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UAE Eyeing Next Generation Rafale Fighters
2010-05-04 Read More...
Discussions between France and the UAE on a prospective next-generation Rafale strike fighter are taking longer than expected but Paris hopes an agreement can be reached on a "common core" aircraft by the end of the year, a French official said May

Iraq in Talks for Hawk Trainer Jets
2010-04-30 Read More...
The Iraqi government is in talks to buy Hawk trainer jets from the UK in a deal that could be worth up to £1bn and would be a boost for BAE Systems, the defence contractor that manufactures the

Finmeccanica: Helicopter Assembly Plant in Libya
2010-04-30 Read More...
Italy's Finmeccanica opened a helicopter assembly and maintenance factory in Libya this past Wednesday, in a joint venture with Tripoli, at a cost of almost 18 million euros (24 million

Thales ME: New Offices in DAFZ
2010-04-28 Read More...
Thales, a global technology leader for the aerospace and space, defence, security, and transportation markets, opened its news offices in the Dubai Airport Freezone

Exocet MM40 Block 3 Missiles for Qatar's Navy
2010-04-23 Read More...
MBDA is pleased to announce that the Qatari Emiri Navy will procure a batch of Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles to equip its fleet of four Vita class Patrol

UAE Grants 4 Puma's to Lebanon
2010-04-22 Read More...
The UAE yesterday delivered the first four of ten Puma helicopters it committed to boost the airlift capability of Lebanon's armed forces. The delivery is in line with President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan's order to grant

Iran: 3 Days of Manoeuvres
2010-04-22 Read More...
Starting today, Iran's Revolutionary Guards will begin 3 days of manoeuvres in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz to show their naval strength, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.The military exercises, in what is a key waterway for global

Dubai Firm to Replace Kuwait's Agility
2010-04-17 Read More...
Dubai-based Anham, an investment holding and services company, said it has clinched a $2.2 billion US government contract to provide food and support services for its troops in Kuwait, Iraq, and

Kuwait's Agility Busted
2010-04-15 Read More...
Kuwait's Agility, the Gulf's biggest logistics firm, has been replaced by a new company as the main supplier to the US military in Kuwait and Iraq, the company said in a statement on Thursday.The US Defense Logistics Agency informed the company of

Saudi Arabia Tops Italy's Arms Sales
2010-04-10 Read More...
Italy's arms exports jumped by 61.3% to 4.9 billion euros in 2009, newly released government figures show, thanks mainly to a hefty contribution from the sale of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Although the Eurofighter deal with Saudi Arabia was

Kuwait Agility: US $600m in Fraud Case
2010-04-09 Read More...
Kuwait's logistics firm Agility is to pay the US government $600 million to settle fraud charges (mainly of overcharging the US Army on supply contracts), an Arabic-language daily reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.Agility and the US

Hi-Tech Scanners at Bahrain Airport
2010-04-08 Read More...
New security systems capable of scanning airline passengers' baggage for explosives have become operational at Bahrain International Airport.Special machines have been installed as part of the project, which will enable 3,000 pieces of baggage to be

Oman to Buy Eurofighters
2010-04-05 Read More...
Oman indicated that it intends to buy an unspecified number of Eurofighter warplanes, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said on Friday.The possible deal followed three years of talks between Brown and the leaders of Oman, the spokesman

US Wants Agility to Pay $750m
2010-04-05 Read More...
US authorities want Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility to pay up to $750 million to settle fraud charges but the company hopes to pay less, a Kuwait newspaper said on

Oman Air Raises its Capital
2010-04-04 Read More...
Oman Air raised its authorised capital to RO500 million ($1.3 billion) from RO300 million and added 8 new destinations for the year, said a top official of Oman's national

ADSB to unveil major naval defence projects
2010-03-30 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is showcasing its latest major naval defence projects at the second Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2010) which opened

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