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GCC Drones Market May Reach $1.5 Billion by 2022
2017-07-31 Read More...
The market for drones in the GCC is expected to reach $1.5 billion by 2022, presenting a massive opportunity for regional telecom operators, according to Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, and part of the PwC

USS George H. W. Bush Arrives in Haifa, Israel
2017-07-04 Read More...
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) arrived in Haifa, Israel, for a scheduled port visit July 1, 2017, to enhance U.S.-Israel relations as the two nations reaffirm their continued commitment to the collective security of

Iranian Navy to Hold 25 Drills by March 2018
2017-06-09 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that over two dozen naval exercises have been planned to be held by the end of the current Iranian year (ends March 20, 2018), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Completes 3rd Underground Missile Factory
2017-05-30 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the country has built a third underground missile production factory recently, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Russian Warships Conduct Anti-Sub Drills in Mediterranean
2017-05-30 Read More...
A flotilla of Russian surface ships successfully held anti-submarine drills in the Mediterranean Sea, a Russian Black Sea Fleet official said on

Iran Puts into Operation New Defense Shields
2017-05-26 Read More...
Iran’s Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the country has put into operation new defense shields, Fars News Agency (FNA)

HENSOLDT to Supply 50 Spexer Radars to MENA Region
2017-05-09 Read More...
The “Spexer” radar family from HENSOLDT, the former Electronics business unit of Airbus Defence and Space, is becoming a real export hit. Since the beginning of the year, HENSOLDT has received orders worth around 40 million euros for approx. 50

Israel Receives Three New F-35 Fighter Jets
2017-04-25 Read More...
Three news F-35 Fighter Jets landed in Israel on Sunday. The first two planes were delivered in December 2016, making Israel the first country to receive the advanced stealth planes outside the

Iran Building 4th Peykan-Class Warship
2017-04-21 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Navy’s Northern Fleet First Captain Ahmad Reza Baqeri announced that the country’s experts are manufacturing a new missile-launching Peykan-class warship, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Test-Fires New Torpedo from Qadir-Class Submarine
2017-03-08 Read More...
The Iranian naval forces test-fired the country’s latest torpedo product, Valfajr, during the massive wargames which took place last week in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Russia to Supply T-90MS Battle Tank to Mideast Country
2017-02-28 Read More...
Russia has signed a large contact on the delivery of T-90MS main battle tanks to a Middle East country and plans to close a deal with another foreign customer soon, Russian news agency Tass reported, citing a senior government

Safran to Supply Epsilon One Navigation Systems to Mideast Country
2017-02-23 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense and its Middle Eastern Partner, International Golden Group signed a contract for the supply of Epsilon One inertial ground navigation systems and technical integration services for an initial batch to outfit a first

Rostec Eyes India, Middle East Countries
2017-02-16 Read More...
Victor Kladov, Director for International Cooperation at the state corporation Rostec said many countries in the Middle East have displayed an interest in the weapons Russia showcased during its campaign in

Iran Completes Construction of Third Naval Base
2017-02-14 Read More...
Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari (photo) announced termination of the construction operations in a new naval base, named Pasabandar, in the country’s Southeastern Makran seashore, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran’s Aerospace Force Concludes Massive Military Drills
2017-02-07 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force kicked off concluded massive military drills dubbed “Modafe'an Harim-e Aseman Velayat” (Defenders of the Velayat Skies) in Semnan province in Northern Iran, Fars News Agency (FNA)

US, Allied Navies Start Naval Drills Near Iranian Shores
2017-02-03 Read More...
The US and four other allied Navies have begun a three-day maritime exercise in international waters next to the Iranian

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