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US Approves Fighter Jet Sales to Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain
2016-09-30 Read More...
The US on Wednesday began notifying lawmakers that it has approved $7 billion in long-stalled sales of Boeing Co fighter jets to Kuwait and Qatar, and more than $1 billion in Lockheed Martin Corp jets to Bahrain, sources familiar with the decision

Poll: 80.8% of Americans Oppose $38 Billion Aid to Israel
2016-09-30 Read More...
A majority of Americans would redirect $38 billion the Obama Administration recently pledged to Israel toward other priorities. A federal lawsuit aims to help

Lockheed Martin to Supply F-16 Training Systems to Jordan
2016-09-29 Read More...
Lockheed Martin will deliver a new simulation-based F-16 training environment for the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) under a contract valued at nearly $40

Kuwait to Host Gulf Defense & Aerospace Exhibition 2017
2016-09-29 Read More...
Earlier this year, the Kuwait parliament unanimously approved a government request for an additional US$10 billion to fund weapons purchases for the military over the next 10

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets Three Military Officials
2016-09-29 Read More...
The Chief of Staff the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Pilot Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem met on Tuesday with Operational Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland Lt General Marek Tomaszycki, Qatar News Agency (QNA)

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)

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