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ELT Group to Deliver Unified EW Centre to Qatar Armed Forces
2024-12-19 Read More...
ELT Group and the Qatar Armed Forces have signed a contract for the delivery of a Unified Electronic Warfare (EW) Centre which will provide the Qatar Armed Forces with state-of-the-art capabilities for EW operations, further enhancing the

Saudi Border Guard Celebrates 115 Years of Exceptional Journey
2024-12-19 Read More...
The Saudi Border Guard has stood as the first line of defence for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s borders since King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud laid the foundation for building the Kingdom and unified its territory through a historical

IDV to Supply 1,435 Tactical-Logistic Trucks to Italian Army
2024-12-19 Read More...
IDV has signed a contract with the Direzione Armamenti Terrestri (DAT) of the Italian Ministry of Defence for the supply of 1,453 tactical-logistic trucks. The new trucks, to be delivered starting from 2025 until 2038, represent an important step in

Kuwait’s Deputy Chief of Staff Visits Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB)
2024-12-19 Read More...
Kuwaiti Army Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Marshal Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation visited the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB) in the capital Ankara on Wednesday, where he met the Agency’s President Haluk

BAE Systems’ Solar Powered Aircraft Achieves Stratospheric Breakthrough
2024-12-19 Read More...
A British-led team of engineers has taken a leap forward in the race to harness the stratosphere for earth observation and communications, completing a new series of test flights of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives US Secretary of the Navy
2024-12-19 Read More...
Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), received Wednesday Carlos Del Toro, US Secretary of the

Royal Army of Oman Inaugurates ‘Al-Hashman Camp’ of Border Guards Brigade
2024-12-19 Read More...
The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated the opening of “Al Hashman Camp” of the Border Guards

EDGE, Indra Formalise Joint Venture, PULSE, to Develop Radars in Abu Dhabi
2024-12-18 Read More...
EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Indra Sistemas (Indra), a world-leading information technology and defence systems company, have reached an agreement to establish a new joint venture, PULSE, headquartered

Qatar Receives Minister of National Defence of Greece
2024-12-18 Read More...
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani met in the hospitality building (Al-Rumaila) with Minister of National Defence of Greece Nikolaos Georgios

Jordanian Army, Police Chiefs Oversee Crisis Management Drill
2024-12-18 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Ahmed Hunaiti and Director of the Public Security Department Major General Obaidallah Maaytah on Tuesday oversaw activities of the “Darb al-Aman 4” drill at the National

Joint Saudi-Omani Military Drill ‘Solidarity/1’ Kicks Off
2024-12-18 Read More...
The activities of the joint Omani-Saudi military drill “Solidarity/1” kicked off Monday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

UAE, Jordan Prepare for ‘Bonds of Strength 4’ Joint Military Exercise
2024-12-18 Read More...
A group of senior military officers from the UAE Armed Forces participated Saturday in the first planning meeting with their counterparts from the Jordanian Armed Forces - Arab Army in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as part of

Poland to Acquire Three MQ-9B SkyGuardians from GA-ASI
2024-12-18 Read More...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the sale of three MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems to the Polish Ministry of Defence. The MQ-9B is the newest model of RPA produced by

UAE’s Defence Minister Chairs Supreme Space Council’s First Meeting
2024-12-18 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of the Supreme Space Council, chaired the Council’s first meeting, during which he reviewed

Portugal Orders 12 Embraer A-29N Super Tucano Aircraft
2024-12-18 Read More...
The Portuguese Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with Embraer to acquire 12 A-29N Super Tucanos that will equip the Portuguese Air Force, making Portugal the launch customer of the new variant of this advanced trainer and light attack

Qatar’s Defence Ministry Launches ‘Defence Digitalisation Compass’
2024-12-18 Read More...
Under the patronage of Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Ministry of Defence launched the Defence Digitalisation Compass at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College last

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