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Boeing Secures Over $800M in Middle East Training & Support Services
2020-11-12 Read More...
Boeing acknowledged three foreign military sales contracts with the U.S. Air Force for training services and support in the Middle East valued at more than $800

Iraq’s Chief of Staff Visits Saudi Arabia
2020-11-12 Read More...
The Chief of the Iraqi Army General Staff General Abdulamir Yarallah (photo) and accompanying delegation arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh

UAE, Cypriot Defense Ministers Discuss Joint Cooperation
2020-11-11 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, and Charalambos Petrides, Minister of Defense of Cyprus, discussed, during a phone call, the relations of cooperation and joint work between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and

Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production Generates US$1 Billion in Revenues
2020-11-09 Read More...
Egypt’s Ministry of Military Production has achieved revenues of EGP 15.5 billion (US$984.8 million) in fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, compared to EGP 13.2bn in FY

Bahrain Defense Force, National Guard Conduct Two Separate Drills
2020-11-06 Read More...
Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Human Resources Major General Sheikh Ali bin Rashid Al Khalifa (photo), attended joint amphibious drill, “Al Fateh”, conducted by a number of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF)

GAMI, King Fahd University Sign MoU to Support R&D in Defense
2020-11-05 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) and General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Military Research & Development (R&D) initiatives in the

High-Ranking Egyptian Military Delegation Visits Portugal
2020-11-04 Read More...
Mohamed Zaki, Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of Egypt’s Armed Forces (photo), headed to Portugal at the head of a high-ranking military delegation, on Monday, for an official visit that will last several

Oman’s Defense Ministry Renews Sultan Qaboos Sailing Award Agreement
2020-11-04 Read More...
Oman’s Ministry of Defense, represented by the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), signed the renewal agreement of the Sultan Qaboos Sailing Award with the Sail Training

Egypt-Sudan Agree to Develop Military Relations
2020-11-03 Read More...
Egypt and Sudan agreed on Sunday to strengthen areas of bilateral cooperation and develop military relations, local media

Director of U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Visits Bahrain
2020-10-30 Read More...
Bahrain’s Defense Affairs Minister Lieutenant General Abdulla bin Hassan Al-Nuaimi received in Manama the Director of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Heidi Grant and her accompanying

Algeria Receives First Batch of MiG-29 Fighter Jets
2020-10-28 Read More...
The Algerian Air Force has received the first batch of MiG-29M/MiG-29M2 fighter aircraft from Russia, the country’s specialized web portal menadefense.net reported on

Bahrain Defense Force Selects L3Harris Technologies C4I Systems
2020-10-27 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force has selected L3Harris Technologies to provide a C4I system as part of the country’s effort to implement enhanced battlefield management and integrate ISR solutions across its ground, air and naval

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives US, UK Military Attachés
2020-10-27 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama Sunday US Military Attaché Colonel John Gondol

Qatar First to Acquire Anti-Drone System from Turkish Firm
2020-10-23 Read More...
A southern Turkey-based defense industry firm that has been producing anti-drone systems for Turkish security forces, including an early warning system to address the several threats by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has exported its local systems

Oman, Pakistan Sign MoU in Military Cooperation
2020-10-22 Read More...
The Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan signed Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Al Murtafa’a Camp in the field of military cooperation between the two friendly

Lockheed Martin Interns Showcase New AI Solution to Tawazun and EDGE
2020-10-22 Read More...
Top-performing Emirati interns at Lockheed Martin, the US-based global technology leader, recently showcased their work on advanced technology projects to senior UAE defense industry

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