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Bahrain’s National Guard, Pakistani Army Sign MoU
2022-03-11 Read More...
The National Guard headed by National Guard Staff Director Major General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa and the Pakistani army headed by Pakistani Foreign Military Cooperation Director Major General Majid Jahangir signed in Manama Wednesday a

Kuwait’s Emir Names New Defense & Interior Ministers
2022-03-11 Read More...
Kuwait on Wednesday filled the posts of Interior and Defense Ministers after two former senior royals resigned last month amid political tensions with the country’s elected

Navantia, Zamil to Collaborate in Services for Saudi Navy’s Avante 2200 Corvettes
2022-03-09 Read More...
Spanish state shipbuilder and systems integrator Navantia and Saudi Zamil Offshore Service Company have agreed to boost their cooperation to provide services for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) Avante 2200 Corvettes in Saudi

IISS: “Middle Eastern Defense Development Faces Financial, Technological Constraints
2022-03-09 Read More...
High inflation and constrained fiscal conditions since 2017 have dampened Middle Eastern spending on defense. Constraints on investment in defense R&D and a reliance on foreign partners have hindered the region’s ambitions to respond to advances

International Defence Industry, Technology & Security Conference Concludes in Abu Dhabi
2022-03-04 Read More...
The work of the International Defence Industry, Technology and Security Conference IDITSC successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi Thursday. The second and final day of the event, which was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin

UAE Land Forces Commander Visits Sultanate of Oman
2022-03-04 Read More...
Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis Al Ra’eesi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) received in his office at Al Murtafa’a Garrison Wdensday (photo) Major General Said Rashid Al Shehi, Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land

Saudi Chief of General Staff Receives US Marine Corps Commander
2022-03-03 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff Major General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met in Riyadh Tuesday with the Commander of the Marine Corps at the US Central Command Major General Paul Rock, and his accompanying

Zayed Military Hospital First to Grant UAE Board Accredited Programs
2022-03-02 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates National Institute for Health Specialties has approved Zayed Military Hospital as the first medical institution to award the UAE

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives Saudi Deputy Defense Minister
2022-03-01 Read More...
Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense, met in Abu Dhabi Monday with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, on an official visit to the United Arab

Kuwait’s Chief of General Staff Visits Oman
2022-03-01 Read More...
Lt. General Khaled Saleh Al Sabah, Chief of the General Staff of Army of the State of Kuwait arrived in Muscat Sunday on an official two-day visit to the Sultanate of

Bahrain’s King Visits Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF)
2022-02-25 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF), as part of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) celebration of its 54th

Top Saudi Commanders Receive Chief of Staff of French Navy
2022-02-25 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met in Riyadh Wednesday with Admiral Pierre Vandier (photo), Chief of Staff of the French

Jordanian King Participates in Special Forces Exercise
2022-02-25 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), joined Special Forces personnel in an exercise simulating the elimination of terrorist elements and

UAE Navy Commanders Receive Top French Decorations
2022-02-24 Read More...
Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, has awarded France’s Legion of Honor to Rear Admiral Pilot Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan. The Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces was also awarded the National Order of Merit

Bahrain Receives Chief of Pakistan Air Force
2022-02-24 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received Tuesday Chief of Pakistan Air Force, Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidu (photo), and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of

Egypt, France Launch ‘Ramses 2022’ Naval & Air Drill
2022-02-23 Read More...
The Egyptian and French Armed Forces launched ‘Ramses 2022’ joint naval and air drill that will last for several days in Egypt, according to a statement from Egyptian Military Spokesperson Gharib Abdel Hafez on

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