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UAE Sees Muslim Brotherhood Threat to Gulf States
2012-10-11 Read More...
Gulf countries should work together to stop Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, plotting to undermine governments in the region, the UAE Foreign Minister has

Iraq-Russia Sign $4.2 Billion Arms Deal
2012-10-10 Read More...
Iraq has signed contracts in recent months to buy more than $4.2 billion worth of weapons from Russia, according to a document issued on Tuesday at a meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry

New Managing Director for Boeing’s Saudi Defense Business
2012-10-10 Read More...
US aerospace giant Boeing Company has named Chris Smith as the new Vice President and Managing Director for its defense business in Saudi Arabia to further boost customer relationships and establish new in-country

BAE Systems to Build 8 Recovery Vehicles for Iraqi Army
2012-10-09 Read More...
BAE Systems received a $31.8 million foreign military sale contract to produce 8 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation Systems (HERCULES) for the Iraqi

10 French CBRNe Firms Attend Milipol Qatar
2012-10-09 Read More...
A high-level delegation from the NBC Defense GIE, France is attending the Milipol Qatar Exhibition (Doha; 8-10 October) to seek new business opportunities and explore Qatar’s growing

UTC Aerospace Systems Inaugurates 1st Facility in Morocco
2012-10-08 Read More...
UTC Aerospace Systems recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by dignitaries, partners and suppliers to celebrate the inauguration of its new Propeller Systems facility in Casablanca,

Erdoğan: “Turkey not Interested in War with Syria”
2012-10-05 Read More...
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday that Turkey would never want to start a war and parliament had authorized foreign deployment of troops as a deterrent after a deadly Syrian shelling of southeast

OPTSYS at Milipol Qatar
2012-10-05 Read More...
OPTSYS, a subsidiary of Nexter Group (France), is exhibiting at Milipol Qatar

NEC Exhibits Integrated Security Solutions at Milipol Qatar
2012-10-05 Read More...
NEC Corporation (NEC) will showcase a wide range of security solutions, including biometric and high speed analysis technologies, at Milipol Qatar 2012 in Doha, Qatar from 8-10 October

Iran Deploys Over 3,000 Defense Bases
2012-10-02 Read More...
A Senior Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Army, Brigadier General Farzad Ismaili, has reported on the usage of a new generation of advanced radars in interception of high-range targets in Iran’s air defense

Panetta: “Syria Main Chemical Weapons Sites Remain Intact”
2012-10-01 Read More...
Syrians have moved some of their chemical weapons capability to better secure it, but the country’s main chemical weapons sites remain intact and secure under government control, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday, citing U.S.

Emiraje Picks TETRAnote EX15 for the UAE Army C4I Project
2012-09-28 Read More...
Logic Instrument announced, on June 14th, the choice of its military rugged TETRAnote EX15 notebook by Emiraje for a big C4I project of the United Arab Emirates Army, an announcement that was followed by the setting up of a subsidiary in

The 3rd ICMM Congress on Military Medicine
2012-09-28 Read More...
The UAE’s Medical Services Corps will host the Pan-Arab Regional Group of Military’s 3rd International congress in

Kuwait Navy Commander Visits Pakistan
2012-09-27 Read More...
Brigadier General Jassim Mohammed Al-Ansari, Commander of Kuwait Naval Forces accompanied by his personal staff, is on an official visit to

Qatar’s Emir Calls for an Arab Intervention Force in Syria
2012-09-26 Read More...
The Emir of Qatar on Tuesday called for an Arab intervention force to be sent to Syria to halt the escalating

Iran Tests Anti-Ship Missile Capability in Persian Gulf
2012-09-26 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadayi said the IRGC has conducted the final stage of its missile drill in the Persian Gulf, firing 4 missiles at a mock sea

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