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Kuwait, Italy Eye Closer Defense Ties
2014-09-19 Read More...
Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah met Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti in Rome on Wednesday, Kuwait’s news agency KUNA reported.

Higher Organizing Committee Sets Stage for IDEX 2015
2014-09-19 Read More...
The Higher Organizing Committee for the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) that includes esteemed members of the Armed Forces GHQ, ADNEC and IDEX, met this week to discuss key developments and preparations ahead of IDEX 2015.

Dubai to Host 6th Edition of Dubai Helishow in November
2014-09-18 Read More...
The Domus Group, a leading international exhibition specialist based in Dubai, has announced the dates for the Dubai Helishow 2014, held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of

French Defense Minister Visits UAE, Egypt
2014-09-17 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, met at Mamoura building, the visiting French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who visited the UAE earlier

Kuwait Suspends Offset Program Rules
2014-09-17 Read More...
Kuwait is suspending a program under which foreign winners of big government contracts are required to invest in the local economy, said Kuwait’s Minister of Finance (photo), as it tries to attract more overseas companies.

Lockheed Martin, AEC to Establish Sniper Pod Support Facility in Saudi Arabia
2014-09-16 Read More...
Lockheed Martin and Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) will establish a Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) Expanded Repair Capability facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - the first Sniper support facility established outside the United

Raytheon Starts Laser Guided Rocket Production for UAE
2014-09-16 Read More...
Under a $117 million contract awarded to Raytheon Company, Raytheon Missile Systems has begun production of the TALON Laser Guided Rocket.

Saudi Arabia to Host Training for Moderate Syrian Rebels
2014-09-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has agreed to host training camps for moderate Syrian rebels as part of US President Barack Obama’s strategy to combat Islamic State militants who have taken over parts of Syria and Iraq, US officials said.

Rheinmetall to Build Fuchs Assembly Plant in Algeria
2014-09-16 Read More...
Germany has announced its decision to construct for the first time a production factory for one of its most important industrial sectors, the armaments industry, in

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Chief of US Central Command
2014-09-16 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah Sunday the Commander of United States Central Command General Lloyd J. Austin and his accompanying delegation, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

US to Supply Lebanon with Cessna & Other Support Aircraft
2014-09-15 Read More...
US Ambassador to Lebanon has confirmed his country's intention to supply the Lebanese military with an armed Cessna aircraft and other support aircraft to face the threat of armed Islamists.

Harris Wins Middle East Order for Wideband Tactical Radios
2014-09-15 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received an $88 million order to provide a country in the Middle East with Falcon III ® wideband tactical radios and accessories as part of an overall modernization effort.

U.S.-Arab States Meet in Jeddah for Joint Action on ISIS
2014-09-12 Read More...
Foreign Ministers from several countries have gathered in the Saudi city of Jeddah to review ways of fighting terrorism in the Middle East.

IDEX & TDC to Showcase New Innovations at IDEX 2015
2014-09-12 Read More...
IDEX LLC (An ADNEC Group Company) has entered a partnership agreement with The Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee’s (TDC) Takamul innovation support program for the upcoming IDEX 2015.

Arianespace to Launch Al Yah 3 Satellite
2014-09-11 Read More...
Arianespace has been chosen to orbit the Al Yah 3 telecommunications satellite, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, for the operator Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).

Sheikh Khalifa Approves Setting Up UAE Space Agency
2014-09-10 Read More...
A law formally establishing the UAE Space Agency has been signed by Sheikh Khalifa (photo), President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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