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Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Visits UAE
2019-09-25 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Dr. Mohamed Saeed Al-Assar, Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, and his accompanying delegation, and explored ways of enhancing cooperation to achieve

Qatar Typhoon and Hawk Program in Full Swing
2019-09-23 Read More...
Substantial progress has been made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, 9 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service which came into effect one year ago

Acting Secretary of US Army Visits UAE
2019-09-20 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Thursday Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the US Army, to review prospects of fostering bilateral defense

Egyptian Air Force Strongest in Middle East & North Africa
2019-09-19 Read More...
Surpassing Turkey, Israel, and Iran, Egyptian Air Force was announced the strongest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to Global Firepower (GFP), ranking 9th in the

SAMI, QDM to Develop Saudi Capabilities in Testing Defense Products
2019-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QinetiQ and Dar Massader (QDM) to collaborate on developing Saudi Arabian capabilities in the technical test and evaluation of industry

Morocco Orders TOW 2A, Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71-4B-RF)
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of various TOW-2A missiles for an estimated cost of $776

Morocco Requests Additional F-16 Ammunition
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of additional F-16 ammunition for an estimated cost of $209

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Force General Command
2019-09-13 Read More...
His Majesty Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force

KADDB to Expand its Ammunition Factory
2019-09-12 Read More...
King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) announced it has signed a contract to expand its ammunition factory with a key international Turkish company (MKEK) to increase its production capacity to 30 million rounds annually from several

UAE Discusses Defense Cooperation With Jordan, Mauritania
2019-09-12 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff of Jordan, Major General Pilot, Yousef Ahmed Al Hunaiti (photo), during his official visit to Jordan, where

SAMI Completes Management Executive Team
2019-09-10 Read More...
Dr. Andreas Schwer, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has announced the completion of the company’s executive management team, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

“Eager Lion 2019” Military Drill Concludes in Jordan
2019-09-09 Read More...
The “Eager Lion 2019” military exercise concluded in Amman, Jordan Thursday in the presence of the Commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, and the participation of heads of delegations participating in the exercise from (30)

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2019-09-09 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, paid inspection visits to several BDF

Jordanian King Visits Armed Forces General Command
2019-09-04 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), visited last week the General Command of JAF, where His Majesty was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Hneiti and a

Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander Attends Graduation Ceremony
2019-09-04 Read More...
Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander, Major General Ala’a Siyadi has attended a graduation ceremony for the vessel captain’s course at the Maritime Training Wing held from 18 to 29 Augus, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Egypt, Russia, Belarus Conclude Joint Military Exercise
2019-09-03 Read More...
Egyptian airborne forces concluded Sunday the joint military exercises dubbed “Protectors of Friendship 4” with Russian and Belarusian counterparts after 10 days of intensive drills in Russia, Daily News Egypt

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