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Russia Deploys Mi-24 Helicopter Gunships to Syria
2015-10-09 Read More...
Russia has deployed its notorious Mi-24 helicopter gunships to Syria, where they are part of the operation against Islamic State terrorist

Kuwait, Pakistan Discuss Military Cooperation
2015-10-09 Read More...
Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah (photo) discussed Tuesday with visiting Pakistani Director of Foreign Cooperation Major General Mekhtar Ahmad issues of common interests, mostly military

Coast Guards of 3 Gulf States Conduct Joint Drill in Bahrain
2015-10-07 Read More...
Bahrain Coast Guard organized a tactical exercise under the theme “Gulf of Peace 5/2015”, in cooperation with Kuwait Coast Guard and Saudi Border Guards, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

Russia Wishes to Strengthen Lebanese Army to Fight ISIL
2015-10-06 Read More...
Russia wants to promote modernization of the Lebanese Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (photo) said last week at a meeting of the Lebanon Support Group.

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2015-10-06 Read More...
The BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (photo) carried inspection visit to several Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) units, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

Abu Dhabi to Host Global Marine, Maritime Leaders Summit
2015-10-05 Read More...
Under the patronage and presence of H.E Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammad Belhaif Al Nuaimi, UAE Minister of Public Works and the Chairman of the Federal Authority for Land and Maritime Transport, Emirates Classification Society “Tasneef” successfully

ARABSAT Badr7 Satellite Leaves Airbus Defence & Space
2015-10-05 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has successfully completed the final integration and testing of ARABSAT 6B (BADR-7) for which it is co-prime industrial contractor.

General Dynamics to Supply 150 Abrams Tanks to Morocco
2015-10-02 Read More...
The U.S. Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command awarded General Dynamics Land Systems a $358 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to refurbish and upgrade 150 M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the M1A1 SA (situational awareness)

Russian Air Strikes in Syria Draw Mixed Reactions
2015-10-02 Read More...
Shortly after Russia launched its first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Wednesday, media reports emerged that several civilians had been killed in the attacks, which allegedly were not aimed at ISIL positions.

LS Telcom Offers Radio Monitoring, Spectrum Management Systems in the Middle East
2015-10-02 Read More...
LS telcom is an expert in the development and integration of automated spectrum management, radio monitoring, and direction finding systems. It provides its own systems, SPECTRA for spectrum management and LS OBSERVER for radio monitoring and

UAE, Kuwait Army Chiefs Receive British Minister of State for Defence Procurement
2015-10-01 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, has received Philip Dunne, Minister of State for Defence Procurement at the British Ministry of Defence earlier this week (photo).

Source: “Egypt Orders 50 Russian Alligator Helicopters”
2015-09-29 Read More...
Russia and Egypt have signed an agreement on supplies of 50 helicopters of the Ka-52 Alligator family and Moscow does not rule out delivery of the deck-based version of these helicopters that were designed for the defaulted Mistral project, a

Iraq May Share Intelligence on ISIL with Russia, Syria & Iran
2015-09-29 Read More...
The Iraqi government, backed by the United Stated for years, is now taking another independent geopolitical step towards its neighbors, Iran and Syria, as well as Russia - it's going to share intelligence without Washington's approval.

France to Sell Two Mistral Helicopter Carriers to Egypt
2015-09-28 Read More...
France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt for 950 million Euros (656 million pounds) after their sale to Russia was cancelled in August, French officials said on Wednesday.

Sagem, Egypt’s AOI-Aircraft Factory to Collaborate on Drones
2015-09-28 Read More...
Sagem (Safran) and Egyptian manufacturer AOI-Aircraft Factory have signed an exclusive commercial and industrial collaboration agreement concerning the Patroller™ surveillance drone system, to address the requirements of the Egyptian Ministry of

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives French Defense Minister
2015-09-28 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received last week French Defense Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, at Al Shati Palace (photo).

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