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UAE in advanced talks to buy French fighter jets
2009-06-22 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates' military has told France about its requirements for the Rafale fighter plane, the state news agency WAM has reported, as talks continue on the aircraft's possible first overseas sale.'The Government of France has received

France, UAE edge toward Rafale fighter deal
2009-06-22 Read More...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday welcomed progress in talks with the United Arab Emirates on a multi-billion-dollar deal for the sale of 60 Rafale fighter jets.

Italian Customs Service delivers three FPB to Libyan Coast Guard
2009-06-20 Read More...
On May 14th 2009, the Italian Customs Service officially delivered three BIGLIANI-class fast patrol boats to the Libyan Coast Guard.

Thales to provide high performance mission systems for United Arab Emirates Air Force Maritime Patrol Programme
2009-06-15 Read More...
Thales and Provincial Aerospace Ltd announced their selection, following a challenging international competition, by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force to upgrade two of its aircraft into Maritime Patrol Aircraft.

Saudi to receive 'Eurofighters' in weeks
2009-06-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will start taking delivery of most of the 72 Eurofighter aircraft on order from BAE Systems within weeks, the state news agency reported. The 4.43 billion pound ($7.3 billion) contract between Saudi Arabia and its ally Britain, which

DUBAI AIRSHOW 2009 INCREASES EXHIBITION SPACE TO MEET UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
2009-06-10 Read More...
Emirates Airline is sponsor of the new ‘Emirates Hall’ Dubai, UAE. 9th June 2009 – Dubai Airshow 2009 is set to break all existing exhibition space records with the addition of a fourth exhibition hall, sponsored and hosted by the Dubai-based

US to expand Bahrain naval base
2009-06-09 Read More...
Manama The US Navy is planning a major expansion into Bahrain's old commercial port, reserving 70 acres to dock military ships at the Mina Salman port, which was decommissioned at the start of

Iran in major nuclear expansion
2009-06-09 Read More...
Vienna Iran has significantly expanded uranium enrichment with almost 5,000 centrifuges now operating and this has made it harder for UN inspectors to keep track of the disputed nuclear activity, said an International Atomic Energy Agency

Oman acquires C-130J Super Hercules
2009-06-09 Read More...
Marietta (Georgia) Lockheed Martin, a global security company and leader in the design, development and production of jet fighters, has signed a contract with the Sultanate of Oman for the delivery of C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft, to

Iran starts anti-aircraft missile production
2009-06-09 Read More...
Tehran Iran has started production of a new ground-to-air missile system, Iranian media reported, amid persistent speculation that Israel might attack the Islamic Republic's nuclear

Rafale worth serious consideration says Kuwait
2009-06-04 Read More...
Kuwait's defence minister has said that buying Rafale fighter aircraft was worth 'serious consideration', the official Kuwait News Agency

Iran launches missile with 2,000km range
2009-05-28 Read More...
Iran successfully launched an advanced surface-to-surface missile with a range of around 2,000 km (1,200 miles) on Wednesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as

Sarkozy to open new French base during Abu Dhabi visit
2009-05-26 Read More...
During his visit to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to open a new French base on the banks of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategically important waterway between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian

France eyes $11bn UAE combat jet contract
2009-05-25 Read More...
France is finalizing the sale of 60 Rafale combat jets made by France's Dassault Aviation to the United Arab Emirates in a deal worth 6-8 billion euros ($8-11 billion), a newspaper reported on

Saudi Arabia buys Raytheon AIM-9X missiles
2009-04-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and the US government have executed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance to purchase Raytheon Company's AIM-9X missiles.Under the agreement, the US government will provide the RSAF an undisclosed quantity of tactical and training AIM-9X

Iraq aims to buy 18 F-16 fighters
2009-04-13 Read More...
Iraq wants to buy an initial squadron of Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter aircraft this year to help guard against perceived threats from Iran and Syria after US forces leave.Lt Gen Anwar Ahmed, the head of the Iraqi Air Force, said he hoped to

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