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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

Iraq's 1st Super Hercules Completes 1st Flight
2012-09-07 Read More...
The first of 6 C-130J Super Hercules for the Iraqi Air Force recently completed its first flight here.

Oman Accepts First Super Hercules
2012-09-06 Read More...
The first C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman was formally accepted at ceremonies, August 30, at Lockheed Martin's Marietta (Georgia)

Honeywell to Supply F124-GA-200 Engines to Israel
2012-09-06 Read More...
Honeywell, as part of the International Turbine Engine Company LLC, has signed a contract to supply its F124-GA-200 turbofan engines for the Israel Ministry of Defense's (IMOD) new 30-strong Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainer

Libya Eyes Used CH-47E Chinook Helicopters
2012-09-05 Read More...
Boeing is in discussions with the State Department for supplying used US Army CH-47E Chinook Helicopters to Libya, according to Raymond Haddad, Boeing Head of Chinook

Egypt's New Defense Minister Retires 70 Army Generals
2012-09-03 Read More...
Egypt’s new Defense Minister has retired 70 Army Generals and removed other members of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) into retirement, al-Shorouk newspaper reported

Iraqi Pilots Start F-16 Training in Arizona
2012-09-03 Read More...
While Iraq anticipates an initial delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcons in September 2014, the pilots who will fly them embarked on a historic partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing to learn how to fly the multipurpose

Bahrain to Host Major Security Summit
2012-09-03 Read More...
The Kingdom of Bahrain is set to host a major security conference, “International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit: The Manama Dialogue 2012” to discuss key issues facing the region later this

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