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Iran Upgrading Smart Bomb Platform
2014-02-06 Read More...
The Iranian Air Force Deputy Chief Liaison Officer, General Aziz Nasirzadeh, announced that the country is developing its smart bombs production program and plans to mount air-based cruise missiles on all its fighter

Saudi King Orders Punishing Jihadi Fighters
2014-02-05 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issued a royal decree on Monday that punishes citizens who fight in conflicts outside the Kingdom, with prison sentences ranging from 3 to 20 years in

Prince Salman Meets Britain’s Middle East Defence Adviser
2014-02-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh British Defense Senior Adviser to the Middle East Lieutenant General Simon Mayall

Dubai to Host Airport Show 2014
2014-02-04 Read More...
Global airports industry players are set to showcase their portfolio of latest and innovative products, services and solutions at a leading event to be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 1-13 May

Iran Enhances Radar System of Hawk Missile Defense Shield
2014-02-04 Read More...
Iran has doubled the range of the area covered by the radar systems of its mid-range Hawk air defense missile shield and improved its tracking and targeting capability by 40%, Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad

Saudi Arabia, India to Sign Defense Alliance Agreement
2014-02-03 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and India plan to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a defense alliance during the visit of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, to New Delhi next month, a report

BAE Systems Eyes Typhoon Deal with Bahrain
2014-01-31 Read More...
BAE Systems, which is part of a consortium that manufactures the Eurofighter Typhoon, is ready to meet any order Bahrain might make for a squadron of state-of-the-art fighter jets, said a top

90% of Space Sold Out for IDEX 2015
2014-01-31 Read More...
The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX LLC), an ADNEC Group company, announced that 90% of available exhibition space has been reserved by exhibitors for the IDEX 2015

Iran May Mount Sayyad-2 Missile on Mowj-Class Vessels
2014-01-30 Read More...
Iran is considering a number of changes in its powerful and high-precision missiles dubbed “Sayyad (Hunter) 2” to use it on its Mowj-class vessels, a senior Navy Commander

U.S. to Sell 24 APACHE Attack Helicopters to Iraq
2014-01-29 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for AH-64E APACHE LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $4.8

Egypt’s Defense Minister Promoted to Field Marshal
2014-01-29 Read More...
Egypt’s interim President Adely Mansour promoted Commander Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (photo) to Field Marshal, the military’s highest rank, apparently as an honor before he steps down from the military as required for him to run for

Iraq Requests Support for APACHE Lease
2014-01-29 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for support for APACHE lease and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.37

SGO Opens Mauritania Command Center
2014-01-29 Read More...
Sterling Global Operations (SGO), a global stability operations company opened a Command Center in Mauritania last Thursday. The Center is located north of Nouakchott

UAE Eyes Equipment in Support of F-16 Block 61 Aircraft
2014-01-28 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on January 23 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for equipment in support of a Direct Commercial Sale of F-16 Block 61 Aircraft and associated

Saudi Arabia, Indonesia Ink Defense Cooperation Agreement
2014-01-28 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and Indonesia on Thursday signed the first defense cooperation agreement (DCA) covering training and education, counter-terrorism efforts and the defense

Riyadh to Host Kingdom Defence Summit in April
2014-01-27 Read More...
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