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Saudi Chief of General Staff Attends Inauguration of EDEX 2021
2021-11-30 Read More...
On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff, General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, attended Monday the

UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs Attends Opening of EDEX 2021
2021-11-30 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, attended Monday the opening of the 2nd edition of Egypt International Defence and Security Exhibition (EDEX 2021) by President Abdel Fattah

Royal Saudi Land Forces, UAE Armed Forces Conclude “One Destiny/1” Exercise
2021-11-29 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) and UAE Armed Forces have concluded in Abu Dhabi Friday their joint “One Destiny/1”

Chief-of-Staff of UAE Armed Forces Receives Saudi Land Forces Commander
2021-11-26 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, received Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mutair, Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF), who is currently visiting the

Rafale Contract for Egypt Comes into Force
2021-11-25 Read More...
The contract for the acquisition by Egypt of 30 additional Rafales to equip its air force came into

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Inaugurates HQs of Unified Military Command in Riyadh
2021-11-25 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense inaugurated

GCC Defense Ministers Hold 18th Joint Defense Council Meeting in Riyadh
2021-11-24 Read More...
The Defense Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCC) held their 18th meeting Monday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh, headed by Minister of Defense Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Lieutenant-General

Commander of Royal Saudi Air Defense Visits Egyptian Air Defense Forces
2021-11-24 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Lieutenant General Mazyad bin Suleiman Al-Amro has recently visited in Cairo the Egyptian Air Defense

EDGE, Raytheon Emirates Sign MoU in Support of Multiple Defense Programs
2021-11-22 Read More...
EDGE Group, the advanced technology group for defense and beyond, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Raytheon Emirates, to explore strategic partnership opportunities across several critical defense

US Delivers Six Additional MD-530F+ Attack Helicopters to Lebanon
2021-11-22 Read More...
The Lebanese Air Force took delivery last week of six additional MD-530F+ light attack helicopters from the

Royal Saudi Air Force, UAE Armed Forces Conclude Missile Air War Center 2021 Exercise
2021-11-13 Read More...
Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and UAE Armed Forces have concluded the Missile Air War Center 2021 Exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with the participation of the with a number of

Jordanian King Receives Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff
2021-11-11 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan received on Tuesday the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff General Konstantinos Floros at Al Husseiniya Palace in

UAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Japanese Counterpart Discuss Cooperation
2021-11-11 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, discussed Tuesday, with Nobuo Kishi, Japanese Minister of Defence, the bilateral ties between the UAE and Japan via video

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Meets Iraqi Defense Minister
2021-11-10 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense, met Wednesday in Riyadh with Minister of Defense of the Republic of Iraq, Juma Inad

Royal Saudi Land Forces Arrive in UAE for ‘One Destiny/1’ Exercise
2021-11-10 Read More...
Units from the Royal Saudi Land Forces arrived in the UAE to participate in the “One Destiny/1” exercise with the UAE Land Forces, which will be held for three

Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Receives Bulgarian Delegation
2021-11-09 Read More...
Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, Mohamed Morsy, discussed with a Bulgarian delegation the possibility of enhancing cooperation in a number of military industrialisation

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