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New Moroccan Frigate Sails through Sea Acceptance Trials
2012-10-31 Read More...
Recently, the third and last of the Royal Moroccan Navy’s new Sigma class frigates was subjected to its Sea Acceptance Trials

2 Iranian Vessels Dock in Sudan Amid Arms Factory Blast
2012-10-30 Read More...
Two Iranian navy vessels docked at a Sudan port on Monday, just 5 days after the explosion at an arms factory in Khartoum, media reports

Lockheed to Supply Omnyx™ System to Jordanian Air Force
2012-10-30 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (LM) a $26 million foreign military sales contract to modernize the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s national air command, control and communications

Iranian Stealth UAV
2012-10-26 Read More...
Iranian experts have designed the Liko, a stealth UAV that can carry a payload of up to 100kg and fly for three hours, using the double-engines installed in

Report: “About 70 US Nuclear Bombs Are in Turkey”
2012-10-26 Read More...
There are nearly 70 American B61 nuclear bombs in Turkey. All of them are deployed on the Turkish Incirlik Air Base,

Sudan Accuses Israel of Striking Yarmouk Arms Factory
2012-10-26 Read More...
Sudan said on Wednesday that an Israeli air strike had caused the huge explosion and fire at an arms factory in Khartoum that killed two people, but Israel's Defense Minister declined to

Farah: “Iran’s Missiles can be Launched from Boats”
2012-10-25 Read More...
Deputy Defense Minister and Head of Iran’s Aerospace Organization, General Mehdi Farah, said that “Our missiles can be launched from boats with speeds of over 30 knots, and these missiles include Zafar, Nasr, Nour and Qader.”

Qatar’s Emir Pays Historic Visit to Gaza
2012-10-24 Read More...
The Emir of Qatar entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday for a visit that will raise the prestige of its isolated Islamist rulers in the Hamas movement, but disappoint Israel and mainstream Palestinian leaders in the West

FBI to Help Lebanon Probe Beirut’s Car Bombing
2012-10-24 Read More...
The United States will send a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team to help Lebanon probe the Beirut car bombing that killed the country’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) Chief Brigadier General Wissam

Iran’s Basij Forces Stage Massive Wargames
2012-10-23 Read More...
Iranian Basij (volunteer) Forces staged a massive wargames in the country’s Western Province of Kermanshah on

U.S., Israel Begin Large-Scale Military Exercise
2012-10-23 Read More...
The U.S. and Israeli militaries on Sunday began their largest-ever joint exercise to practice integrating defense systems in case of massive missile attacks on the Jewish state, bolstering efforts to deter possible strikes by Iran and its

Iraq Presses U.S. for Quicker Delivery of 18 F-16s
2012-10-22 Read More...
Iraq called for the US to speed up its weapons deliveries as the two countries near a deal on a second set of 18 F-16s, days after Baghdad signed $4.2 billion in arms deals with

Milipol Qatar 2012 Boasts Record Participation
2012-10-19 Read More...
Milipol Qatar, the region’s most influential trade exhibition dedicated to internal State security, wrapped up three days of showcasing the state-of-the-art in security products and services from hundreds of international

Mohammed bin Zayed Holds Talks with Russian President
2012-10-19 Read More...
General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on ways to boost the bilateral relations and cooperation ties between the

Oshkosh Defense Starts 1st Delivery of M-ATVs to UAE
2012-10-18 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, and producer of light, medium and heavy tactical and armored Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, celebrated the delivery of its 100,000th military vehicle on Wednesday.

Mohammad Bin Zayed on a 2-Day Visit to Russia
2012-10-17 Read More...
General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived in Moscow on a two-day visit to Russia, on

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