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  1. The US is building a ring of secret drone bases in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula as part of an aggressive campaign against Al Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, The Washington Post reported.
  2. Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with the United Nations to create the UN Centre for Counter Terrorism.
  3. Sagem (Safran group) was chosen by the South Korean Defense Ministry's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to modernize the navigation system on the Navy's KSS-1 class Chang Bogo submarines.
  4. Boeing partnered with Emirates Airlines and non-profit organizations to transport relief supplies on board its newly delivered 777-300ER (Extended Range) to victims of the civil war in Somalia.
  5. Khalifa University, Cassidian and Emiraje Systems L.L.C. have opened a Cyber Operations Centre of Excellence on the Campus of Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi.
  6. The State of Kuwait said guarantees implemented by the UN nuclear watchdog were a key pillar for nuclear non-proliferation.
  7. Harris, an international communications and information technology company, officially opened the world's most advanced manufacturing center for the production of tactical radios, assured communication systems and related products.
  8. DCNS began, earlier this week, new sea trials with BPC Dixmude, the French Navy's third Mistral-class force projection and command vessel, which was ordered by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) in April 2009.
  9. HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani participated in the high-level meeting on Libya, which was held on the sidelines of the 66th UN General Assembly session at the UN headquarters in New York this week.
  10. Lockheed Martin's F-35 flight test program moves closer to reaching year-end milestones since the last update issued July 26.
 



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