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Russia Sends Seven Warships to Syria
2012-07-12 Read More...
Russia has sent a naval flotilla of 7 warships led by an anti-submarine destroyer to its naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, the Interfax news agency reported

Saudi Air Force Selects Goodrich Reconnaissance System
2012-07-11 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Modernization

King Hamad Opens New Bahrain Royal Air Force HQ
2012-07-11 Read More...
HRM King Hamad, the Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), opened new headquarters of the Bahrain Royal Air Force on

USS Ponce Arrives in Bahrain
2012-07-10 Read More...
An ageing American naval ship converted into a "floating base" has arrived off the coast of Bahrain to support countermine operations in the Gulf, according to the US

Syrian Army Stages Large-Scale War Games
2012-07-10 Read More...
Syria's Armed Forces have started large-scale war games, its state-run news agency says, simulating defense against outside attacks.

Y1B Satellite Handed over to Yahsat
2012-07-10 Read More...
Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, Europe’s leading space companies, have successfully completed the in-orbit testing of the Y1B satellite, conducted from the Yahsat control centre in Abu Dhabi

Morocco to Get AIM-9X Block II Missiles for its F-16 Fighters
2012-07-09 Read More...
The Kingdom of Morocco and the U.S. government executed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to purchase Raytheon's AIM-9X Block II

DCI Training Honors the 2007 Batch of Saudi Cadets
2012-07-06 Read More...
Thursday 5 of July, on the Brest Naval Instruction Center parade ground, a ceremony was held for the promotion to the first Officer's rank of Royal Saudi Naval Force cadets from the SAGEMA 2007

BAE Close to Selling 12 Eurofighter Typhoons to Oman
2012-07-06 Read More...
BAE Systems is close to selling 12 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Oman, according to sources close to the

Switzerland Freezes Arms Exports to UAE
2012-07-06 Read More...
Switzerland said it was freezing arms exports to the UAE after a media report said a Swiss-made hand grenade originally shipped to the Gulf state had been found in

UAE-Bahrain Conclude “Falcons Union” Joint Air Exercises
2012-07-05 Read More...
Fighter Jets of the UAE and Bahrain returned to their hangars on Wednesday after participating in successful joint air drills codenamed “Falcons Union

Egyptian & Indian Navies to Carry out Joint Exercises
2012-07-05 Read More...
In their first engagement after the new establishment took over in Egypt, Indian and Egyptian Navies will carry out joint exercises in

Hajizadeh: “Iran’s Missiles to Reciprocate Attacks in Minutes”
2012-07-05 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said on Wednesday that the IRGC's missiles are ready to reciprocate the enemy's attacks within

New US Forces & New Iranian War Games in the Gulf
2012-07-04 Read More...
The United States has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation, the New York Times reported

Israeli Planes Hit Own Spy Device in Southern Lebanon
2012-07-03 Read More...
An Israeli aircraft on Monday destroyed a spy device it was using to monitor a Hezbollah communications network in south Lebanon after it was found by the group, a Lebanese security source and Hezbollah

Iran Starts “Great Prophet 7” Desert War Games
2012-07-02 Read More...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting today in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United

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