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Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Meets Visiting US Commander
2015-09-21 Read More...
Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al-Kheder (photo) discussed with the visiting Commander of the US Combined Joint Task Force Lieutenant General James Terry on Wednesday bilateral relations and issues of common interest,

Lockheed Martin to Supply GMLRS to UAE, Bahrain
2015-09-18 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a $227 million contract from the U.S. Army for Lot 10 production of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary, and the first order of GMLRS Alternative Warhead production.

Mubadala, BAE Systems to Develop Future Emirati Talent
2015-09-16 Read More...
Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, and BAE Systems, the UK defence, aerospace, and security company, today announced the signing of a Student Cooperative Agreement

Algerian President Replaces Powerful Intelligence Chief
2015-09-15 Read More...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has replaced his powerful Intelligence Chief, a security source said on Sunday, in the latest move in a shake-up of the country’s security

Navistar Defense to Support Afghanistan Security Forces
2015-09-15 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Navistar Defense a $369 million contract to provide 2,293 Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTVs) to build upon the Afghanistan National Security Force's (ANSF) MTV Fleet. Production will commence immediately,

Kuwait Orders 28 Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets
2015-09-14 Read More...
The Eurofighter Consortium welcomed on Friday the State of Kuwait as a new member of the Eurofighter community.

Sources: Russia Sending SA-22 Air Defense System to Syria
2015-09-14 Read More...
Moscow is sending an advanced anti-aircraft missile system to Syria, two Western officials and a Russian source said, as part of what the West believes is stepped-up military support for embattled President Bashar al-Assad.

Saudi King Visits Site of Crane Collapse in Makkah
2015-09-14 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrived in Makkah on Saturday where he visited the victims of a deadly crane collapse in the Grand Mosque.

Honeywell Expands Maintenance Support in Saudi Arabia
2015-09-11 Read More...
Honeywell Aerospace has signed an agreement for Al-Raha Group for Technical Services (RGTS) to distribute after market mechanical and avionics products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Russia, Iran to Sign S-300 Contract Soon
2015-09-11 Read More...
Russia and Iran will sign an agreement for the delivery of advanced Russian-built S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems “soon,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported.

10,000 Saudi-Led Coalition Troops Deployed in Yemen
2015-09-10 Read More...
A Saudi-led alliance has deployed 10,000 troops to Yemen, Qatari news channel Al Jazeera said, in an apparent sign of determination to rout Iran-allied Houthi forces after they killed at least 60 Gulf Arab soldiers last Friday.

Airbus D&S to Build Tetra Terminal Repair Centre in Beirut
2015-09-09 Read More...
Encouraged by the growing Tetra (terrestrial trunked radio) market in Lebanon, Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) and its local value-added reseller Serta Channels SAL have decided to build a certified Tetra terminal repair centre in Beirut.

Qatar Deploys 1,000 Ground Troops to Yemen
2015-09-09 Read More...
Around 1,000 soldiers from Qatar's Armed Forces have been deployed to Yemen, as part of the Arab coalition's fight against Houthi rebels, Al Jazeera news channel said.

Egyptian Army Launches Major Military Operation in Sinai
2015-09-09 Read More...
Egypt has launched a “major military operation” against ISIS militants, the Army announced in a statement on Tuesday, killing 29 people.

Pakistan Conducts First Attacks with Home-Made Drone
2015-09-09 Read More...
Pakistan’s military on Monday said it had, for the first time, used a locally-manufactured drone to target a militant compound in its restive northwestern border region, killing three insurgents.

Iranian Air Force Conducts Wargames in Isfahan Province
2015-09-08 Read More...
The Iranian Air Force's military drills codenamed “Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Velayat-5” kicked off in the Province of Isfahan in Central Iran on Saturday, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

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