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Iran to Unveil S300-Type Air Defence System
2010-02-08 Read More...
Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian Air Force Commander was quoted as saying on

Saudi Opens Military Supply to Local Firms
2010-02-06 Read More...
For the first time, Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry will allow local firms to bid to supply basic materials, excluding arms, with the long-term goal of encouraging a domestic military industry, officials

Iran: Production of 2 New Missiles
2010-02-06 Read More...
Iran officially started production of two new missiles - Qaem anti-helicopter missile and Toofan-5 anti-armor missile - on Saturday, state radio said.Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi inaugurated production lines for Qaem and Toofan-5 anti-armor

Iraq & Pakistan Discuss Defense Cooperation
2010-02-05 Read More...
An Iraqi Defense Delegation arrived in Pakistan seeking to improve defense cooperation between the two countries. Led by Maj. Gen. Abbas Mohammed Fizaa, the Iraqi Army's Director of Military Training, the five-man delegation conducted a number of

Egyptian AF Selects P&W Engine
2010-02-03 Read More...
The U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program announced that the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) engine has been selected by the Egyptian Air Force to power its new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. The selection

Iran Test-Fires Satellite Rocket
2010-02-03 Read More...
Iran test-fired a domestically made satellite-carrier rocket on Wednesday, Iranian media said, a move that may worry Western powers who fear Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb and missile delivery systems

GCC Plans Military Network Upgrade
2010-02-01 Read More...
Several Gulf states are planning to boost their command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4iSR) capabilities in response to evolving regional security requirements, said an industry

Libya, Russia Sign $1.8bn Arms Deal
2010-01-31 Read More...
Libya has signed an arms deal with Russia worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.8 billion), Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Saturday.'Only yesterday we signed a contract worth 1.3 billion euros', Putin said, according to RIA

Gulf: Nucleus of Middle East Defense Growth
2010-01-28 Read More...
Sustained by the spending habits of the Gulf nations, the Middle East represents one of the world's most robust defense markets and should remain that way in the near future.

MRO Middle East Conference
2010-01-27 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation, will officially open MRO Middle East, the second edition of the maintenance, repair, and overhaul conference and exhibition, running from 28 February

KACST & SELEX Galileo: Collaboration Agreement
2010-01-27 Read More...
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has signed a collaboration agreement with SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and key player in the defence electronics

Rolls-Royce in Deal with KAUST
2010-01-27 Read More...
Rolls-Royce said on Monday it will become a founding member of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Kaust) Industrial Collaboration Program that will see the university contribute in developing technologies for use in Rolls-Royce

Libya Pursuing Big Russian Arms Deal
2010-01-27 Read More...
Libya is seeking to buy more than $2 billion worth of Russian arms including 20 fighter planes, the Interfax news agency reported Jan. 26, citing a military-diplomatic

$1bn Deals at Bahrain Air Show
2010-01-26 Read More...
Sales agreements worth more than $1 billion (BD378 million) were signed during the first Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), officials have

Goodrich at Bahrain Air Show
2010-01-23 Read More...
Technology from Goodrich Corporation, a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace and defense markets, was demonstrated by the British Army at the first Bahrain International Air Show

ADS: Regional Office in Bahrain
2010-01-23 Read More...
ADS, a leading UK-based aerospace, defence and security trade organisation, said it has plans to set up a regional office in Bahrain in order to support the growing market in the Middle

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