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  1. Iran launched an air defense exercise on Saturday morning. The exercise is being carried at the Seal of the Prophets military base in eastern Iran.
  2. Saudi-based holding company, Ranger Saudia, has entered into strategic partnership with Ranger International Services Group, a private equity consolidator from the US specializing in aerospace/defense services.
  3. A long-awaited French deal for Dassault to sell at least 60 Rafale warplanes to the UAE appeared to hit a roadblock on Wednesday after the country's Crown Prince said proposed terms were "uncompetitive and unworkable."
  4. The increase in overall security threat perceptions worldwide has underlined the need to reinforce safety and security standards across the board. This has led to a huge increase in investment and expenditure on security infrastructure and...
  5. New agreements announced during this week’s Dubai Airshow (13-17 November 2011) further enhance Eurocopter’s footprint in the Middle East and Asia, creating a cooperative maintenance program for Royal Jordanian Air Force AS 332 M1 Super Puma...
  6. Qatar Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines for its order of 50 firm A320neo family aircraft earlier this week.
  7. Raytheon completed a fit check of the joint standoff weapon in the internal carriage bay of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.
  8. Abu Dhabi-based Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC) said it has won a Dh1.15 billion ($313 million) maintenance service contract from the UAE Armed Forces.
  9. Saab launched a new family of airborne systems at Dubai air show 2011 called AIRTRACER.
  10. MBDA is demonstrating its comprehensive capabilities covering air, land and maritime products at the ongoing Dubai Air Show (13-17 November) with a main emphasis on air-launched and ground based air defence missile systems
 



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