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Iraq Names New Defense & Interior Ministers
2014-10-21 Read More...
Iraq on Saturday named its new security Ministers after the Parliament missed two deadlines to approve previous nominees for the long-vacant Defense and Interior Ministry positions.

Northrop Grumman at Milipol Qatar 2014
2014-10-20 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is participating at Milipol Qatar Exhibition 2014 in Doha, Qatar, where it will highlight its range of integrated security capabilities for command and control for disaster management.

Mohamed bin Zayed Meets British PM, Algerian President
2014-10-20 Read More...
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and his accompanying delegation were received on Thursday at 10 Downing Street by the British Prime Minister

Abu Dhabi to Host 67th International Air Safety Summit
2014-10-20 Read More...
The Flight Safety Foundation announced today that Richard Hill, Chief Operating Officer at Etihad Airways, will deliver the opening keynote at Flight Safety Foundation’s 67th annual International Air Safety Summit.

Qatar Selects Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile
2014-10-17 Read More...
The Government of Qatar has selected Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 Missile, becoming the newest international customer for the program. The initial contract is for missile and command launch system production.

Renault Trucks Defense VAB Mark III at Milipol Qatar
2014-10-17 Read More...
RENAULT TRUCKS Defense is presenting the VAB Mark III on its stand at Milipol show in Doha (Qatar), October 20-22.

Dubai Helishow 2014 to Focus on Homeland Security
2014-10-17 Read More...
The Domus Group, Organizer of Dubai Helishow 2014, announced that this year’s exhibition will focus on the Homeland security products and services on display that are aimed at protecting a Nation's citizens from external or internal threats.

Chemical Weapons in ISIS-Held Territory in Iraq Spark Fear
2014-10-17 Read More...
With a recent report revealing that the U.S. government had tried to hide the extent to which its troops were exposed to chemical weapons in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, fears are mounting that extremist militants could possibly use

Gulf States Eyeing Joint Naval Force
2014-10-16 Read More...
The GCC countries are looking into measures to establish a joint Naval Force capable of defending the security of the Gulf region, said a Kuwaiti official in Doha on Wednesday.

Airbus Group Addresses Qatar’s Maritime Security Coastal & Border Surveillance Conference
2014-10-15 Read More...
Airbus Group is participating in the annual Qatar Maritime Security Coastal and Border Surveillance Conference (QMARSEC) in Doha on 14 and 15 October 2014.

Saudi King, Qatar’s Emir Meet in Jeddah
2014-10-15 Read More...
HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Jeddah Monday evening on a short fraternal visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reported Qatar News Agency (QNA)

LM Wins Order for Qatar Apache Targeting, Pilotage Systems
2014-10-14 Read More...
Lockheed Martin (LM) received a $90.6 million foreign military sale contract from the U.S. Army to provide Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems to the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar marks the

British Soldiers Training Peshmerga Forces in Iraq
2014-10-14 Read More...
British soldiers are in Iraq training the Kurdish Peshmerga forces battling Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, the Ministry of Defense in London said Saturday.

Turkey Approves U.S. Use of Airbases to Fight ISIS
2014-10-14 Read More...
Turkey has granted the United States access to its airbases for the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including the Incirlik airfield in the country’s south, a senior U.S. defense official said, according to Agence

U.S. Delivers New Batch of Military Aid to Lebanese Army
2014-10-13 Read More...
The United States delivered a new batch of aid to the Lebanese Army Wednesday as part of Washington’s efforts to bolster the military's capabilities to confront Syrian border violence.

Raytheon Eyes Patriot Missile Sale to Qatar Before Year-End
2014-10-10 Read More...
Raytheon Co. expects Qatar and the US government to complete a long-awaited multibillion-dollar agreement on a "significant" number of Patriot missile defense systems before year end, a senior company official told Reuters on Tuesday.

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