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Dubai Airshow to Host 8th International Air Chiefs Conference
2017-06-13 Read More...
Coinciding with Dubai Airshow, the 8th Dubai International Air Chief’s Conference (DIAC 2017) will be held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai on November 11, 2017, under the esteemed patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Bahrain Royal Guard SF Commander Meets US Marine Corps Chief
2017-06-13 Read More...
Commander of the Royal Guard Special Force Major His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa met Commandant of the Marine Corps General Robert B. Neller at the US Marine Corps University in Quantico, Washington, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Bahrain Chief Commander Receives UK Military Attaché
2017-06-12 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received at the BDF's General Command the UK Military Attaché to Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew

Turkey Approves Two Military Cooperation Deals With Qatar
2017-06-09 Read More...
Despite the objection of opposition parties, the Turkish Parliament has approved two military cooperation deals with Qatar in an apparent show of support for the Gulf country in its feud with Saudi Arabia and other regional

Iranian Navy to Hold 25 Drills by March 2018
2017-06-09 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that over two dozen naval exercises have been planned to be held by the end of the current Iranian year (ends March 20, 2018), Fars News Agency (FNA)

Saudi Arabia Requests Continued Blanket Order Training
2017-06-07 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a blanket order training program for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and other Saudi forces. The estimated cost is $750

Saudi Arabia to Receive 26 AN/TPQ-53 Radar Systems
2017-06-07 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for AN/TPQ-53(V) radar systems and related support. The estimated cost is $662

Arab Coalition Command Ends Qatar’s Role in Yemen
2017-06-06 Read More...
The Command of the Arab Coalition in Support of the Legitimacy in Yemen has ended Qatar’s participation in the

Bahrain Royal Guard Commander Receives Special Duty Force Participants
2017-06-06 Read More...
Brigadier General Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (photo), Commander of the Bahrain Royal Guard, received participants of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Special Duty Force as part of Arab Coalition Forces’ Operation Restore Hope in Yemen,

Saudi King, UAE Crown Prince Hold Talks
2017-06-05 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Jeddah on Friday evening, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Saudi Press

UAE Donates US$350,000 to UN Counter-Terrorism Centre
2017-06-02 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated US$350,000 to support the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre’s activities for the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism

National Defense Companies Council, AmCham Abu Dhabi Sign MoU
2017-06-01 Read More...
The National Defense Companies Council (NDCC), a group created by Tawazun Economic Council with membership drawn from UAE private and public sectors, and the American Business Group of Abu Dhabi (AmCham Abu Dhabi), the leading trade association for

Saudi King Receives Jordanian King
2017-06-01 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah Tuesday evening King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Egyptian Defense Minister Receives Russian Counterpart
2017-05-31 Read More...
The Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Defense and Military Production Minister Sedki Subhi, met in Cairo Tuesday with the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is currently visiting

Bahrain’s Joint Defense, Security Committee Holds Meeting
2017-05-31 Read More...
Bahrain’s Defense and Security Joint Committee convened for a meeting at the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) headquarters, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Iran Completes 3rd Underground Missile Factory
2017-05-30 Read More...
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh announced that the country has built a third underground missile production factory recently, Fars News Agency (FNA)

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