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Iran Producing Speedboats Cruising at 80 Knots
2016-04-05 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi (photo) declared that the IRGC has built modern speedboats cruising at 80 knots, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Airbus D&S to Enhance Qatar Armed Forces Command and Control Capabilities
2016-04-04 Read More...
Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) has been awarded a contract to provide Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) with a multi-mission Direct Receiving Station and image analysis

Lebanese Armed Forces to Receive £20 Million Aid from UK
2016-04-04 Read More...
Lebanon’s Armed Forces are to receive over £20 million in aid from the British government to help stop Syria’s civil war spilling over its

Harris to Supply Tactical Radios to Middle East Nation
2016-04-04 Read More...
Harris Corporation has received a $17 million order to supply Falcon III® multiband networking radios to a nation in the Middle East as part of a tactical communications modernization

Thales to Upgrade French Defense Ministry’s Telecom Networks
2016-04-04 Read More...
As part of the DESCARTES program to upgrade all French Ministry of Defense (MoD) data and telephony infrastructure networks, the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) has awarded Thales two key contracts: the upgrade of the SOCRATE

Russia to Develop Next-Gen Navy Integral Control Systems
2016-04-04 Read More...
Next-generation integral control systems for the Russian Navy will be developed in the near future, Research-and-Production Association (RPA) Mars Director General

Rohde & Schwarz to Present New Naval Communications System at DSA 2016
2016-04-04 Read More...
At the 15th Defense Services Asia (DSA) taking place from 18 - 21 April 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Rohde & Schwarz will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of integrated communications and radio reconnaissance

MBDA to Supply Coastal Missile Systems to Qatar
2016-04-01 Read More...
MBDA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the supply of a coastal defense system for the Qatar Emiri Naval Force (QENF) during this week’s DIMDEX (Doha, Qatar, 29-31 March

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Deluge 6 Exercise, Border Guards Graduation
2016-04-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior patronized in Jeddah on Thursday, exercise Deluge 6 and the graduation ceremony of a number of border guards, at Mohammed bin Naif Maritime Academy,

Qatar Armed Forces Select Thales SEARCHMASTER® Radar
2016-04-01 Read More...
At this year’s DIMDEX exhibition (Doha, 29-31 March 2016), the Qatar Armed Forces have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the selection of the Thales SEARCHMASTER® multirole surveillance radar. The radar will equip their Optionally

India to Acquire Raytheon’s Stinger Air-to-Air Missiles
2016-04-01 Read More...
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to acquire Stinger air-to-air missiles made by Raytheon

First Russian Demining Group Arrives in Syria for Clearing Palmyra
2016-04-01 Read More...
The first group of Russian experts arrived at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria on Thursday to assist demining operations in Palmyra, the Russian Defense Ministry press service

Lockheed Martin Restarts Production of Tactical Missile System in Arkansas
2016-04-01 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has restarted its Tactical Missile System (TACMS) production line at the company’s facility in Camden,

Qatar, France Sign €6.7 Billion Contract for 24 Rafale Jets at DIMDEX
2016-03-31 Read More...
DIMDEX 2016 opened Tuesday with a €6.7 billion contract signing ceremony between Qatar and Rafale International (Dassault Aviation) for 24 Rafale fighter

Qatar’s Emir Meets Defense Ministers, Chiefs-of-Staff Attending DIMDEX
2016-03-31 Read More...
HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met with the Ministers of Defense and Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of brotherly and friendly countries participating in the 5th Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference

Qatari Emiri Naval Officers Visit Raytheon’s RAM Factory
2016-03-31 Read More...
Senior Officers from the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces toured the world’s largest missile making facility in Tucson, Arizona, to learn more about Raytheon’s Rolling Airframe Missile’s (RAM) capabilities and to see its manufacturing in

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