle East Premier for CZ P-10 C and CZ BREN 2
2017-03-21 Read More...
Between 19 and 23 February 2017, Česká zbrojovka a.s. and its sister company 4M Systems s.r.o. took part in the IDEX exhibition in the United Arab

New Zealand Defense Minister Visits UAE
2017-03-21 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, has met in Abu Dhabi with the visiting New Zealand Defense Minister, Gerry Brownlee (photo), and his accompanying

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary
2017-03-20 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and a number of senior US administration officials at the Pentagon in Washington

UAE, Egypt Launch “Zayed 2” Joint Military Exercise
2017-03-20 Read More...
Units of the Armed Forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt have arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the “Zayed 2” joint military exercise, UAE national news agency WAM

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

Bahrain’s King, Defense Chiefs Hail Military Ties With Egypt
2017-03-17 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa hailed deep-rooted historic relations binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt, lauding steadily-growing cooperation, particularly military

Abu Dhabi Ship Building Hosts First Agent Conference
2017-03-17 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building PJSC (ADSB), a leading provider of construction, repair and refit services for commercial, and naval vessels, welcomed shipyard industry agents from across the world for its first ever Agent Conference in Abu

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Donald Trump
2017-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has claimed “a historic turning point” in relations with the US after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House earlier this

Rostec in Talks With Saudi Arabia, Kuwait on T-90 Tank
2017-03-16 Read More...
Russia’s Rostec state corporation is in negotiations process with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the delivery of T-90 third-generation Main Battle Tanks, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Attends Hamad 2 Joint Drill
2017-03-16 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attended Tuesday part of the joint military exercise (Hamad 2), organized by the BDF with the participation of a number of Egyptian warships and

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives IDEX Committee
2017-03-16 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at Qasr Al Bahr Chairman and members of the Higher Organizing Committee of the International Defense Exhibition and

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