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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

SOFEX 2010: 15 Local & Int'l Sponsors
2010-03-29 Read More...
With less than two months to go, 15 major local and international public and private sector organizations have already confirmed their sponsorship and support for SOFEX 2010, demonstrating the valuable role served by SOFEX to the global defence

Russia: Anti-Aircraft Systems to Algeria
2010-03-26 Read More...
Russia will send Algeria over half a billion dollars' worth of anti-aircraft weaponry in the next two years, a Russian defence industry source was quoted as saying on Wednesday."In accordance with the contract signed in 2006, 38 Pantsir-S1

Agility: Severe Staff Cuts
2010-03-22 Read More...
Kuwaiti firm Agility has reportedly begun implementing a program of severe staff cuts, with between 500 and 600 employees atits offices in and outside Kuwait laid off in the past few days. One official warned that this is just the beginning of the

UAE: 4th Largest Arms Importer
2010-03-22 Read More...
The UAE has become the world's fourth largest arms importer with its total spending put at Dh23.9 billion ($6.5 billion). The emirates even surged ahead of Israel, which was in sixth place, said a report.

KACST: Cooperation with Selex Galileo
2010-03-19 Read More...
The Saudi independent scientific organization King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) recently signed a co-operation agreement with SELEX GALILEO in the defense electronics field. According to such an agreement, SELEX GALILEO and

Oshkosh: 40 HEMTT A4s to UAE
2010-03-19 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, received a delivery order from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to supply more than 40 next-generation Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) to the United

1st Saudi Private Airport in 2014
2010-03-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's first privately owned airport is likely to be ready by 2014, according to a senior official of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).The new airport will be built on the other side of the existing Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul

Plath Group Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
2010-03-17 Read More...
In attendance of representatives of several public authorities, PLATH group established its project office in Abu-Dhabi (UAE) on February 22, 2010. With this step, the PLATH Group draws the consequence of its successful business in that region.

Plath Group Opens Office in Abu Dhabi
2010-03-17 Read More...
In attendance of representatives of several public authorities, PLATH group established its project office in Abu-Dhabi (UAE) on February 22, 2010. With this step, the PLATH Group draws the consequence of its successful business in that region.

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