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Middle Eastern Ministry of Defense Orders 70 DroneGuns
2018-06-19 Read More...
DroneShield Ltd announced that it has received an order for 70 units of its DroneGun™ tactical jammer product for use by the Ministry of Defense (the “MOD”) of a major Middle Eastern country allied with the Western

Dubai Ruler Attends Graduation at Joint Command & Staff College
2018-06-15 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, honored last week the top achievers of the 27th batch of the Joint Command and Staff College in Abu Dhabi, Emirates News Agency WAM

Lebanon Receives Second Batch of 4 Super Tucano Aircraft
2018-06-14 Read More...
The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) received on May 28 morning in Hamat Air Base near Beirut the second batch of four A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft offered as a donation from the US authorities, the Lebanese Army announced on its

UAE Defense Ministry Delegation Attends Opening of Eurosatory
2018-06-13 Read More...
Major General Abdullah Al Sayed Al Hashemi, Assistant Under-Secretary at the UAE Ministry of Defense, on Monday attended the defense and security international exhibition, Eurosatory 2018, in Paris under the patronage of Ministry of Defense of

Qatar Picks Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® ATP for its Rafale Jets
2018-06-12 Read More...
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) selected Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for its Rafale aircraft, marking continued growth and platform expansion for the precision targeting

Jordanian King Attends Armed Forces Ceremony
2018-06-12 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces on Sunday, attended at the Martyrs Memorial in the presence of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein, a ceremony that was held Sunday by the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab

UAE Armed Forces Sign Agreements with Two Universities
2018-06-12 Read More...
The general headquarters of the UAE Armed Forces, represented by the National and Reserve Service Authority, NSR, has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi University for cooperation in scientific, academic and training fields, Emirates News Agency WAM

Gulf States Participate in NATO Defense Ministers Meeting
2018-06-11 Read More...
The UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi (photo), lead a UAE delegation during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Defense Ministers Meeting, held Friday in the Belgian capital, Brussels, Emirates News

Jordanian Army Chief Calls for Highest Degree of Vigilance
2018-06-07 Read More...
Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. General Mahmoud Freihat said that the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army should demonstrate the highest degree of readiness, vigilance and caution, Petra news agency

Abu Dhabi to Host Electronic Warfare GCC 2018
2018-06-06 Read More...
Tangent Link has been gathering the global EW community at their military electromagnetic spectrum events since 2008. So far, Tangent Link delivered 15 dedicated EW events for eight different EW Commands in five regions including Europe,

Kuwait Defense Minister Commends Mubarak Al-Abdullah College
2018-06-06 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has expressed pride that Mubarak Al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College had become in parallel with the world’s top military

Envoy: “Rostec Opened an Office in Saudi Arabia”
2018-06-05 Read More...
In early October 2017, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz paid an official visit to Russia, the first by a Saudi

Dassault Aviation First Platinum Sponsor for EDEX 2018
2018-06-05 Read More...
Dassault Aviation has joined as the first Platinum Sponsor for Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX 2018) due to take place at Egypt International Exhibition Center, from 3-5 December

King of Bahrain Visits Royal Guard Headquarters
2018-06-05 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the Supreme Commander of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), paid a visit to the Royal Guard headquarters, in the presence of Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed

UAE, Canada Discuss Military Cooperation
2018-05-31 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met in Ottawa with Harjit Singh Sajjan, Minister of National Defense of Canada, Emirates News Agency WAM

Jordanian King Attends Medical Evacuation Drill
2018-05-31 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces- Arab Army, on Tuesday followed up on a medical evacuation exercise, titled “Knights of the Healing”, which was carried out by the Royal Medical Services, Petra News

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