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Royal Saudi, Bahraini Naval Forces Conclude ‘Bridge 22’ Naval Exercise
2021-12-13 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces and the Royal Bahraini Naval Forces concluded the mixed bilateral naval exercise (JISR 22 or Bridge 22), within the framework of cooperation between the two brotherly

Oman Celebrates Armed Forces Day
2021-12-13 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman celebrated its Armed Forces Day on 11 December. This historic anniversary epitomizes the national accomplishments made by the Sultan’s Armed Forces

UAE to Acquire South Korean M-SAM Missiles
2021-12-10 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it plans to purchase South Korean-made mid-range surface-to-air missiles in a deal likely to reach $3.5

Saudi Chief of General Staff Receives Commander of Iraqi Ground Forces
2021-12-09 Read More...
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. General Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received in Riyadh Tuesday the Commander of the Iraqi Ground Forces Lt. General Qasim Muhammad

Tawazun, Bahrain Defence Force to Boost Cooperation in Defence Industries
2021-12-08 Read More...
Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) and Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in defence industries and to exchange information and expertise on industrial participation and offset

Jordan, Egypt Conclude ‘Aqaba 6’ Military Drills
2021-12-08 Read More...
The Egyptian-Jordanian military training exercises “Aqaba 6” concluded Monday, with the participation of the ground and naval special forces and paratroopers of both countries. The training was carried out in

Saudi Crown Prince, French President Review Bilateral Relations
2021-12-06 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense received at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah Saturday President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic of

UAE, France Ink Three Military Sales Agreements
2021-12-06 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Emmanuel Macron, President of France, attended Friday the signing of agreements and Memorandums of Understanding

Bahrain Receives Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman
2021-12-02 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa hailed the strong relations binding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, stressing steadily-growing ties on all levels, particularly military and defence

Israel Aerospace Industries to Open Office in UAE
2021-12-02 Read More...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will open an office in the UAE in the coming weeks. The new office will strengthen IAI’s growing cooperation with the local and regional governments, industries, companies, and academia, and will provide additional

Oman’s Army Chief Receives Commander of Qatari Command & Staff College
2021-12-02 Read More...
Major General Matar Salim Al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO) received at Al Murtafa’a Garrison Major General Fahad Mubarak Al Khayareen, Commander of Joaan bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College of the State of Qatar, and his

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

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