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Iraq to Acquire 28 Czech Combat Jets for $1bn
2012-10-15 Read More...
Iraq has agreed to buy 28 combat planes from the Czech Republic for about $1 billion as part of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's program to rebuild the country's Air Force and control its vulnerable

BAE Systems Expects Orders from Saudi Arabia, Oman
2012-10-15 Read More...
On 11 October 2012, BAE Systems issued its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 July 2012 to 10 October 2012 in accordance with the requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure Rules and Transparency

Lebanese President Calls for Defense Strategy with Hezbollah
2012-10-15 Read More...
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said Saturday that “Hezbollah’s sending of the drone over Israel’s airspace sheds a light on the need for adopting a defense strategy that organizes the means to benefit from the Resistance’s capacities in

Hezbollah Confirms Sending Drone into Israel
2012-10-12 Read More...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged on Thursday sending a drone aircraft which was shot down last weekend after flying some 25 miles (55 km) into Israel.

Largest US-Israel Air Drill Starts this Month
2012-10-12 Read More...
The US and Israel will commence the largest-ever joint air defense drill of its kind in Israel on October 21, an army source said on

US Troops Sent to Jordan in Case of Syrian War Escalation
2012-10-12 Read More...
The United States has sent troops to Jordan to bolster its military capabilities in the event Syria’s civil war escalates, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday, reflecting U.S. concerns about the conflict spilling over allies’ borders

UAE Sees Muslim Brotherhood Threat to Gulf States
2012-10-11 Read More...
Gulf countries should work together to stop Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, plotting to undermine governments in the region, the UAE Foreign Minister has

Iraq-Russia Sign $4.2 Billion Arms Deal
2012-10-10 Read More...
Iraq has signed contracts in recent months to buy more than $4.2 billion worth of weapons from Russia, according to a document issued on Tuesday at a meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry

New Managing Director for Boeing’s Saudi Defense Business
2012-10-10 Read More...
US aerospace giant Boeing Company has named Chris Smith as the new Vice President and Managing Director for its defense business in Saudi Arabia to further boost customer relationships and establish new in-country

BAE Systems to Build 8 Recovery Vehicles for Iraqi Army
2012-10-09 Read More...
BAE Systems received a $31.8 million foreign military sale contract to produce 8 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) for the Iraqi

10 French CBRNe Firms Attend Milipol Qatar
2012-10-09 Read More...
A high-level delegation from the NBC Defense GIE, France is attending the Milipol Qatar Exhibition (Doha; 8-10 October) to seek new business opportunities and explore Qatar’s growing

UTC Aerospace Systems Inaugurates 1st Facility in Morocco
2012-10-08 Read More...
UTC Aerospace Systems recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries, partners and suppliers to celebrate the inauguration of its new Propeller Systems facility in Casablanca,

Erdoğan: “Turkey not Interested in War with Syria”
2012-10-05 Read More...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that Turkey would never want to start a war and parliament had authorized foreign deployment of troops as a deterrent after a deadly Syrian shelling of southeast

OPTSYS at Milipol Qatar
2012-10-05 Read More...
OPTSYS, a subsidiary of Nexter Group (France), is exhibiting at Milipol Qatar

NEC Exhibits Integrated Security Solutions at Milipol Qatar
2012-10-05 Read More...
NEC Corporation (NEC) will showcase a wide range of security solutions, including biometric and high speed analysis technologies, at Milipol Qatar 2012 in Doha, Qatar from 8-10 October

Iran Deploys Over 3,000 Defense Bases
2012-10-02 Read More...
A Senior Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army, Brigadier General Farzad Ismaili, has reported on the usage of a new generation of advanced radars in interception of high-range targets in Iran’s air defense

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