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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training Aircraft
2009-11-18 Read More...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is proud to announce that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force & Air Defense (AF&AD) has entered into a contract in excess of 500 Million Swiss Francs to procure a fleet of 25 PC-21 turboprop aircraft, together with an

Etihad Announces $750m Investment Package
2009-11-17 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the UAE, announced a $750 million investment in its workforce, fleet, in-flight service and planning, and resourcing systems, at the Dubai Air

Saab Signs Contract With UAE for Airborne Surveillance System
2009-11-17 Read More...
Saab has signed a contract for the sale of an Airborne Surveillance System to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The contract is worth approximately 1.5 billion

Boeing eyes Partnership with Mubadala
2009-11-16 Read More...
Boeing is set to enter a strategic pact with Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi Government-owned investment firm, a senior Boeing Executive

Emirates mulls new Aircrafts
2009-11-11 Read More...
Emirates, the Arab world's largest airline, could buy more Aircrafts from Boeing and Airbus and will see the delivery of some A380 planes on order delayed in 2010, its President said on

IDEX 2011: 70% of Indoor Space Booked!
2009-11-10 Read More...
“Our sales campaign for IDEX 2011 is well underway and we are very pleased to report that a number of players from the global Defence and Security industry including BAE Systems, MBDA, DynCorp International, and the UAE’s Mubadala Development

The Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference
2009-11-06 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, and with special support from the UAE Air Force and Air Defense, the Institute for Near East and

Doha 2nd International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX 2010)
2009-10-26 Read More...
Commander of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces (QENF) Staff Brigadier (SEA) Mohammed Bin Nasser Al Mohannadi welcomed Rear Admiral Bruno Nielly, Commander of the French Naval Forces in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf to Qatar.

ADSB delivers 2 Landing Crafts to Bahrain Navy
2009-10-21 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) delivered two, 16 meter SeaKeeper Landing Crafts to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force at a signing ceremony at the ADSB Shipyard Facility in

Abu Dhabi MAR, ThyssenKrupp ink naval deal
2009-10-15 Read More...
German industrial firm ThyssenKrupp and Abu Dhabi MAR Group agreed a long-term strategic partnership for building naval ships and megayachts, ThyssenKrupp said

Emirates issues $413m Bond to finance Aircraft
2009-10-08 Read More...
Dubai's Emirates airline has issued a $413.7 million bond to finance three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft at a fixed rate of 3.465 percent, the company said in a statement on

F-22 Raptor Fighter at Dubai Airshow
2009-10-07 Read More...
The F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter jet will be the star attraction at the Dubai Airshow, taking place from 15 to 19 November.

UAE adopts nuclear law ahead of power plant contracts
2009-10-05 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates has adopted a civilian nuclear energy law that paves the way for contracts worth 41 billion dollars for the construction of power plants, WAM news agency reported on

DIMDEX 2010 attracts global interest
2009-10-04 Read More...
The position of the Doha 2nd International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference 2010 (DIMDEX 2010) as the region’s premier maritime defense exhibition has been underlined by the significant number of exhibitor confirmations received from major

Etihad Airlines in $1bn Financing Deal
2009-09-30 Read More...
United Arab Emirates' Etihad Airways has agreed $1 billion in financing from European and US export credit agencies for aircraft purchases in 2009 and 2010, the official Wam news agency

Dubai Airshow organizing committee meets US delegation
2009-09-29 Read More...
The military committee of the 11th Dubai Airshow held a meeting yesterday with a visiting team from the US Defence Department to review ongoing arrangements for welcoming visiting delegations from the

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