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Royal Saudi Air Force Selects Pilatus PC-21
2012-05-28 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with BAE Systems to supply the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) with a fleet of 55 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop

Jalili: “Iran has Full Right to Peaceful Uranium Enrichment”
2012-05-25 Read More...
Iran has the “undeniable right” to uranium enrichment, Tehran’s chief negotiator at talks in Baghdad with world powers, Saeed Jalili, told reporters on

Kuwait Plans $6 Billion Airport Expansion
2012-05-24 Read More...
Kuwait will spend $6 billion to expand its international airport to handle 13 million passengers by 2016, the Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation

Saudi Arabia-BAE Sign $3bn Training Jets Deal
2012-05-23 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has signed a $3 billion deal with Britain to buy trainer jets, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said today, citing an unnamed official at the Saudi Defense

Boeing Delivers 5th C-17 to UAE
2012-05-23 Read More...
Boeing delivered a 5th C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defense earlier this month.

Iraq’s Navy Buys US Drones to Protect Oil Platforms
2012-05-22 Read More...
Iraq is buying unmanned drones from the US to help protect its southern oil platforms as the OPEC nation ramps up production after the withdrawal of the last American troops, US and Iraqi officials said on

Oman Air Force Orders 8 Airbus Military C295 Aircraft
2012-05-21 Read More...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) today signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of eight C295 aircraft, five of them configured as tactical transports and three as maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). They will be delivered from next

Armoured Vehicles UAE Conference
2012-05-18 Read More...
Senior professionals from within the armoured vehicles domain see the UAE as a particular area for growth for the sector, according to a

Thales to Extend Jordan’s TETRA Communication Network
2012-05-17 Read More...
The Jordanian government has renewed its confidence in Thales by awarding the Group with the extension of the nationwide TETRA communication network for

Oman-Iran Hold New Military Meeting
2012-05-17 Read More...
Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Operations and Planning of Oman Army Brigadier Rashid bin Saif al Sheidi said holding Iran-Oman joint military meetings will benefit both

3 New Generation Saeqeh Jets Join Iran’s Air Force
2012-05-16 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has announced the addition of 3 new indigenous Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) fighter jets to the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF)

No Plans to Close U.S. Police Training Program in Iraq
2012-05-16 Read More...
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad insisted it had no plans to shut down a multi-billion-dollar police training program that it said was a “vital part” of its enormous civilian mission

Prince Salman Inspects Saudi Armed Forces in Jazan
2012-05-15 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman inspected last week the combat readiness of the Saudi Armed Forces stationed in the southern province of

US To Resume Some Military Sales to Bahrain
2012-05-15 Read More...
The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, the State Department said on Friday. Bahrain is a key Gulf ally facing

GCC Summit to Discuss Closer Union
2012-05-14 Read More...
Gulf leaders will discuss a proposal for a closer political union among them that could begin with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, a Bahraini Minister

Prince Salman Receives Spanish Defense Minister
2012-05-14 Read More...
Spain’s Defense Minister Pedro Morenés arrived in Riyadh on an official visit to Saudi Arabia on

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