Regional News | Al Defaiya

Regional News

209 Patriot Missiles for Kuwait
2010-08-13 Read More...
The Obama administration told Congress it planned to sell Kuwait the latest production version of Raytheon's Patriot interceptor missile amid concerns over Iran's growing missile

Lebanon to Fortify its Army
2010-08-10 Read More...
Lebanon said it was committed to building up its armed forces after complaints by Israel about Western assistance to the military following a deadly border clash between the two

Iran Launches 4 New Submarines
2010-08-09 Read More...
Iran's navy took delivery of 4 new mini submarines of the home-produced Ghadir class. The navy already owns 7 submarines of this type which weigh 120 tons and were first launched in

First Oshkosh Defense Vehicles for Iraq
2010-08-02 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense announced its first ever order for vehicles to the Iraqi Armed Forces. The inaugural order is for 60 Heavy Equipment Transporter Systems (HETS), which includes the Oshkosh HET vehicle and a trailer. Oshkosh also will provide operator

2nd Oman Navy Corvette Commissioned
2010-07-26 Read More...
The Royal Navy of Oman’s (RNO) second Corvette (Al-Rahmani) was commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, this past Sunday. This is the second of 3 corvette designed and built by BAE Systems for the

Emirates: $3 Bn GE90 Engines & Services
2010-07-22 Read More...
Emirates Airlines ordered 30 GE90-115B-powered Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The engine order, including spare engines, is valued at $2 billion (USD) list price. Deliveries will begin in late 2011.

36 Sukhoi to Algeria, Vietnam
2010-07-21 Read More...
Russia signed agreements to sell 16 Sukhoi fighter planes to Algeria and 20 of these planes to

DCI-NAVFCO Rewards Naval Kuwaiti Graduates
2010-07-21 Read More...
DCI-NAVFCO, the Naval branch of Defense Conseil International, partnered with the French Navy to reward the new Naval Officers Graduates from Kuwait of the Lanveoc Poulmic’s French Navy instruction (CENOE).

Iraqi Sailors Graduate from Patrol Boat Training in U.S.
2010-07-20 Read More...
Through a partnership with the U.S. Navy and U.S. industry designed to help bolster Iraq’s maritime security, 50 Iraqi sailors graduated from patrol boat training during a ceremony at the Swiftships Shipbuilding facility in Morgan City,

Raytheon: $55m Saudi Missile Contract
2010-07-19 Read More...
Raytheon has won a $55 million contract for delivery of Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless-Guided (TOW) 2A Radio Frequency missiles to Saudi National Guard.

ADSB: First Landing Craft to Bahrain Navy
2010-07-14 Read More...
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) delivered the first of two 42-metre Landing Craft being built for the Royal Bahrain Naval

Iran: UAVs for Central Air Bases
2010-07-10 Read More...
Quoting senior Iranian Army Officials, a report revealed that the Iranian Air Force will deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) along its borders to strengthen its reconnaissance and surveillance

Egypt: 40 Skyguard AMOUN Transmitters
2010-07-09 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress earlier this month of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for 40 Skyguard AMOUN Solid-State Transmitters to support the upgrade of the Skyguard-SPARROW Launcher/Illuminator System and

Morocco Receives First C-27J Aircraft
2010-07-09 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica, a unit of Italy's Finmeccanica delivered on July 7 the first of four C-27J tactical transport aircraft ordered by Morocco, Al Defaiya learned.

Tunisia: Refurbishment of 12 Helicopters
2010-07-08 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress this past week of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for the refurbishment of 12 SH-60F Multi-Mission Utility Helicopters, being provided as Excess Defense Articles, and associated

Egypt: Technical Support for 6 Frigates
2010-07-07 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress this past week of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for the continuation of technical services in support of 4 OLIVER HAZARD PERRY and 2 KNOX CLASS Frigates and associated equipment,

Latest events

IDEF 2025 Turkey - International Defence Industry Fair
22 - 27 Jul 2025Istanbul Expo Center - Turkey
DSEI 2025
09 - 12 Sep 2025Excel, London - United Kingdom
Intersec Saudi Arabia
29 Sep - 01 Oct 2025Riyadh International Exhibition & Convention Centre - Saudi Arabia
Dubai International Air Chiefs’ Conference (DIACC 2025)
16 Nov 2025Atlantis, The Palm Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Latest Issues

THE WORLD DEFENSE ALMANAC 2024