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Airbus D&S to Enhance Qatar Armed Forces Command and Control Capabilities
2016-04-04 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) has been awarded a contract to provide Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) with a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station and image analysis

Lebanese Armed Forces to Receive £20 Million Aid from UK
2016-04-04 Read More...
Lebanon’s Armed Forces are to receive over £20 million in aid from the British government to help stop Syria’s civil war spilling over its

Harris to Supply Tactical Radios to Middle East Nation
2016-04-04 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $17 million order to supply Falcon III® multiband networking radios to a nation in the Middle East as part of a tactical communications modernization

MBDA to Supply Coastal Missile Systems to Qatar
2016-04-01 Read More...
MBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of a coastal defense system for the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) during this week’s DIMDEX (Doha, Qatar, 29-31 March

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Deluge 6 Exercise, Border Guards Graduation
2016-04-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior patronized in Jeddah on Thursday, exercise Deluge 6 and the graduation ceremony of a number of border guards, at Mohammed bin Naif Maritime Academy,

Qatar Armed Forces Select Thales SEARCHMASTER® Radar
2016-04-01 Read More...
At this year’s DIMDEX exhibition (Doha, 29-31 March 2016), the Qatar Armed Forces have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the selection of the Thales SEARCHMASTER® multirole surveillance radar. The radar will equip their Optionally

First Russian Demining Group Arrives in Syria for Clearing Palmyra
2016-04-01 Read More...
The first group of Russian experts arrived at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria on Thursday to assist demining operations in Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry press service

Qatar, France Sign €6.7 Billion Contract for 24 Rafale Jets at DIMDEX
2016-03-31 Read More...
DIMDEX 2016 opened Tuesday with a €6.7 billion contract signing ceremony between Qatar and Rafale International (Dassault Aviation) for 24 Rafale fighter

Qatar’s Emir Meets Defense Ministers, Chiefs-of-Staff Attending DIMDEX
2016-03-31 Read More...
HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with the Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of brotherly and friendly countries participating in the 5th Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference

Qatari Emiri Naval Officers Visit Raytheon’s RAM Factory
2016-03-31 Read More...
Senior Officers from the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces toured the world’s largest missile making facility in Tucson, Arizona, to learn more about Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile’s (RAM) capabilities and to see its manufacturing in

Vectrus Extends Contract with U.S. Army Base in Kuwait
2016-03-31 Read More...
Vectrus Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vectrus, Inc., has received a more than $329 million modification to the U.S. Army base operations and security support services contract in

Harris Wins Falcon III Tactical Radios Order from African Nation
2016-03-31 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received an $11 million order from an African nation to supply its Falcon III® multiband, multi-mission radios as part of an ongoing modernization

Saudi Defense Minister Meets Chiefs-of-Staff of Military Islamic Alliance Countries
2016-03-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met separately in Riyadh on Monday the Chiefs-of-Staff of the countries participating in the Military Islamic Alliance on the

Qatar’s Emir Patronizes DIMDEX 2016
2016-03-30 Read More...
Qatar’s Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani patronized the opening of the 5th Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2016) at Qatar National Convention Center on Tuesday morning.

HALO Maritime Defense Systems Exhibits at DIMDEX 2016
2016-03-30 Read More...
HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS) is exhibiting its new Guardian® Marine Gate at Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference - DIMDEX

Saudi Defense Minister, South Africa’s President Launch Projectiles Factory
2016-03-29 Read More...
President of the Republic of South Africa Jacob Zuma and Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Military Industries

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