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ASELSAN UAE Office Opens in Abu Dhabi
2024-02-11 Read More...
On 30 January 2024, Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmuş inaugurated the ASELSAN UAE Office in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates

UAE Vice President Attends Graduation Ceremony of Zayed II Military College
2024-02-10 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended last week the graduation ceremony of the 48th cohort of cadet officers of the Zayed II

Schiebel Expands Facility in UAE for CAMCOPTER® S-300 UAS
2024-02-07 Read More...
Schiebel is extensively increasing its capabilities in Abu Dhabi to expand the development and production of the long-endurance, heavy-lift-capable CAMCOPTER® S-300 Unmanned Air System

Bahrain’s King Inaugurates Bell AH1-Z Cobra as Part of “Bahrain Shield” Project
2024-02-07 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, inaugurated Monday AH1-Z Cobra, the newly introduced attack helicopters into the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) as part of the Bahrain Shield

Jordan Showcases Cutting-Edge Technologies at World Defense Show
2024-02-07 Read More...
The Jordan Design and Development Bureau (JODDB) is participating in the World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia, showcasing an array of cutting-edge defense and security products, along with futuristic technology systems through its subsidiaries

Saudi Minister of Defense Inaugurates World Defense Show on Behalf of HRH the Crown Prince
2024-02-05 Read More...
Under the esteemed patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime

Chief of Staff of French Navy Visits Sultanate of Oman
2024-02-05 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF), received in his office at Al Murtafa’a Garrison Sunday Admiral Nicolas Vaujour Chief of Staff of the French Navy (photo) and his accompanying

SAMI to Explore Strategic Partnerships with Saudi Vision 2030 Objectives at WDS 2024
2024-02-03 Read More...
World Defense Show 2024, held under the esteemed patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is taking place from the 4th until the 8th of February 2024. With SAMI, a wholly

L3Harris, EDGE Open New WESCAM Authorized Service Center in UAE
2024-02-03 Read More...
L3Harris Technologies, in collaboration with EDGE, opened Friday a new WESCAM Authorized Service Center (WASC). The state-of-the-art WASC emphasizes L3Harris’ commitment to invest in its growing customer-care ecosystem and

Joint Oman-India Military Cooperation Committee Holds 12th Meeting
2024-02-02 Read More...
The 12th meeting of the Oman-India Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) was held in Muscat Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Za’abi, Secretary General at Oman’s Ministry of Defence and Giridhar

Algeria Receives Italy’s National Director of Armaments; Chief of Staff of Sierra Leone
2024-02-02 Read More...
As part of the Algerian-Italian military cooperation activities programme, the 14th session of the Algerian-Italian Joint Committee for cooperation in the technical-military and defence industry fields was held on 29th and 30th January 2024 at the

Jordanian King Inaugurates New Armed Forces Headquarters
2024-01-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, inaugurated the new JAF headquarters on

Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense Hails Exceptional Ties with United Kingdom
2024-01-31 Read More...
Undersecretary of the Kuwait Ministry of Defense (MoD) Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Meshal Al-Sabah underscored the longstanding and strategic Kuwaiti-British relationship, marked by consistent cooperation, particularly in security and

Bahrain’s King Receives Departing US Fifth Fleet Commander
2024-01-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Sakhir Palace Monday Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper II, the Commander of US Naval Forces Central Command, Commander of the United States Fifth

Egyptian Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense Inspects Engineering Industries Complex at Vehicles Department
2024-01-31 Read More...
General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, inspected the Engineering Industrial Complex at the Vehicles Department, in the presence of Lieutenant General Osama

Bahrain Defence Force Chief of Staff Attends Joint Air Exercise
2024-01-29 Read More...
Lieutenant General Theyab bin Saqer Al Noaimi, the Chief of Staff of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) attended Sunday the commencement of the first phase of the joint air exercise “Jund Al Samaa/1” (Sky

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