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Iran’s Ground Force to Stage 20 Drills in Coming Months
2016-08-10 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan announced that his forces are due to hold 20 massive and specialized wargames in different parts of Iran by the end of the current Iranian year (which started on March 20), Fars

Egypt, Russia “Initialed or Signed” $3 Billion Arms Deal
2016-08-09 Read More...
Russia and Egypt have “already initialed or signed” a $3 billion arms deal, Russian newspaper Vedomosti

NIMR Automotive Celebrates Completion of 1,000th Vehicle
2016-08-09 Read More...
NIMR Automotive, the defense vehicle manufacturer in Abu Dhabi, achieved an important milestone in its history with the 1,000th vehicle completed in its production facility at Tawazun Industrial Park in Ajban, since commencing operation in

Egypt Receives Molniya RKA-32 Corvette from Russia
2016-08-08 Read More...
Russia delivered Thursday a Molniya RKA-32 corvette to Egypt, which the military spokesperson said was received as a present from Russian

Donald Galli to Head Oshkosh Saudi Arabia
2016-08-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, appointed Donald Galli as the Managing Director of Oshkosh Saudi Arabia. In this role, Galli will be located in Riyadh and will be responsible for leading Oshkosh’s operations and the full

IDEX/NAVDEX 2017 Higher Committee Holds First Meeting
2016-08-02 Read More...
The higher organizing committee of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017) and the Naval Defense Exhibition and Conference (NAVDEX 2017) Sunday held its first

Saudi King Receives Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in Tangier
2016-08-02 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, today received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at his

Saudi Arabia to Host Unmanned Vehicles & Systems 2016
2016-07-28 Read More...
Tangent Link is organizing Unmanned Vehicles & Systems 2016 (USV16) in the Saudi Capital Riyadh on 21-22 November

PIRIOU Delivers LCT Landing Craft to Moroccan Navy
2016-07-28 Read More...
PIRIOU has just delivered a 50 m LCT (Landing Craft Tank) to the Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN). The LCT was ordered in 2015 and built in France. The out flagging ceremony took place on July

Solar Impulse 2 Returns Safely to Abu Dhabi
2016-07-27 Read More...
Solar Impulse 2 (Si 2) returned safely to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, successfully completing its historic round-the-world flight without using a drop of

UN Authorizes Transfer of Chemical Weapons out of Libya
2016-07-26 Read More...
Following a request from the main international organization working to achieve a world free of chemical weapons, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing the transfer of such weapons out of Libya for their safe, timely

France to Supply Heavy Weapons to Iraqi Forces
2016-07-25 Read More...
France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will assist airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, French President Francois Hollande has

Saudi Crown Heir Decorates Two Lieutenant Generals
2016-07-25 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz decorated in Jeddah Lieutenant General Awad bin Eid Al-Balawi, the Director General of the Border Guards, and Lieutenant General Khaled Bin Qarar Al-Harbi, the Commander

Saudi Defense Minister Meets US, French, British Counterparts
2016-07-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on Wednesday at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington DC, met separately with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter

Iran Deploys Russian S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-07-22 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the Russian S-300 missile defense system which was delivered to Tehran by Moscow recently has been deployed and integrated into the country’s missile defense network, Fars News

Qatar’s Emir Receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
2016-07-22 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 Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, have reviewed ways to develop fraternal relations between the

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