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Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives Indian Military Delegation
2016-05-19 Read More...
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama Tuesday the Commander of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh and his accompanying delegation marking the Indian naval

Sultan bin Zayed Attends Zayed II Military College Graduation
2016-05-19 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE President’s Representative, attended the graduation ceremony of the 33rd batch of university graduate officers at the Zayed II Military College in Al Ain, UAE’s national news agency WAM reported.H.H.

ECSSR Hosts 4th-Generation Warfare Conference in Abu Dhabi
2016-05-18 Read More...
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) has organized a conference entitled

Iran Equips M60 Tanks with Anti-TOW Jamming System
2016-05-18 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan announced that the country has equipped its M60 tanks with jamming systems to disturb performance of TOW and other anti-tank guided missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Saudi Arabia, UAE Agree to Set Up a Coordination Council
2016-05-18 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, discussed ways to strengthen

Jordan, US Begin “Eager Lion 2016” Military Drill
2016-05-17 Read More...
The “Eager Lion 2016” began on May 15 and concludes on May 24, as announced in a press conference held Sunday at the Joint Special Operations Command, the Jordan News Agency, Petra,

Iran Not Eyeing Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System After S-300
2016-05-17 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier-General, Hossein Dehqan, in response to a question by a reporter said that Iran has not demanded S-400 air defense systems from

Putin Hails Russian Arms Efficiency During Syrian Operation
2016-05-13 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian jets conducted over 10,000 sorties in Syria, destroying almost 30,000 targets during the course of the

Saudi General: “Yemeni Army to Enter Sana’a if Talks Fail”
2016-05-13 Read More...
If the United Nations announces the failure of peace talks in Kuwait aimed at ending the year-long war in Yemen, Yemen’s internationally recognized government will launch a military operation to enter the capital Sana’a, the Saudi-led military

Qatar’s Emir Receives Saudi Defense Minister
2016-05-12 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Doha Tuesday with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Pays Official Visit to Germany
2016-05-12 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel ways of enhancing bilateral strategic ties and a variety of regional

Jordan to Acquire Raytheon’s TOW Missiles
2016-05-11 Read More...
Jordan’s Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, missiles made by Raytheon Company. Raytheon will begin deliveries this

8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference Concludes at SOFEX
2016-05-11 Read More...
The 8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC 2016) took place Monday May 9th 2016 at the Le Royal Hotel in Amman,

SOFEX 2016 Kicks Off at King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman
2016-05-10 Read More...
The 11th version of The Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX 2016) is taking place from 09 to 12 May 2016 at King Abdullah I Airbase in Amman in the Hashemite Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia, South Korea Discuss Cooperation in Defense
2016-05-10 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met in Riyadh Sunday with South Korea’s Minister for Acquisition of Defense Programs Chang Myung

Germany to Help Tunisia, Jordan Acquire Armored Vehicles
2016-05-10 Read More...
Germany plans to give Tunisia and Jordan funds to buy armored vehicles to help defend their frontiers against Islamic State, Der Spiegel magazine reported on

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