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Qatar Defense Chief Meets US Central Army Commander
2014-05-07 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major General Hamad Bin Ali Al Attiyah met in Doha on Monday (05 May) with General Lewid Austin III, Commander of the US Central Army

High Level Kuwaiti Delegation Visits SOFEX
2014-05-07 Read More...
Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Lt.-General Staff Mohammad Khaled Al-Khodhr arrived in Amman on Sunday evening leading a delegation to the 10th Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX-2014) which runs from 05-08 May

Rosoboronexport’s Counter Terror Weapons at SOFEX
2014-05-06 Read More...
At the 10th International Exhibition of Special Forces (SOFEX-2014), being held from 6 to 8 May 2014 in Amman (Jordan), Rosoboronexport, together with the Schwabe Holding (both companies are part of the Rostec State Corporation), are presenting

Oshkosh Defense’s New M-ATV Variants at SOFEX 2014
2014-05-06 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is introducing new Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All-Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) variants at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX), taking place May 5-8 in Amman,

SOFEX Kicks Off in Jordan Today
2014-05-06 Read More...
Under the Royal Patronage, the 10th Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference (SOFEX) kicks off today at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Marka that will reveal new ground-breaking technologies and equipment in the field of Special Operations

Milipol Qatar Gears Up For 2014 Edition
2014-05-05 Read More...
The organizers of Milipol Qatar announced that the 10th staging of the biennial event will take place on 20-22 October 2014 at the Doha Exhibition

Bahrain, Spain Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
2014-05-02 Read More...
Bahrain and Spain announced plans to upgrade defense, trade, tourism and cultural relations. This came as HRM King Hamad of Bahrain held official talks with Spanish King Juan Carlos at Gudaibiya Palace on

ATK Delivers First Modified CASA-235 Aircraft to Jordan
2014-05-02 Read More...
ATK, a leader in weaponized, special-mission aircraft, in conjunction with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), has delivered the first modified CASA-235 light gunship aircraft to the Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordan Acquires Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
2014-05-02 Read More...
The U.S. Navy signed an agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan April 14 for the first international sale of the Department’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System

Cubic Wins Follow on Training Order in the Middle East
2014-05-02 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it has won an additional $4.2 million follow on order with an existing Middle East customer. Cubic currently provides comprehensive marksmanship and small arms training capabilities using the immersive training Engagement

Bahrain Defense Force, Rosoboronexport Sign Agreement
2014-05-01 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force signed on Wednesday an agreement with Russian defense export agency,

Yemen’s Army Mounts Major Offensive Against al Qaeda
2014-05-01 Read More...
Yemeni troops backed by Air Force planes attacked al Qaeda bastions in the south of the country on Tuesday to try to eradicate the Islamist militant group that has killed hundreds of people in Yemen since

Saudi Crown Prince, Gulf Leaders Attend Military Parade
2014-04-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, graced the administrative military parade of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces held at the Military Parade square in King Khalid Military City in Hafr

US Keen to Launch Joint Missile Defense System in the Gulf
2014-04-30 Read More...
A senior US official signaled optimism about a possible resolution of the Iranian nuclear dispute but said Washington remained concerned that Iran's ballistic missiles threatened the Gulf

Iranian Ground Force Test-Fires New Missiles
2014-04-30 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force has test-fired new mid-range ballistic missiles, Commander of the Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan

Cubic Awarded Middle East Air Combat Training Contract
2014-04-29 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it was awarded a contract valued at more than $11 million to provide air combat training support to a long-time Middle East customer at multiple

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