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Prince Sultan Back in Saudi Arabia
2010-11-23 Read More...
Prior to leaving to the US to pursue medical treatment, H.M. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud handed over power temporarily to Crown Prince Sultan.Prince Sultan returned to the Kingdom Monday after a long retreat in

Dassault & Safran Head French Delegation to UAE
2010-11-23 Read More...
A high-level French business delegation will be on a 3-day visit to the UAE starting today to discuss business opportunities mainly in Aerospace-related

Egyptian Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110
2010-11-22 Read More...
Goodrich received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Egyptian Air Force's new Block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to

Oman: Support & Training for C-130J-30
2010-11-22 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Oman of logistics support and training for one C-130J-30 aircraft being procured through a Direct Commercial Sale and

Iran Tests Own Version of S-300 Missile
2010-11-20 Read More...
Iran successfully tested its own model of a missile system that Russia declined to supply amid concerns Tehran might be seeking nuclear weapons, a military official was quoted as saying on

P&W to Power Egypt’s F-16s
2010-11-19 Read More...
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, was awarded a contract for $46 million to provide F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) engines to power the Egyptian Air Force's new fleet of 20 F-16

Prince Miteb Named Commander of Saudi National Guard
2010-11-18 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been appointed as Minister of State and Commander of the National Guard, according to a royal order issued on Wednesday. Prince Miteb will also be a member of the Council of

Russian Military Aid to Lebanon
2010-11-17 Read More...
Lebanon’s Daily Star reported that Prime Minister Saad Hariri said after talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia would grant the Lebanese Army helicopter gunships, tanks, and munitions.

LM Missiles for Bahrain
2010-11-17 Read More...
Bahrain is planning to beef up its military to 'counter major regional threats' with the purchase of surface-to-surface missiles worth over BD25 million ($66.3 million), according to the US Department of Defence

NAVDEX Attracts International Participants
2010-11-15 Read More...
With naval spending around the region expected to reach around US$76.4 billion over the next 10 years, major technology suppliers have confirmed their participation at the United Arab Emirates’ inaugural Naval Defence Exhibition

2nd AW139 to the General Security of Libya
2010-11-15 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that the General Security of Libya has taken delivery of its second AW139 medium twin engine

Qatar: $2m for Anti-Crime Centre
2010-11-13 Read More...
Qatar will give $2 million to a new anti-crime centre in Singapore as global police organization Interpol opened its annual assembly in the

Kuwaiti Minister of Defense: Military Personnel Salary Raise
2010-11-12 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah announced that he will seek to amend an article in the government's plan concerning the pay increase for Kuwaiti military personnel so that it

Thales: Navigation Aids Systems to Oman
2010-11-12 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Transport & Communications of the Sultanate of Oman to supply, install and commission 10 ILS /DME systems and 6 DVOR/DME systems to Muscat and Salalah international

Bahrain: 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems
2010-11-12 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of 30 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) T2K Unitary Missiles and associated parts, equipment, training and logistical

Selex SI Wins Kuwaiti Contract
2010-11-12 Read More...
SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, signed a contract for a value of 16 million dollars to provide the Kuwait General Directorate of Civil Aviation with air traffic control systems.

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