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Iran Co-Producing Drones With Russia
2017-08-01 Read More...
Chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization Amir Karim Bani Tarafi announced that Tehran is cooperating with Moscow in building different types of drones and their exports to

GCC Drones Market May Reach $1.5 Billion by 2022
2017-07-31 Read More...
The market for drones in the GCC is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2022, presenting a massive opportunity for regional telecom operators, according to Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, and part of the PwC

Saudi Defense Minister Meets US Central Command Chief
2017-07-27 Read More...
The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met at his office at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah with the Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives U.S. Central Commander
2017-07-26 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 on Monday, the visiting Commander of the U.S. Central Command, General Joseph L. Votel, at Al Shati Palace, UAE

Egypt Inaugurates Mohamed Naguib Military Base
2017-07-25 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Egypt’s President Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi, attended on Saturday the opening of the Mohamed Naguib Military Base, located

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

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