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Dubai Helicopter Show Lures Global Giants
2012-09-25 Read More...
More than 80 international and domestic corporate companies will be taking part in the upcoming “Dubai Helicopter Show 2012,” the 3rd largest international civil and military helicopter technology and operations

Switzerland Lifts Freeze on Weapon Exports to UAE
2012-09-24 Read More...
Switzerland has lifted its freeze on weapons exports to the UAE but said it would require guarantees that arms not be re-exported, after a joint investigation found some Swiss-made grenades had found their way into Syria's

BAE, UAE’s Int’l Golden Group Sign New Teaming Agreement
2012-09-21 Read More...
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa recently signed a teaming agreement with International Golden Group (IGG) in the United Arab Emirates

Countdown for Milipol Qatar 2012
2012-09-21 Read More...
The 9th edition of Milipol Qatar (8-10 October 2012), the international exhibition on internal State security, is turning out to be as energetic and full of vitality as the country hosting it.

Harris Wins 2nd Falcon Radios Order in the Region this Week
2012-09-21 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $7.2 million order to supply a nation in the Middle East with Falcon III® RF-7800S Secure Personal Radios and Falcon II® high-frequency manpack

Israeli Army Stages Surprise Drill on Northern Border
2012-09-20 Read More...
The Israeli Army staged on Wednesday a surprise drill on the country’s northern border, the military said, amid tensions over Iran’s nuclear drive and the fate of Syria's chemical

Iran Denies Military Presence in Syria, Lebanon
2012-09-19 Read More...
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday denied remarks by the Revolutionary Guards Commander-in-Chief that members of the country’s Military Forces were present in Syria and Lebanon, according to Arabic language Al Alam

Harris Wins Middle East Order for Falcon II® HF Radios
2012-09-18 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received a $25 million order from a government in the Middle East for Falcon II® high-frequency tactical radios as part of a military communications

Most Widely Attended Naval Exercise Starts in the Gulf
2012-09-18 Read More...
Warships from around the world are being assembled in the Gulf for what the US military described as the most widely attended international naval exercise ever held in the Middle

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Receives Egypt’s Army Chief
2012-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabi’a Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz received today, in his office at the Ministry of Defense in Jeddah, the Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. General Sidqi Subhi Sayed and the accompanying

Iran to Hit All of Israel, US Bases, Hormuz if Attacked
2012-09-17 Read More...
The Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Sunday of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases in the Middle East and Israel if his country was to be

France Won't Send Weapons to Syrian Opposition
2012-09-14 Read More...
Paris will not send weapons to the Syrian opposition, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday as Turkey took measures to stop Syrian refugees and rebels coming and going freely across the

Transfer of 3rd SIGMA Frigate to Royal Moroccan Navy
2012-09-13 Read More...
On 8 September 2012, the SIGMA Class Frigate, Allal Ben Abdellah, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in Vlissingen, was transferred to the Royal Moroccan

31 Complaints Filed Against Egypt’s Ex Army Chief & His Deputy
2012-09-11 Read More...
Thirty complaints have been filed against Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, former Head of Egypt’s Army, and his Deputy General Sami Anan, for suppressing last year’s popular uprising, a judicial source said

Egyptian Forces Destroyed 31 Tunnels in “Operation Sinai”
2012-09-10 Read More...
Egyptian Forces destroyed 31 tunnels connecting Sinai with the Gaza Strip during an operation to battle Islamist militants after gunmen killed 16 soldiers at a border outpost on August 5, a spokesman for the country’s Military Command announced in a

Israel Tests Namer APC in Golan Heights Drills
2012-09-07 Read More...
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers from Golani Infantry Brigade tested Namer (Tiger) Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), developed in the country, during ongoing military drills in Golan

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