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Egypt Producing M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks
2019-10-01 Read More...
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense continues to produce locally M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks (MBT) with the collaboration of American Company General

US to Deploy Patriot Battery, Sentinel Radar Systems to Saudi Arabia
2019-09-30 Read More...
The United States is deploying to Saudi Arabia a battery of Patriot missiles, four sentinel radar systems and about 200 support personnel, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said in a press release on

International Space Station Welcomes First Emirati Astronaut
2019-09-27 Read More...
The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, MBRSC, announced that the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft, carrying the first Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori, along with Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir, successfully docked with the International Space Station,

Qatar Orders Two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Systems
2019-09-26 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of two AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $86

Bahrain Receives Egyptian Military Delegation
2019-09-26 Read More...
Bahrain’s Defense Affairs Ministry’s Undersecretary, Major General Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, received, at the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), an Egyptian military delegation

‘Red Wave-2’ Joint Military Drill Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-09-25 Read More...
Naval forces from seven Red Sea countries started a joint military drill in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday, according to Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news

Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production Visits UAE
2019-09-25 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, received Dr. Mohamed Saeed Al-Assar, Egypt’s Minister of State for Military Production, and his accompanying delegation, and explored ways of enhancing cooperation to achieve

Qatar Typhoon and Hawk Program in Full Swing
2019-09-23 Read More...
Substantial progress has been made on the contract between BAE Systems and the Government of Qatar for the provision of 24 Typhoon aircraft, 9 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers and a six-year availability support service which came into effect one year ago

Acting Secretary of US Army Visits UAE
2019-09-20 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 Thursday Ryan McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the US Army, to review prospects of fostering bilateral defense

Egyptian Air Force Strongest in Middle East & North Africa
2019-09-19 Read More...
Surpassing Turkey, Israel, and Iran, Egyptian Air Force was announced the strongest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to Global Firepower (GFP), ranking 9th in the

SAMI, QDM to Develop Saudi Capabilities in Testing Defense Products
2019-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QinetiQ and Dar Massader (QDM) to collaborate on developing Saudi Arabian capabilities in the technical test and evaluation of industry

Morocco Orders TOW 2A, Radio Frequency Missiles (BGM-71-4B-RF)
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of various TOW-2A missiles for an estimated cost of $776

Morocco Requests Additional F-16 Ammunition
2019-09-16 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of additional F-16 ammunition for an estimated cost of $209

Bahrain’s King Visits Defense Force General Command
2019-09-13 Read More...
His Majesty Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit to the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force

KADDB to Expand its Ammunition Factory
2019-09-12 Read More...
King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) announced it has signed a contract to expand its ammunition factory with a key international Turkish company (MKEK) to increase its production capacity to 30 million rounds annually from several

UAE Discusses Defense Cooperation With Jordan, Mauritania
2019-09-12 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff of Jordan, Major General Pilot, Yousef Ahmed Al Hunaiti (photo), during his official visit to Jordan, where

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