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Egypt Ranks 12th Strongest Military Power Worldwide
2019-12-05 Read More...
The Egyptian army surpassed the United States, Turkey, and Israel in air defense forces and missiles with 1,100 rocket projectors, Daily News Egypt reported quoting the Global Fire Power (GFP) ranking. This renders the Egyptian army to become ranked

Prince Williams Visits Musandam Naval Base in Oman
2019-12-05 Read More...
Prince William (Duke of Cambridge) visited Wednesday Musandam Naval Base in the Governorate of Musandam as part of his visit to the Sultanate of

U.S. Releases $105 Million Military Aid to Lebanese Army
2019-12-04 Read More...
Washington released $105 million in military aid to the Lebanese Army shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Associated Press (AP) reported late

Tunisia to Host International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition (IADE 2020)
2019-12-03 Read More...
IADE, the International Aerospace & Defence exhibition http://www.iadetunisia.com/en/ dedicated to the African market, will be organized next year in

UAE Defense Ministry Launches Trade Control Office at Tawazun Industrial Park
2019-12-03 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Defense (MOD) announced the launch of the Trade Control Office, supported by Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) and Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. Located at Tawazun Industrial Park

Advanced Electronics Company Wins LinkedIn Award
2019-12-03 Read More...
The Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, has won the LinkedIn Award for Best Development, Training, and Learning Culture among more than 1,000 companies in the Middle East and North Africa, the

Omani-French ‘Mountain Warrior-3’ Exercise Concludes in Soissons
2019-12-02 Read More...
Mountain Warrior 3, the joint military exercise between Omani forces and the French armed forces concluded Thursday at the French army training fields in France, Oman News Agency (ONA)

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (photo) who visited Riyadh last

Emirates Nuclear Technology Center Launched at Khalifa University
2019-11-29 Read More...
The UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry opened the Emirates Nuclear Technology Center, at Khalifa University’s Sas Al Nakhl Campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to support the long-term sustainability of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program by creating a

Egypt to Receive First 2 Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets in 2020
2019-11-28 Read More...
Egypt will receive two out of a 26 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets deal early next year, the Russian Expert magazine

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
2019-11-28 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, met in Riyadh with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark

Russia to Modernize Pantsir Missile Systems for UAE
2019-11-28 Read More...
Russia will upgrade Pantsir surface-to-air missile/gun systems operational in the army of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec Viktor Kladov told TASS

SAMINavantia Launches Training Program With 11 Saudi Engineers
2019-11-28 Read More...
SAMI Navantia Naval Industries (SAMINavantia), a joint project between Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Navantia S.A., has launched its On-the-Job Training (OJT)

MLS Patents Falcon V-Hull Blast Protection System in UAE, Saudi Arabia
2019-11-28 Read More...
Military land systems manufacturer MLS leads the GCC Defense industry once again by filing formal design protection in UAE and Saudi Arabia for the Falcon V-Hull Blast Protection

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Receives Egyptian Military Delegation
2019-11-28 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF’s General Command in Manama, the members of the Egyptian delegation to the 17th meeting of the Bahraini-Egyptian High Joint

Pakistani Minister of Defense Production Visits UAE
2019-11-27 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Zubaida Jalal Khan, Pakistani Minister of Defense Production, currently visiting the

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