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Morrocco to buy 3 Chinook Helicopters
2009-11-03 Read More...
Morocco has said it will purchase three CH-47D Chinook helicopters from the US under a foreign military sale in a $134 million deal.The purchase order for the helicopters also includes six T55-GA-714A turbine engines, two spare T-55-GA-714A turbine

More CENTAURO for the Omani Army
2009-11-02 Read More...
Following the 2008 contract providing for the procurement of six Fiat/Iveco Oto Melara CENTAURO Armoured 8x8 Vehicles (equipped with the new HITFACT 120/45 mm smooth-bore gun turret and the new generation, 650 hp V6 diesel engine), Oman decided to

ADSB renovates Boats for Bahrain Coast Guard
2009-10-28 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has transformed 10 Patrol Boats that were built 20 years ago in the UK into modern Crafts for the Bahrain Coast

Doha 2nd International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2010)
2009-10-26 Read More...
Commander of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) Staff Brigadier (SEA) Mohammed Bin Nasser Al Mohannadi welcomed Rear Admiral Bruno Nielly, Commander of the French Naval Forces in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf to Qatar.

Kuwait wants Rafale Jets, awaiting terms
2009-10-22 Read More...
Kuwait is hoping to buy advanced Rafale combat jets from France and is awaiting terms from Paris, Kuwaiti Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

ADSB delivers 2 Landing Crafts to Bahrain Navy
2009-10-21 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) delivered two, 16 meter SeaKeeper Landing Crafts to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force at a signing ceremony at the ADSB Shipyard Facility in

Abu Dhabi MAR, ThyssenKrupp ink naval deal
2009-10-15 Read More...
German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi MAR Group agreed a long-term strategic partnership for building naval ships and megayachts, ThyssenKrupp said

Saudi low-cost Carrier eyes 20 Aircrafts
2009-10-12 Read More...
Sama Airlines, a Saudi low-cost carrier, plans to buy 20 aircraft over the next four years from either Boeing or Airbus, its chief commercial officer said on

Libya & Russia announce 5 Arms Deals
2009-10-08 Read More...
Libya has confirmed five arms contracts with Russia as part of military cooperation between the two nations, according to Russia's state arms exporter

Emirates issues $413m Bond to finance Aircraft
2009-10-08 Read More...
Dubai's Emirates airline has issued a $413.7 million bond to finance three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at a fixed rate of 3.465 percent, the company said in a statement on

Prince Sultan signs SR498m contract
2009-10-07 Read More...
Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz who is also President of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),Tuesday signed a SR498 million contract with Rosen Bauer company of Austria to replace and develop firefighting and safety

F-22 Raptor Fighter at Dubai Airshow
2009-10-07 Read More...
The F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter jet will be the star attraction at the Dubai Airshow, taking place from 15 to 19 November.

UAE adopts nuclear law ahead of power plant contracts
2009-10-05 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates has adopted a civilian nuclear energy law that paves the way for contracts worth 41 billion dollars for the construction of power plants, WAM news agency reported on

DIMDEX 2010 attracts global interest
2009-10-04 Read More...
The position of the Doha 2nd International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference 2010 (DIMDEX 2010) as the region’s premier maritime defense exhibition has been underlined by the significant number of exhibitor confirmations received from major

Does Iran have enough data to make an Atom Bomb!?
2009-10-04 Read More...
A confidential analysis by staff of the UN nuclear watchdog has concluded that Iran has acquired 'sufficient information to be able to design and produce' an atom bomb, The New York Times has

DCI at LAVEX 2009
2009-10-03 Read More...
At the center of tripartite relations between the French Armed Forces, European Industrialists and the Armed Forces of friendly foreign countries, Défense Conseil International (DCI), which is placed under the tutorship of the French Ministry of

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