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Prince Salman Receives Chief of General Staff, Saudi Commanders
2013-07-16 Read More...
Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah last week the Chief of General Staff, General Hussein bin Abdullah Al-Qabil; Deputy Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Abdulaziz bin

Kuwait Orders Live Fire Ranges From Meggitt Training Systems
2013-07-15 Read More...
Kuwait has ordered more than 100 stationary and mobile live fire ranges and multiple sophisticated control units valued in excess of $4.5 million from US-based Meggitt Training Systems. Equipment will be installed by the end of

Royal Moroccan Navy’s FREMM Frigate Pursues Sea Trials
2013-07-15 Read More...
The FREMM multi-mission frigate on order for the Royal Moroccan Navy is pursuing sea trials off the French coast in preparation for delivery later this year. In June, French naval shipbuilder DCNS successfully completed a third series of trials to

Saudi Arabia Requests 30 Mark V Patrol Boats
2013-07-12 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 9 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of 30 Mark V patrol boats and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.2

Delivery of F-16 Jets to Egypt to Go Ahead as Planned
2013-07-12 Read More...
The United States still plans to go through with the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in the coming weeks, US defense officials told Reuters on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military's ouster of President Mohamed

DCI Rewards a New Batch of Kuwaiti & Libyan Cadets
2013-07-12 Read More...
DCI-NAVFCO, the naval department of DCI, rewarded on 09 July a new CENOE batch of cadets from the Kuwait Naval Forces and the Libyan Navy with the rank of Navy

AS&E Wins 2 Middle East Orders for X-ray Screening System
2013-07-12 Read More...
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced the receipt of orders for two Z Portal® multi-view X-ray screening systems for two separate Middle East government

Abu Dhabi to Host Gulf Naval Commanders Conference
2013-07-10 Read More...
Under the official support of UAE Naval Forces, INEGMA will organize the most important naval conference this year under the title of the Gulf Naval Commanders Conference (GNCC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE on November 6, 2013.

Three New US Surveillance Ships Dock in Bahrain
2013-07-09 Read More...
Three US surveillance ships docked in Bahrain Friday as America plans to double its presence in the region amid escalating tensions with Iran, a report

Egypt Commander Reassures Saudi King, UAE President
2013-07-08 Read More...
Egypt’s Armed Forces Chief told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday that the situation in Egypt was “stable,” the Saudi state news agency said, as Islamists demonstrated across the country against the military’s overthrow of President Mohammed

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Inspects Naval Units
2013-07-05 Read More...
Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Deputy Minister of Defense, inspected Thursday, as part of his current tour of the Armed Forces in the Eastern Region, the marines units, naval security units of the Eastern fleet and the marines training

Implant Sciences Sells 11 Quantum Sniffers to Saudi Arabia
2013-07-05 Read More...
Implant Sciences Corporation, a high technology supplier of systems and sensors for homeland security and defense markets, announced it has won a contract for 11 Quantum Sniffer™ QS-H150 handheld explosives trace detectors (ETDs) from a customer in

New Sanctions to Hit Iran’s Missile-Grade Ore Imports
2013-07-05 Read More...
Exploiting a loophole in Western sanctions, Iran is importing a high grade of refined alumina ore from several European countries including Germany and France that Tehran could be using to make armor parts and missile

Egyptian Army Overthrows Mursi
2013-07-04 Read More...
Egypt's Armed Forces overthrew elected Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on Wednesday and announced a political transition with the support of a wide range of political, religious and youth

Bahrain King: “GCC-U.S. 5th Fleet Guaranteeing Oil Flow”
2013-07-03 Read More...
The King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa confirmed “the continuity and sustainability of performing the daunting responsibilities by GCC and friendly countries' Armed Forces represented in joint Naval Force with the leadership of the Fifth Fleet

Egyptian Army Issues All Parties 48-Hour Ultimatum
2013-07-02 Read More...
The Head of Egypt’s Armed Forces issued on Monday a 48-hour ultimatum to all Egyptian political forces to reach a resolution or face a military “road map for the future” that “will not exclude

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