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Kuwait to Host 6th Annual OPV Middle East Conference
2017-07-20 Read More...
A report on ‘OPVs & corvettes in the Middle East’ said regional governments’ are investing over US$20 billion on offshore patrol vessels to combat maritime threats. This explains why OPVs are now becoming the fastest-growing segment of the naval

PIRIOU Completes Refit of Morocco’s Rais Bargach Patrol Vessel
2017-07-20 Read More...
PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES, the French branch of the PIRIOU group for Repair and Services, has just completed the refit of the Rais Bargach, a 65m ocean-going patrol vessel built in

Abu Dhabi to Host UMEX, SimTEX 2018 Dual Exhibition
2017-07-19 Read More...
The upcoming editions of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2018) and the Simulation Exhibition and Conference (SimTEX 2018) have witnessed strong international exhibitor demand from specialized defense and security

Sudanese President, Malaysian Defense Minister Visit UAE
2017-07-19 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday, received Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir at his Majlis in Al Bahr Palace, UAE national news agency WAM

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Praises Defense Units
2017-07-18 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a BDF unit, where he met senior officers and got informed about its work progress, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

TAI Delivers 1st Turkish JSF/F-35 Center Fuselage
2017-07-14 Read More...
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a Northrop Grumman Corporation second-source supplier based in Ankara, Turkey, has delivered the first center fuselage to be used in the production of the first Turkish JSF/F-35 Lightning II

Saudi Arabia to Host G20 Summit in 2020
2017-07-13 Read More...
Saudi Minister of State Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf announced that the Kingdom will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit in

Bahrain Orders Lockheed Martin’s Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
2017-07-12 Read More...
Lockheed Martin received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the

Iran to Launch Own Version of S-300 Missile Shield by 2018
2017-07-12 Read More...
Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced that the home-made version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system, dubbed as Bavar (Belief) 373, will be launched by the next Iranian year

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2017-07-10 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa inspected a number of BDF units, where he met senior officers and got informed about the units’ administrative and military readiness as well as

Sudanese Chief of Joint Staff Visits UAE Memorial
2017-07-10 Read More...
Chief of the Joint Staff of Sudan, Lt. General Imad-Eddin Mustafa Adawi, visited Wahat Al Karama, a permanent tribute monument to UAE’s brave soldiers and other Emiratis who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the

Two Universities Eye Cooperation with UAE Space Agency
2017-07-10 Read More...
A joint scientific delegation from the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University, UAEU, and the Centre for Astrophysical Research and Technologies at the University of New Mexico, UNM, discussed ways of scientific and research

Bahrain National Guard Commander Receives UK Delegation
2017-07-07 Read More...
Bahrain’sNational Guard Commander, Lieutenant-General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (photo), received in Manama Wednesday, the UK Senior Defence Adviser to the Middle East, General Thomas Beckett, and his accompanying delegation,

Peninsula Shield Joint Force Commander Visits Bahrain
2017-07-06 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama the Commander of the Joint Peninsula Shield Forces (JPSF), Major General Hassan bin Hamza Al-Shehri, in the presence of the

UK Senior Defense Adviser to the Middle East Visits Bahrain
2017-07-06 Read More...
Bahrain’ Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has stressed the importance of mutual understanding, collective efforts and joint coordination in consolidating peace and stability and preventing interference in domestic affairs for the

Bahrain Royal Guard Special Force Marks 10th Anniversary
2017-07-05 Read More...
Under the Patronage of Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa, Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief, a celebration to mark the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Royal Guard Special Force was held on 02 July 2017, in the

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