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‘Desert Flag 2021’ Exercise Kicks Off in UAE
2021-03-08 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force combat aircraft arrived Friday at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the joint exercise (Desert Flag 2021), the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Royal Saudi Air Force, USAF Conclude Joint Maneuvers
2021-03-08 Read More...
Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF) and US Air Forces (USAF) concluded last week Sunday Dragon joint exercise which witnessed many joint combat “scenarios” such as day and night sorties to address

UK Defence Secretary Concludes Visit to Oman
2021-03-08 Read More...
Ben Wallace, UK State Secretary for Defence, arrived in Muscat Wednesday on an official several-day visit to the Sultanate of

UAE Defense Minister Attends Officers' Graduation at Zayed II Military College
2021-03-05 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, attended the graduation of the 38th batch of fficers at the Zayed II Military

Saudi Chief of General Staff Meets Senior Iraqi Defense Officials
2021-03-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff, Lt. General Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili paid an official visit to Iraq Tuesday where he met with senior defense officials and paid get-acquainted visits to a number of defense

EDCC, ADDED to Support Abu Dhabi’s Defence & Security Sectors
2021-03-04 Read More...
The Emirates Defence Companies Council (EDCC) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to build a strategic partnership to support the defence and security

UAE Ministry of Defense, Tawazun to Cooperate on R&D Activities
2021-03-04 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish and organize Research and Development (R&D) planning and execution for the defense and security

UAE Ministry of Defence, Slovakia Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
2021-03-03 Read More...
Major General Pilot Falah Mohammed Al Qahtani, Assistant Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Defence for Policies and Strategic Affairs, signed, with Michal Kovac, Ambassador of Slovakia to the UAE, an agreement to strengthen the military

Jordanian King Visits Armed Forces General Command
2021-03-03 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF)-Arab Army, on Monday reaffirmed his pride in the JAF, noting that Jordanians are all proud of the

Royal Navy of Oman Concludes Sharp Dagger Naval Drill
2021-03-01 Read More...
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) concluded Thursday a joint naval drill “Sharp Dagger” at Al Batinah Naval

Lebanon, France Sign 3 Military Cooperation Projects
2021-02-26 Read More...
Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Monday received at his Yarzeh office the French Ambassador to Lebanon, Anne Grillo, and the Embassy’s Military Attaché Colonel Fabrice Chapelle, on top of an accompanying

Tawazun to Manage Procurements, Contracts of UAE Armed Forces, Abu Dhabi Police
2021-02-25 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has issued two resolutions appointing Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) to manage the procurements and contracts of the

MBDA’s VL MICA Surface-to-Air System to Equip Egyptian Corvettes
2021-02-24 Read More...
MBDA has been awarded a contract from the Egyptian Navy for the VL MICA NG (New Generation) air defense system to equip its Egyptian

Tawazun, MBDA to Cooperate on SmartGlider Development
2021-02-23 Read More...
Tawazun and MBDA have signed a head of terms agreement with the intent to cooperate in the field of smart guided weapon

Saab Delivers Third GlobalEye Aircraft to UAE
2021-02-23 Read More...
Saab delivered the third GlobalEye aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 20 February

International Defence Conference 2021 Concludes in Abu Dhabi
2021-02-22 Read More...
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the International Defence Conference (IDC 2021), concluded Saturday 20 February. The conference was held for the first time in a hybrid format, with attendees

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