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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

Gulf Helicopters to Acquire 15 AW189 Helicopters
2012-02-14 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that Gulf Helicopters of Qatar has signed a preliminary sale contract for 15 AW189 helicopters. These aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport

BAE to Refurbish 440 Iraqi M113A2 Carriers
2012-02-13 Read More...
In partnership with the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), BAE Systems is refurbishing 440 M113A2 armored personnel carriers for Iraq through a foreign military sales contract worth more than $31

Middle East Missile & Air Defense Symposium
2012-02-13 Read More...
The Third Edition of the Middle East Missile and Air Defense Symposium (MEMAD) will be held on April 11 & 12, 2012 at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu

Sajjadi: “Iran Can Hit US Targets Worldwide”
2012-02-10 Read More...
On Wednesday the Iranian Ambassador to Moscow, Seyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi declared that Iran has the capabilities to carry out military strikes on US interests around the

Saudi, Bahraini Kings Discuss GCC Union Plan
2012-02-10 Read More...
HRM King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain met, this week, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Al-Janadriya (Riyadh).The Saudi Monarch discussed strong historical relations and growing cooperation in all fields

Iraq Wants to Limit Private Security Firms
2012-02-10 Read More...
Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and

Etihad Revenues Hit Record $4.1bn
2012-02-09 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, today reported a full year earnings before interest, tax (EBIT) of $137 million, on revenues of $4.1 billion, up 36% from $2.98 billion in 2010.

The 6th Iraq Aviation & Defense Summit
2012-02-08 Read More...
The 6th Iraq Aviation and Defense Summit (IADS) will take place on 1-2 March 2012 in Washington,

Iran to Increase Defense Budget by 127%
2012-02-08 Read More...
Iran plans to more than double military spending over the coming 12 months, according to an annual budget proposal by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented to Parliament and announced on his official

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