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Three New US Surveillance Ships Dock in Bahrain
2013-07-09 Read More...
Three US surveillance ships docked in Bahrain Friday as America plans to double its presence in the region amid escalating tensions with Iran, a report

Egypt Commander Reassures Saudi King, UAE President
2013-07-08 Read More...
Egypt’s Armed Forces Chief told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday that the situation in Egypt was “stable,” the Saudi state news agency said, as Islamists demonstrated across the country against the military’s overthrow of President Mohammed

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Inspects Naval Units
2013-07-05 Read More...
Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Deputy Minister of Defense, inspected Thursday, as part of his current tour of the Armed Forces in the Eastern Region, the marines units, naval security units of the Eastern fleet and the marines training

Implant Sciences Sells 11 Quantum Sniffers to Saudi Arabia
2013-07-05 Read More...
Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced it has won a contract for 11 Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors (ETDs) from a customer in

New Sanctions to Hit Iran’s Missile-Grade Ore Imports
2013-07-05 Read More...
Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile

Egyptian Army Overthrows Mursi
2013-07-04 Read More...
Egypt's Armed Forces overthrew elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday and announced a political transition with the support of a wide range of political, religious and youth

Bahrain King: “GCC-U.S. 5th Fleet Guaranteeing Oil Flow”
2013-07-03 Read More...
The King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa confirmed “the continuity and sustainability of performing the daunting responsibilities by GCC and friendly countries' Armed Forces represented in joint Naval Force with the leadership of the Fifth Fleet

Egyptian Army Issues All Parties 48-Hour Ultimatum
2013-07-02 Read More...
The Head of Egypt’s Armed Forces issued on Monday a 48-hour ultimatum to all Egyptian political forces to reach a resolution or face a military “road map for the future” that “will not exclude

Russia to Deliver 10 Helicopter Gunships to Iraq
2013-07-01 Read More...
Russia will supply over 10 fully armed and equipped Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters to Iraq under a multi-billion dollar agreement, a representative of Russia’s state arms exporter said on

Qatar Requests C-17 Globemaster III Equipment & Support
2013-07-01 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of 2 F117-PW-100 C-17 Globemaster III spare engines, and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost

Dempsey Recommends Bolstering Lebanon, Iraq Forces
2013-07-01 Read More...
The top U.S. military officer said last week he has recommended bolstering Lebanese forces grappling with the fallout from Syria’s civil war by sending in military trainers and accelerating arms

Lockheed Eyes Closer, Stronger Presence in Middle East
2013-06-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin Corporation, already the biggest US weapons maker and largest provider of IT services to the US government, wants to become a powerhouse in foreign markets such as the Middle East and India, said a top

Libya to Replace Defense Minister After Violence
2013-06-28 Read More...
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Thursday that the country’s Defense Minister will be replaced due to an upsurge in

Lebanese Army Commander Passes Critical Juncture
2013-06-27 Read More...
Commander of the Lebanese Army General Jean Kahwaji said his country has emerged from highly challenging situation in the last few days thanks to the efforts of the

Bahraini Chief: “GCC States to Improve Military Ties”
2013-06-27 Read More...
Landmark improvements to military ties among GCC states are coming soon, said a senior official of the Bahrain Defence Force

Qatar’s New Emir Youngest Gulf Ruler
2013-06-26 Read More...
The Emir of Qatar has transferred power to his son, who is set to become the youngest sovereign of any of the Gulf Arab

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