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Zain Drone, DroneShield to Offer Counterdrone Solutions in Middle East
2018-12-06 Read More...
Zain Group, a leading Middle Eastern mobile and data services operator headquartered in Kuwait has entered into a Teaming Agreement with DroneShield Ltd, a worldwide leader in counterdrone solutions, which will see the companies working

Boeing, Safran Joint Venture to Start Operations
2018-11-13 Read More...
Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals for a joint venture so they can begin designing, building and servicing aircraft Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) - onboard engines that are primarily used to start the main engines and power aircraft

Fincantieri, Naval Group Detail Their Alliance
2018-10-26 Read More...
At the 34th Franco-Italian Summit held in Lyon on 27 September 2017, the French and Italian governments announced their intention to facilitate the creation of a more efficient and competitive European shipbuilding industry and to reinforce their

Lockheed Martin, KAUST Sign Master Research Agreement
2018-10-09 Read More...
Lockheed Martin, the global security and aerospace company, today signed its first international Master Research Agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Egypt Launches First Home Made Gowind-Class Corvette
2018-09-11 Read More...
Egypt’s armed forces have launched the first Egyptian manufactured Gowind-class Corvette as part of a 2014 contract with France aimed at upgrading the country’s marine fleet, the military said in a statement on

Qatar’s Army to Get First Locally Made ARX Rifles in 2019
2018-09-04 Read More...
The Qatar Armed Force (QAF) is expected to receive the first locally produced ARX160A2 and ARX200 modular rifles in the second half of 2019, Defence Blog

Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Navantia Sign JV to Build Warships
2018-07-24 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned defense company signed an agreement with Spain’s Navantia for a joint venture to build warships in the Kingdom as one of the world’s biggest arms buyers tries to localize its military

Barzan, Safran Sign Partnership Agreement
2018-06-19 Read More...
Barzan Holdings and Safran Electronics & Defense announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the foundations of a partnership in the defense and other high-tech sectors, focused on electro-optical and

Nexter Munitions, EURENCO Co-Developing High Quality Tank Ammunition
2018-06-19 Read More...
Nexter Munitions, the ammunition subsidiary of Nexter, and EURENCO, the European leader in energetic materials, are both part of the French excellence team regarding medium and large caliber

SDI, KADDB to Open Munitions Production Unit in Jordan
2018-04-25 Read More...
Security Devices International (SDI), a US-based technology company, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) in

Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Navantia to Create Joint Venture
2018-04-16 Read More...
Spanish naval company Navantia signed an agreement with the Saudi state company SAMI (Saudi Arabian Military Industries) whereby they commit to create a Joint Venture (JV) in Saudi

Rheinmetall, Barzan Form Joint Venture in Qatar
2018-04-05 Read More...
At the recent Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition (DIMDEX 2018), an agreement between Barzan Holdings, which is owned by Qatar’s Ministry of Defense, and German defense company Rheinmetall AG has created a JV called Rheinmetall Barzan

Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Boeing Form Joint Venture
2018-04-02 Read More...
In line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and following the announcement of HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minster of Defense, to localize 50% of the total

Nexter, Barzan Sign Two Memorandums of Understanding
2018-03-15 Read More...
During the DIMDEX exhibition (Doha, Qatar, 12-14 March 2018), Nasser Al Naimi, Managing Director of Barzan Holdings and Stéphane Mayer, CEO of Nexter and co-CEO of KNDS announced the signature of two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between their

KONGSBERG Establishes Joint Company in Qatar
2018-03-15 Read More...
KONGSBERG has signed a cooperation agreement in Qatar for long-term technology development programs within defence, maritime industry and digitalization. The first program in relation to the cooperation will be delivery of communication,

Lockheed Martin to Launch Production Unit in Saudi Arabia
2018-03-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin said it has joined hands with Wahaj, a subsidiary of Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to set up a production unit for its Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) mechanical parts in Saudi

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