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UAE Delivers 3 Puma to Lebanon
2010-09-27 Read More...
The UAE has delivered three Puma military helicopters to Lebanon on the second batch of 10 helicopters committed to boost capabilities of the Lebanese armed forces. The delivery is in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa

Joint Lebanese-French Military Maneuvers
2010-09-27 Read More...
The Lebanese Army and troops from the French Navy held joint military maneuvers on Friday opposite the Maameltein beach, upon the request of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the French Embassy in Lebanon.

L-3 Sonar Systems for Egyptian Navy
2010-09-24 Read More...
L-3 Ocean Systems was awarded a $24 million firm fixed-price contract from the Egyptian Navy for its Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS)

Eurocopter & Lockheed Martin Join Dubai Helishow
2010-09-21 Read More...
The 4th edition of the Dubai Helishow - the International Civil and Military Helicopter Technology and Operations Exhibition - will cater to the region’s growing civil, medical, military, and search and rescue sector

Syria to Get P-800 Yakhont Missiles
2010-09-18 Read More...
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov confirmed that Russia would supply Syria with P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles, Russian news agencies reported

US Plans $60bn Saudi Arms Sale
2010-09-14 Read More...
The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of an arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, US officials said on Monday, a potentially record-breaking deal that may help counter Iran's growing regional

UAE Police Services: 4th Worldwide
2010-09-12 Read More...
The UAE has become the world's 4th best country in terms of reliability of police services in 2010, an international report

ADSB Joins NAVDEX 2011
2010-09-10 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), manufacturer of the Baynunah,is the latest company to contract to Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX). ADSB is the only military shipbuilder in the Middle East region, currently having 54 vessels on order for local and

Emirates to Raise Dh100bn by 2017
2010-09-07 Read More...
Gary Chapman, Emirates' President of Group Services in charge of finances said the airliner will need to raise more than Dh100 billion over the next seven years to expand its

Iraq to Spend $13B on U.S. Arm Deals
2010-09-04 Read More...
Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in American arms and military equipment, a huge order of tanks, ships and hardware that U.S. officials say shows Iraqi-U.S. military ties will be tight for years to

Kuwait to Buy Patriots
2010-09-03 Read More...
Kuwait plans to buy Patriot missiles from the U.S. but will not allow its territory to be a launch pad for attacks, Kuwait’s Defense Minister

Wage Hike for Saudi Army Staff
2010-09-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will raise wages for most of its army staff, a move that follows a surge in inflation and the Kingdom's first military engagement in almost 20 years against rebels in

Mine Countermeasure Exercise in the Gulf
2010-08-30 Read More...
Four Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) departed Bahrain recently for a ten-day exercise with their counterparts from the US Navy in the

More Unmanned Flights in Iraq
2010-08-28 Read More...
The withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq will not imply a reduction in flights of unmanned aircrafts but the flight hours will rise, according to U.S. Army

Iran Launches High Speed Boats
2010-08-26 Read More...
Iran began mass-producing 2 high-speed variants of missile-launching assault boats to boost security along its

Iran Unveils Long-Range Drone
2010-08-23 Read More...
Iran unveiled a prototype long-range unmanned bomber on Sunday, the latest in a stream of announcements of new Iranian-made military hardware as tension mounts over its nuclear

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