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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

U.S., Israel Sign Record $38 Billion Military Aid Deal
2016-09-15 Read More...
The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in US history, under a landmark agreement signed on Wednesday, Reuters

Germany to Destroy Remaining Libyan Chemical Weapons
2016-09-14 Read More...
Germany is helping to destroy the last stockpiles of chemicals from Libya’s chemical weapons program. The chemicals will be destroyed in Munster, Germany in the coming

Bahrain Army Chief Receives UK, US Military Officials
2016-09-09 Read More...
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received in Manama on Wednesday former Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces, retired General Lord

Indian National Security Advisor Visits UAE
2016-09-09 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received in Mamoura earlier this week Ajit Doval, Indian National Security Advisor, who was on a visit to the

Italian Military Delegation Visits Iranian Armed Forces
2016-09-09 Read More...
A delegation of the Italian army is visiting the Iranian Armed Forces’ different units in line with military interactions between Tehran and friendly states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Bahrain’s King Concludes Visit to Russia’s “Army-2016”
2016-09-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid a visit to the International military-technical forum “Army-2016” held in Kubinka in the Moscow region, on the sidelines of his visit to the Russian

Abu Dhabi to Host Joint Precision Fires Future Conference
2016-09-08 Read More...
The Defense Services Marketing Council announced the esteemed retired RADM Gary W. Rosholt (photo) will join the long list of eminent speakers participating in the inaugural Joint Precision Fires Future Conference (JPF2). JPF2 will be the largest

Emirati Interns Start Tech-Talent Program at BAE Systems
2016-09-08 Read More...
BAE Systems have welcomed three Emirati students as they begin an 18 week internship at our Military Air and Information business in the North West of

UAE Adopts New National Space Policy
2016-09-08 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) cabinet adopted the National Space Policy, the most important element in the national plan to develop the space sector. The Space Policy is rudimentary for driving the entire sector forward within the framework of the

Qatar’s Chief of Staff Meets Omani, French Military Officials
2016-09-07 Read More...
Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem (photo) separately met in Doha with Brigadier Hamad bin Rashid al-Balushi, Assistant SAF Chief of Staff for Operations and Planning in the Sultanate of Oman

Jordan, Romania Discuss Military Cooperation
2016-09-07 Read More...
Jordan Army’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mashal Al Zaben met on Monday with his Romanian counterpart, Lt. General Nicolae-Ionel for talks on military cooperation, Jordan’s (Petra) news agency

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