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US Set to Approve Boeing Fighter Jet Sales to Qatar, Kuwait
2016-04-21 Read More...
The US government is poised to approve two long-delayed sales of Boeing fighter jets to Qatar and Kuwait, and could announce the multibillion-dollar deals during President Barack Obama's visit to the Gulf this week, according to two sources familiar

France Inks Military Telecommunications Satellite Deals with Egypt
2016-04-21 Read More...
France signed several deals worth about 2 billion euros ($2.26 billion) with Egypt during a visit by French President Francois Hollande to Cairo, the French President’s office said on

Gulf Countries, US Agree to Carry Out Joint Patrols
2016-04-21 Read More...
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United States have agreed to carry out joint patrols to stop any Iranian arms shipments reaching Yemen, the bloc’s Secretary General, Abdullatif al-Zayani, said on

ME Customer Takes Delivery of Savox’ IMP C4i-Enabling Systems
2016-04-20 Read More...
Leading provider of C4i intercom and communications solutions for defense, security and professional public safety users, Savox Communications, has completed the delivery of a large volume of its IMP C4i-enabling Intercom systems to an undisclosed

Iraq Receives 3 Sukhoi Su-25 Fighter Jets
2016-04-19 Read More...
Iraqi Defense Ministry sources reported the receipt of three Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jet (SU-25) according to the contract signed with the Russian

French President Pledges Military Support to Lebanon
2016-04-19 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged financial and military support for Lebanon and urged politicians to end the political crisis by electing a president as soon as possible, at the start of a regional

Harris to Provide Tactical Radios to MENA Nations
2016-04-19 Read More...
Harris Awarded has been awarded $20 million in orders from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) to modernize defense force communications for several Middle East and North African (MENA)

Boeing, Mubadala, ADEC Launch Afterschool Program for UAE Youth
2016-04-19 Read More...
Boeing, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and Mubadala Development Company, the Abu Dhabi based investment and development company, have partnered to bring the Curiosity Machine, an engineering focused design program, to the

Qatar’s Emir, Defense Minister Meet Director of US Missile Defense Agency
2016-04-19 Read More...
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan Office Sunday with Commander of the US Central Command General Joseph Leonard Votel and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the

Iran Displays First Battalion of S-300 Missile Defense System
2016-04-19 Read More...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) displayed several squadrons of its operational fleet in an air show on the national Army Day on Sunday, Fars News Agency (FNA)

SOFEX to Host 8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference
2016-04-18 Read More...
The 8th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC 2016) will take place on May 9, 2016, at the Le Royal Hotel in Amman,

Islamic Countries Agree to Work Closely to Fight Terrorism
2016-04-18 Read More...
Muslim countries have agreed to work together more closely to fight terrorism and other crimes and will establish an Istanbul-based centre for greater police co-operation, President Tayyip Erdogan

Lockheed Martin, Babson Global, KAEC to Create College for Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia
2016-04-15 Read More...
Three leading entities have joined to create an elite educational institution located at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia and modeled after Babson College's top-ranked entrepreneurship education programs in the United

Prince Mohammed bin Naif Patronizes Public Security Graduation Ceremony
2016-04-15 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz patronized in Riyadh the graduation ceremony of as many as 4483 cadets of upgrading courses, at the Public Security Headquarters, Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Qatar’s Coastguard Patrol Boats to Receive SharpEye™ Radar
2016-04-14 Read More...
Kelvin Hughes is to supply its SharpEye™ S-band radar together with its new 12kW radar for 17 patrol boats currently being built at ARES Shipyard, Turkey for Qatar’s Coast and Borders Security

UAE Space Agency, US Strategic Command Sign SSA Agreement
2016-04-14 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) and the US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) have agreed to share space situational awareness (SSA) services, UAE’s national news agency WAM

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