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US Finalizing $10bn Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia, UAE
2013-04-22 Read More...
The US is finalizing a complex $10 billion arms deal that would strengthen two key Arab allies while maintaining Israel's military edge, defense officials said ahead of a trip to the Middle East by Defense Secretary Chuck

Rockwell Collins to Upgrade Oman’s C-130s
2013-04-22 Read More...
Rockwell Collins’ Flight2™ avionics system has been selected for the Royal Air Force of Oman’s C-130 upgrade

Royal Moroccan Navy’s FREMM Frigate Begins Sea Trials
2013-04-19 Read More...
The FREMM frigate built for the Royal Moroccan Navy put to sea for the first time on 17 April. This key milestone marks the launch of sea trials, which will be conducted over the next few weeks off the Brittany

Kuwait to Get 2nd C-17 Globemaster III
2013-04-19 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress April 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for 1 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of

KMW to Supply Leopard 2 Tanks and Howitzers to Qatar
2013-04-18 Read More...
German defense firm Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) won a contract to supply more than 50 Leopard 2 tanks and about 20 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Qatar, a defense source told Reuters on

US to Deploy Laser Canon in the Middle East Next Year
2013-04-17 Read More...
The US Navy has unveiled a new ship-mounted laser cannon it plans to deploy next year in the Middle East near Iran that runs off of electricity and is capable of incinerating a drone and disabling small boats at an estimated cost of less than $1 per

Egyptian President Promotes Top Army Commanders
2013-04-17 Read More...
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi promoted top army leaders on last week and condemned what he called a campaign against the military, after a British newspaper cited a report that accused the army of torture and killing during the 2011

Iran Test-Fires 3 New Missiles
2013-04-16 Read More...
Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces Kiumars Heidari says Iran has successfully test-fired three new

U.N.: “Libyan Arms Spreading in the Region”
2013-04-16 Read More...
Weapons are spreading from Libya at an “alarming rate,” fueling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the region, according to a recent U.N.

Russian Warships Sent to Mediterranean
2013-04-15 Read More...
Russia’s Naval Task Force in the Mediterranean will be augmented this week with the Ropucha-II Class landing ship Azov from the Black Sea Fleet, Navy Spokesman Capt. 1st Rank Vyacheslav Trukhachev said

Interview: Former Chief of UAE Naval Forces
2013-04-12 Read More...
Rear Admiral (Retired) Ahmed Al Sabab Al Teneiji graduated from the Pakistan Naval Academy in 1978 - where he became the first foreigner to win the Sword of Honor - and was commissioned in the UAE Naval

Raytheon Wins DTRA Jordanian Border Security Contract
2013-04-12 Read More...
Raytheon was awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) border security contract valued at $35.9

Yemen’s President Reshuffles Top Army Positions
2013-04-11 Read More...
Yemen’s President removed the Commander of the elite Republican Guard, a powerful political foe, from the military on Wednesday, state television reported, in an apparent move to unify the divided Armed Forces under his own

Iran Opens 2 Uranium Mines & Production Facility
2013-04-11 Read More...
Iran, under global sanctions for its controversial nuclear program, on Tuesday launched a new Uranium production facility and began operations in two extraction mines, state television

Egyptian Military Against Toppling Army Chief
2013-04-09 Read More...
A tension that has been building up between the Egyptian Army and the Muslim Brotherhood has reached a new level, local media reports

Sudan Jails 9 Military Officers over “Coup” Plot
2013-04-09 Read More...
Nine Sudanese military Officers have been sentenced to between two and five years in prison for their role in an alleged coup against the Sudanese government last year, a lawyer said on

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