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  1. SIMEST, CDP Group’s company for the internationalisation of companies, and Fincantieri, a world leader in high complexity shipbuilding, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting new investments, greater competitiveness,
  2. Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Sheikh HE Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani chaired the 21st Session of the Joint Defence Council of Ministers of Defence in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Doha on...
  3. MBDA, the European leader in complex weapon systems, and its subsidiary Matra Electronique (MEL), which specialises in the manufacture of high-precision electronic equipment, have jointly inaugurated the new site in Venette (France) on 18 November.
  4. Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive Chairman of MEBAA - the Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association, and Timothy Hawes, Managing Director of Informa Markets, shared exciting updates on new features and expected attendance
  5. Iran’s pavilion has been selected as the best foreign booth at the 12th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) that was held in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on 19-22 November.  
  6. L3Harris Technologies has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award from the U.S. Navy, worth up to $999 million, to provide U.S. and coalition forces with resilient communications technology.  
  7. Black Hat Middle East and Africa (MEA), the fastest-growing cybersecurity event in the world, opened the doors to its largest edition yet Tuesday at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham, Riyadh.
  8. Lieutenant General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s National Guard Staff Director, inspected the readiness of the Marine Support Unit at the National Guard’s Asry Camp.  
  9. Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Eng. Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali announced that the localization rate of military spending has reached 19.35%, compared to 4% in 2018. The goal is to achieve over 50% localization of 
  10. The Moroccan government has approved a proposed 2025 budget that exempts defense firms from taxes, in what’s seen as an attempt to boost military production and encourage foreign and national defense producers to invest in the Kingdom.
 



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