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Russian Military Aid to Lebanon
2010-11-17 Read More...
Lebanon’s Daily Star reported that Prime Minister Saad Hariri said after talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia would grant the Lebanese Army helicopter gunships, tanks, and munitions.

LM Missiles for Bahrain
2010-11-17 Read More...
Bahrain is planning to beef up its military to 'counter major regional threats' with the purchase of surface-to-surface missiles worth over BD25 million ($66.3 million), according to the US Department of Defence

NAVDEX Attracts International Participants
2010-11-15 Read More...
With naval spending around the region expected to reach around US$76.4 billion over the next 10 years, major technology suppliers have confirmed their participation at the United Arab Emirates’ inaugural Naval Defence Exhibition

2nd AW139 to the General Security of Libya
2010-11-15 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the General Security of Libya has taken delivery of its second AW139 medium twin engine

Qatar: $2m for Anti-Crime Centre
2010-11-13 Read More...
Qatar will give $2 million to a new anti-crime centre in Singapore as global police organization Interpol opened its annual assembly in the

Kuwaiti Minister of Defense: Military Personnel Salary Raise
2010-11-12 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announced that he will seek to amend an article in the government's plan concerning the pay increase for Kuwaiti military personnel so that it

Thales: Navigation Aids Systems to Oman
2010-11-12 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Transport & Communications of the Sultanate of Oman to supply, install and commission 10 ILS /DME systems and 6 DVOR/DME systems to Muscat and Salalah international

Bahrain: 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems
2010-11-12 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) T2K Unitary Missiles and associated parts, equipment, training and logistical

Selex SI Wins Kuwaiti Contract
2010-11-12 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract for a value of 16 million dollars to provide the Kuwait General Directorate of Civil Aviation with air traffic control systems.

UAE – 100 Army Tactical Missile Systems
2010-11-11 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of 100 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and 60 Low Cost Reduced-Range Practice Rockets

UAE: 30 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters
2010-11-10 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of 30 AH-64D Block II lot 10 APACHE

Raytheon and CERT Sponsor Abu Dhabi Forum
2010-11-10 Read More...
Raytheon Company teamed with the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) to sponsor the 2010 Technology Forum in support of math and science education.

SELEX Communications at Libdex 2010
2010-11-09 Read More...
SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company, is participating at Libdex 2010, the main exhibition within Northern Africa Defense & Public Safety

The Iraq Homeland & Border Control Conference
2010-11-09 Read More...
New-Fields Exhibitions, organizers of the Iraqi Homeland & Border Control Conference (IHBCC), announced that HE Adnan Al-Asadi, Senior Deputy Minister of Interior, has confirmed to speak at the 2-day conference and participate in the one-to-one

DCI-NAVFCO: Training for the Qatari Emiri Navy
2010-11-09 Read More...
The Qatar Emiri Navy reaffirmed its confidence in DCI-NAVFCO by entrusting the company with the organization of an advanced level course. This course concerns the use of the combat system “TACTICOS” equipping its class Barzan patrol

Bahrain International Air Show
2010-11-06 Read More...
Aviation industry leaders have already signed up for the next edition of the Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), more than a year ahead of the

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