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Israel: “Iran Working on Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles”
2012-02-27 Read More...
Israel believes that within 2-3 years Iran will have intercontinental missiles able to hit the United States, an Israeli Minister said in remarks aimed at raising awareness of the threat it believes a nuclear Iran would pose to the

Syrian Rebels Getting Arms from Abroad
2012-02-27 Read More...
Western and other countries are turning a blind eye to weapons purchases by Syrian exiles who are already smuggling light arms, communications equipment and night vision goggles to rebels inside Syria

Turkey to Buy 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
2012-02-24 Read More...
Turkey is planning to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters worth $16 billion in an attempt to meet its future air force needs, Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz was quoted as saying

Abu Dhabi’s Global Aerospace Summit 2012
2012-02-24 Read More...
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, the Global Aerospace Summit 2012 will be held in Abu Dhabi from 16-19th

Tawazun at ISNR Abu Dhabi 2012
2012-02-23 Read More...
Tawazun Holding, a strategic investment holding company focused on defense and specialized manufacturing, will underscore the advanced capabilities of Abu Dhabi in supporting major security-related projects at the 3rd International Security &

Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills
2012-02-22 Read More...
Iran launched on Monday four-day air defense drills to train protection of important national facilities, primarily nuclear facilities, Iran’s Fars news agency

Selex SI Took Part in the 4th Baynunah Launch
2012-02-21 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company took part in the launching of the 4th Baynunah class corvette, named Mezyad, which took place on February 15th at the Abu Dhabi Ship Building shipyard in Abu Dhabi (United Arab

The Mideast Special Operations Commanders Conference
2012-02-21 Read More...
Held under the patronage of HRM King Abdullah II of Jordan and supported by the Jordanian Joint Special Operations Command, the 6th Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC) is the official conference of the Special Operations

The Saudi Internal Security Market 2011-2015
2012-02-21 Read More...
The recent turmoil in the Arab world forced the Saudi Arabian royal family into critical internal security decision junctures. As a first step, the Saudi government initiated a $140 Billion package of programs intended to improve the standard of

ADSB Launches “Mezyad” Vessel for the UAE Navy
2012-02-17 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), the leading shipbuilder and naval support services provider in the Gulf region and a strategic affiliate of Mubadala, launched “Mezyad”, the fourth vessel of the Baynunah Corvette Class Program for the UAE Navy and

Saudi-Indian Panel to Draw Future Defense Cooperation
2012-02-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and India agreed to set up a joint panel that will be entrusted with the task of preparing a road map for defense cooperation and to work out details of a proposed defense pact to be signed later in

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s Acting CEO Departs
2012-02-16 Read More...
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. announced that Mr. George Mushahwar, Acting Chief Executive Officer had left the Company to start an independent business

Gas Mask Sales in Bahrain Jump by 15%
2012-02-16 Read More...
Sales of gas masks have increased by nearly 15% in Bahrain in the last two months amid escalating street

Saudi King Receives High Indian Defense Officials
2012-02-15 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia held wide-ranging talks with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in Riyadh on

Intersec 2012 Gained Further Momentum
2012-02-14 Read More...
Intersec Dubai was held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 16 to 18 January

Fox: “Iran Prepared Suicide Attack Boats”
2012-02-14 Read More...
Iran has built up its Naval Forces in the Gulf and prepared boats that could be used in suicide attacks, but the US Navy can prevent it from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the Commander of US Naval Forces in the region

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