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Saudi Space Commission, Chinese Counterpart Discuss Future Cooperation
2021-04-06 Read More...
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (photo), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission (SSC), met, via video conferencing, with the Director of China National Space Administration (CNSA) Zhang

Qatar Emiri, UK Royal Air Forces Expand Defence Partnership
2021-04-05 Read More...
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between the air forces of their

French President Awards ‘Officer of Legion of Honor’ to UAE Commander of Joint Operations
2021-04-05 Read More...
Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, has awarded Major General Saleh Muhammad Al Ameri, Commander of Joint Operations at the Ministry of Defense, the Legion of Honor (Officer), the highest national decoration in

Egypt, Sudan Air Forces Start ‘Nile Eagles-2’ Exercise
2021-04-02 Read More...
The Egyptian and Sudanese Air Forces are carrying out a number of intensive training activities, on Wednesday, as part of the joint Nile Eagles-2 training, according to a military spokesperson

Saudi Navy Launches His Majesty’s Ship Hail at Navantia’s Shipyard in Spain
2021-04-01 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Naval Forces has launched His Majesty’s Ship Hail into water at Navantia’s shipyard in San Fernando, Kingdom of Spain, which is the third ship in the Sarawat project, that includes five ships of Corvette Avante 2200, the Saudi Press

EDGE Aligned to UAE’s New Industrial Strategy ‘Operation 300 Billion’
2021-04-01 Read More...
EDGE Group issued the following statement on the new industrial strategy ‘Operation 300 billion’ set out by the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced

Chief of Staff of UAE Armed Forces Meets Senior Officials in Morocco
2021-04-01 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with Abdellatif Lodi, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in Charge of the National Defense Administration, in the Moroccan

Navantia Launches Third Corvette for Royal Saudi Naval Forces
2021-03-30 Read More...
Navantia launched Saturday the third of the five corvettes built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named HAIL as a tribute to this city in the north of Saudi

Royal Saudi Air & Naval Forces Conclude Desert Flag 2021 & Al-Fulk-4 Exercises
2021-03-29 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force (RSAF) concluded Thursday its participation in the exercise Desert Flag 2021, which was held at Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates (UAE), over a period of three

Tunisia Launches its First Satellite
2021-03-26 Read More...
The Tunisian satellite Challenge ONE was launched on Monday from the Baikonur base in south-central Kazakhstan aboard the Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket which also carried other

UAE-Korea Supreme Military Joint Committee Holds 8th Meeting
2021-03-25 Read More...
The 8th meeting of the UAE-Korea Supreme Military Joint Committee reviewed the bilateral friendship and cooperation relations, and ways to enhance them in a way that serves common interests, especially in the military

Royal Saudi, Sudanese Naval Forces Continue ‘Al-Fulk4’ Exercise
2021-03-25 Read More...
The Saudi-Sudanese bilaterally-mixed naval exercise Al-Fulk4, taking place at King Faisal Naval Base of the Western Fleet, continues its maneuvers in Jeddah between the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, represented by the Western Fleet and the Sudanese

Egypt, France Hold Maritime Training Exercises in Mediterranean Sea
2021-03-24 Read More...
“Cleopatra 2021”joint Egyptian-French maritime training exercises started Monday in the range of the Northern Fleet’s theatre of operations in the Mediterranean

Oman’s National Defence College Hosts ‘Renewed Renaissance, Sustainable Competency’ Seminar
2021-03-24 Read More...
The National Defence College (NDC) or Oman organized a seminar titled “Renewed Renaissance, Sustainable

Saudi Arabia Successfully Launches Two Satellites
2021-03-23 Read More...
Saudi Arabia successfully launched Monday the two satellites Shahin Sat 17, affiliated with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and CubeSate Satellite, affiliated with King Saud University

Egypt Receives US Central Command’s Director for Strategy, Plans & Policy
2021-03-23 Read More...
Major General Scott Benedict, the US Central Command’s Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, visited Egypt from 17 to 19 March, to discuss bilateral defense

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