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Iraq’s Navy Buys US Drones to Protect Oil Platforms
2012-05-22 Read More...
Iraq is buying unmanned drones from the US to help protect its southern oil platforms as the OPEC nation ramps up production after the withdrawal of the last American troops, US and Iraqi officials said on

U.S. House of Representatives Votes 2013 Defense Budget
2012-05-21 Read More...
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying a White House veto threat by adding several billion dollars to President Barack Obama’s Pentagon budget

Etihad Further Reduces A350-1000 Order
2012-05-09 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has cancelled seven A350-1000 aircraft worth $2.3 billion from its order with Airbus, dealing a fresh setback to the European plane maker’s largest twin-engine jet

BAE Close to Sealing $800m Saudi Hawk Deal
2012-05-08 Read More...
BAE Systems is close to sealing a 500 million pounds ($808 million) deal to sell up to 30 Hawk Trainer Aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the Sunday Times

Hackers Cripple Taliban’s Website
2012-05-01 Read More...
For the third time in less than a year, hackers crippled the main website of the Afghan

Iraq to Receive 24 F-16 Jets Early 2014
2012-04-30 Read More...
Iraq will receive the first 24 of 36 F-16 fighter jets it has ordered from the United States at the beginning of 2014, a senior official told Reuters on

Lebanese Army Intercepts Arms Containers Heading to Syria
2012-04-30 Read More...
The Lebanese Army intercepted three containers of weapons on board of a ship intercepted in the Mediterranean which may have been trying to supply Syrian rebels, security sources said on

Kuwait Airways Gets Cabinet Privatization Approval
2012-04-24 Read More...
Kuwait's cabinet approved an amended draft law paving the way for the privatization of Kuwait Airways within 3 years, state-run news agency Kuna reported, after restructuring at the troubled carrier delayed the original

Kuwait to Launch $2.9bn Airport Tender
2012-04-05 Read More...
Kuwait will launch in coming weeks an initial tender for construction of a second terminal at its international airport, a project worth around KD700 to 800 million ($2.5-$2.9 billion), state-run news agency Kuna

BAE to Build 48 Eurofighter Typhoon for Saudi Arabia
2012-04-04 Read More...
British defence contractor BAE Systems said a contract to build 48 Typhoon aircraft in Britain for the Saudi Arabian Air Force had been signed but changes to the price of the deal had yet to be

US Seeks to Build Regional Ballistic Missile Shields
2012-04-02 Read More...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday promoted a missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran and sought to work with them to help end the violence in Iran’s ally

Pentagon: F-35 Won’t Reach Full Production Until 2019
2012-03-30 Read More...
The cost of developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rose 4.3% to $395.7 billion last year and the plane will not reach full-rate production until 2019, the Pentagon

Khamenei: “Iran Will Attack to Defend Itself”
2012-03-21 Read More...
In the face of aggression from the US or Israel, Iran will attack to defend itself, Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on

Germany to Sell 6th Nuclear-Capable Submarine to Israel
2012-03-21 Read More...
Germany will sell Israel a sixth nuclear capable Dolphin-class submarine, Germany's Defense Minister confirmed on Tuesday after talks in Berlin with his Israeli counterpart Ehud

Iraq & Kuwait Solve Airline Row in $500m Deal
2012-03-16 Read More...
Iraq has reached a $500 million agreement with Kuwait to resolve a standoff over Gulf War-era debts that had prevented Iraqi Airways from flying to destinations in the West, an aide to Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on

Abiyev: “No Attack on Iran through Azerbaijan”
2012-03-13 Read More...
Azerbaijan will not allow other countries to use its territory to launch an attack on neighboring Iran, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev said on

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