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Northrop Grumman at DIMDEX 2014
2014-03-26 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is highlighting a range of its global defense and security solutions, including airborne early warning and control systems, aerial surveillance and mine countermeasures at the Doha International Maritime Defense

Kelvin Hughes at DIMDEX 2014
2014-03-26 Read More...
Kelvin Hughes is exhibiting at DIMDEX 2014 (Doha, Qatar; 25-27 March), which brings together senior military and industry leaders from across the international maritime community.

MBDA’s New Coastal Defense System at DIMDEX
2014-03-25 Read More...
At the ongoing DIMDEX exhibition in Doha, Qatar (25-27 March 2014), MBDA is presenting for the first time ever a new coastal defence system based on the Marte missile

Airbus Defence and Space at DIMDEX 2014
2014-03-25 Read More...
At the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition (DIMDEX 2014, Qatar, 25-27 March 2014), Airbus Defence and Space (a new division within the Airbus Group) is present with its 4 business lines for the first time in the

Fincantieri at DIMDEX 2014
2014-03-25 Read More...
Fincantieri is one of the world’s oldest and largest shipbuilding groups having built more than 7,000 vessels in over 200 years of maritime history.

Navantia at DIMDEX 2014
2014-03-25 Read More...
Navantia is participating at the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition (DIMDEX 2014) taking place in Qatar on 25-27 March

Lebanon Calls on Arab Countries to Support its Army
2014-03-25 Read More...
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister called on Arab countries on Monday to support the Lebanese Army to counter fallout from Syria’s civil war, which he said threatened to tear the country apart, Reuters

Libya Calls for International Help to Fight Terror Groups
2014-03-24 Read More...
The Libyan government has called on the international community, in particular the United Nations, to help in rooting out terror groups operating in the country, notably in Benghazi, Derna and

King of Bahrain Visits Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff
2014-03-21 Read More...
King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain, along with his delegation, made an unprecedented visit to Pakistan’s Joint Services Headquarters (JSHQ) in Rawalpindi on

Iranian Navy Planning Joint Naval Drills with Oman
2014-03-21 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari Tuesday stressed his forces' capability to conduct joint exercises with friendly states, adding that the Navy plans to stage joint wargames with Oman's Navy in Iran's Persian Gulf waters early

Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia Next Week
2014-03-20 Read More...
The White House said President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March to meet with King

Egypt’s Army Chief Reshuffles Military Commanders
2014-03-19 Read More...
Egyptian Army Chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ordered the reshuffle of military officers in volatile areas of the country, including the Commander in charge of the volatile northern Sinai region and parts of the Nile

US Navy Seizes Libyan Oil Tanker from Rebels
2014-03-18 Read More...
US Navy Seals boarded and took control of an oil tanker late on Sunday that had was seized earlier this month at a Libyan port by three armed men, the US Department of Defense

Syrian Army Seizes Strategic City of Yabrud
2014-03-17 Read More...
Syrian troops on Sunday seized full control of the rebel bastion Yabrud in the strategic Qalamun region near the Lebanese border, Syrian state media

Iranian Air Defense to Launch Space Radar in Months
2014-03-14 Read More...
Iran has accomplished building its Sepehr (Sky) radar with a range of 2500 km and hopes to deploy and launch the system in coming months, a Senior Commander

Imtech Marine Starts Global Training Centre in Middle East
2014-03-14 Read More...
Imtech Marine has expanded its training facilities in the Middle East with a new Training Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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