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Commander of Royal Army of Oman Visits Desert Regiment’s Headquarters at GCC Drill
2023-12-10 Read More...
Major General Mattar Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), and the military delegation accompanying him visited Thursday the headquarters of the Desert Regiment at the 23rd Infantry Brigade of the Royal Army of

Kuwait’s National Guard Honors Commanders, Officers
2023-12-10 Read More...
The Undersecretary of Kuwait’s National Guard, Lieutenant General Engineer Hashem Al-Rifai, honored Lieutenant Colonel Saad Rashid of the First Facilities Protection Battalion and members of the battalion assigned to secure

Saudi Minister of Defense Inaugurates 4th Corvette of Sarawat Project, HMS Jazan
2023-12-06 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz patronized the inauguration ceremony of the HMS Jazan ship at King Faisal Naval Base of the Western Fleet in Jeddah Governorate on

UAE’s Vice President Launches ‘Bani Yas P110’ Corvette
2023-12-01 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, launched the ‘Bani Yas P110’ corvette, produced by the French shipbuilder Naval

First Peninsula Shield Force Drill ‘Takamul 1’ Kicks Off in Kuwait
2023-11-30 Read More...
The joint Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) drill, ‘Takamul 1’ (Integration), is taking place in the Al-Udair and Al-Abraq region in the northwest of Kuwait. The exercise commenced on 26 November and will run until 01

Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Receives Hungarian Chief of Defense Staff
2023-11-29 Read More...
The Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Joseph Aoun, received Monday at his office in Yarzeh the Hungarian Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Gabor Borondi (photo) with an accompanying delegation in the

Bahrain Defence Force Honors Top Achievers of 2023 Evaluation Test
2023-11-29 Read More...
Under the patronage of Field Marshall Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), a ceremony to honour top achieving units in the 2023 Combat and Administrative

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Secretary General of International Civil Aviation Organization
2023-11-27 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Juan Carlos Salazar in Abu

Egypt’s Defense Chief Witnesses Main Phase of ‘Goliath-2’ Tactical Command Post Exercise
2023-11-23 Read More...
General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, witnessed the implementation of the main phase of the tactical command post exercise

Kuwait, Oman Defense Ministers Discuss Bilateral Ties
2023-11-22 Read More...
Shaikh Ahmad Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and Shehab Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister of Defense Affairs in Oman, discussed bilateral ties and military

Khalifa University Receives Flight Simulator from Boeing; to Establish Joint Lab with CATIC
2023-11-22 Read More...
Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) and Boeing announced Wednesday that they have installed a flight simulator to support students studying aerospace engineering at the

Royal Jordanian Air Force Takes Delivery of First Bell 505s
2023-11-19 Read More...
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of the first five of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force

UAE President Visits Dubai Airshow 2023
2023-11-15 Read More...
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended Wednesday the Dubai Airshow 2023 at DWC, where he toured the exhibition spaces and pavilions and viewed the exhibits of the various local and international companies

Oman Hosts Meeting of Supreme Military Committee of GCC Chiefs of Staff
2023-11-14 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman hosted a regular meeting of the Supreme Military Committee of Chiefs of Staff of GCC Armed

Bahraini-Jordanian Higher Military Committee Holds 20th Meeting in Amman
2023-11-13 Read More...
Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and Major-General Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaiti, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Jordanian Armed Forces, co-chaired the 20th meeting of the

Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs Receives Turkish Army Chief of General Staff
2023-11-07 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs His Excellency Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met with Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Army General Metin Gurak along with the accompanying delegation in Doha on

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