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Saudi Arabia’s Pavilion at DSEI 2021 Inaugurated
2021-09-16 Read More...
The pavilion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Defense and Security Equipment International Exhibition (DSEI) was inaugurated in London Tuesday by Eng. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries

Saudi Arabia Expands its Global Defense Footprint at DSEI 2021
2021-09-14 Read More...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is participating in this year’s Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event in London during the period from 14 to 17

North Korea Test Fires New Long Range Missile
2021-09-14 Read More...
North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s first such weapon with a nuclear

French Chief-of-Staff Receives UAE Counterpart
2021-09-13 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met Thursday with General Thierry Borcard, Chief- of-Staff of the French Army, as part of his official visit to

Navantia Starts Sea Trials for Saudi Royal Navy’s NB 546 AL-JUBAIL
2021-09-09 Read More...
The ship NB 546 AL-JUBAIL, the first of five corvettes thatNavantia is building for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has begun its sea trials inthe waters of the Bay of Cádiz, Spain in order to check the correct operation of all its

UAE, Brazil Discuss Cooperation in Space Field
2021-09-08 Read More...
Saleh Ahmed Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador to Brazil, has discussed with Carlos Moura, President of the Brazilian Space Agency, the privileged bilateral relations between the two friendly countries in the field of space, as well as

Iran Test-Fires New Generation of Mersad 16 Missile System
2021-09-06 Read More...
Iran’s Air Defense Force successfully test-fired the country’s home-made Mersad 16 missile system with the capability to intercept cruise missiles in the Central desert of the

New Commander Appointed for Iranian Army’s Navy
2021-08-23 Read More...
Rear Admiral Shahram Irani was appointed by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei as the new Commander of the Iranian Army’s

Saudi Chief of Staff Inaugurates New Military Attaché HQ in Pakistan
2021-08-19 Read More...
Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Royal Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lt. General Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili inaugurated Tuesday the Kingdom’s new military attaché headquarters in the Pakistani Capital,

Saudi Space Commission Strengthens Partnership with Airbus
2021-08-03 Read More...
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Space Commission (SSC), Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Swaha (photo) met in Paris Monday with the Head of Space Systems at Airbus, Jean-Marc Nasr, the CEO of the Communications and Systems Group Eric

BAE Systems to Support New UK-Qatar Hawk Training Squadron
2021-07-16 Read More...
BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to deliver support and training to a new joint UK-Qatar Hawk squadron based at Royal Air Force (RAF) AF Leeming,

Boeing Delivers 10th P-8I Aircraft to Indian Navy
2021-07-15 Read More...
Boeing is continuing to expand the Indian Navy’s long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare capabilities with the delivery of the country’s 10th P-8I. The patrol aircraft is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has

Iranian Ground Force Receives New Home-Made Anti-Armor Missile
2021-07-09 Read More...
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force received several modern military equipment in a ceremony in which a new home-made anti-armor missile was also

Guards Corps Commander: “Iran’s Wide-Body Drones Can Fly 7,000 Km”
2021-06-30 Read More...
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Sunday that Iran is now able to produce wide-body UAVs which can fly thousands of kilometers

Qatar Opens Military Representation Office at NATO HQ in Brussels
2021-06-25 Read More...
Head of the State of Qatar’s Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) H.E. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi, and Head of the International Military Cooperation Authority H.E. Brigadier General Abdulaziz Saleh Al Sulaiti,

Tawazun, Saab Share a Rich History of Success
2021-06-23 Read More...
Tawazun Economic Council, (Tawazun) initiated the landedcompany concept in 2018, whereby foreign defense firms have been able to establishan entirely self-owned subsidiary in the UAE and fully engage with the defense andsecurity

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