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Iran, Italy Stage Joint Naval Wargames
2016-09-29 Read More...
Iranian and Italian Naval Forces held joint exercises in Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Visits Turkey
2016-09-28 Read More...
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Monday with Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, who is visiting Turkey, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

The 5th Middle East Missile & Air Defense Symposium
2016-09-28 Read More...
The 5th Middle East Missile and Air Defense Conference (MEMAD 2016) – the largest and most high profile regional gathering of military leaders and air defenders in the GCC – will take place on October 11-12, at the Emirates Center for Strategic

Military Logistics & Procurement Kuwait Conference
2016-09-27 Read More...
As Kuwait embarks on a spend of USD20.4 billion over the next 10 years on military procurements, join us at the 3rd edition of the Military Logistics & Procurement Kuwait Conference to find out more about their future procurement

Iran Starts Production of Zolfaqar Missiles
2016-09-27 Read More...
Iran launched production line for its first solid-fuel pin-point precision and long-range missile dubbed Zolfaqar on

US Senate Votes $1.15 Billion Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
2016-09-23 Read More...
The US Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in

Iraqi President Receives British Defense Secretary
2016-09-23 Read More...
Iraqi President Fuad Masum conferred Wednesday with British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon

Lebanon Army Commander Meets US Military Official
2016-09-23 Read More...
Lebanese Army Commander Jean Kahwaji met on Wednesday with US Commander for Special Operations Command Central Command Major General Darsie Rogers, according to Lebanese News Agency

Egypt Requests 8 Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radars
2016-09-22 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Sentinel AN/MPQ-64F1 Radars and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $70

Raytheon Appoints New President in Saudi Arabia
2016-09-22 Read More...
Raytheon Company has appointed Kurt E. Amend as President, Raytheon International, Inc. (RII) in Saudi

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Forces Headquarters
2016-09-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)’s General Headquarters, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

French Defense Minister Visits Qatar After Oman
2016-09-21 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan office in Doha on Tuesday with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the

Austal Delivers Second High Speed Support Vessel to Oman
2016-09-20 Read More...
Austal Limited (Austal) announced that the RNOV Al Naasir (S12) High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) has been delivered to the Royal Navy of

French Defense Minister Visits Sultanate of Oman
2016-09-20 Read More...
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Muscat Saturday evening, on a visit to the Sultanate of Oman during which he met with a number of senior officials in the Sultanate and held talks with Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidy, Minister

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince: Islamic World Victim of Terrorism
2016-09-19 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has said that consolidating efforts for peace, security, stability and development in the world is one of the UAE’s main

Qatar’s Chief-of-Staff Hails Armed Forces Role in Yemen
2016-09-16 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim has reaffirmed that the Qatari forces taking part in the Saudi-led Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen, were performing their duty fully as required, and

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