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Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Inspects Defence Force Units
2014-09-04 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Lt-General Sheikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa on Tuesday paid an inspection visit to a number of BDF units and was informed about their readiness and workflow, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

Bahrain, Kuwait Discuss Military Cooperation
2014-08-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Sheikh Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa met at the General Headquarters of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) the Military Attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy Major-General Ali Suleiman Al-Asaker (photo).

Bahrain Orders New Kornet-EM Anti-Tank Missile System
2014-08-14 Read More...
Bahrain has reportedly become the first country in the world to buy a new advanced anti-tank missile system from Russia.

Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Inspects Defense Forces Unit
2014-08-06 Read More...
The Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) Chief-of-Staff Lt-General Sheikh Duaij bin Salman Al Khalifa on Monday paid a field inspection visit to one of the BDF units and assessed its readiness.

Bahrain King Visits Defence Force General Headquarters
2014-06-12 Read More...
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, paid a visit Tuesday to the General Headquarters of the Bahrain Defence Force

Bahrain, Spain Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
2014-05-02 Read More...
Bahrain and Spain announced plans to upgrade defense, trade, tourism and cultural relations. This came as HRM King Hamad of Bahrain held official talks with Spanish King Juan Carlos at Gudaibiya Palace on

Bahrain Defense Force, Rosoboronexport Sign Agreement
2014-05-01 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force signed on Wednesday an agreement with Russian defense export agency,

Classified Documents Stolen from US Naval Base in Bahrain
2014-04-29 Read More...
Secret documents revealing gaps in US intelligence on Bahrain's political situation were stolen by an Arabic translator at the Navy Base in the Juffair district of the Kingdom, a report

Bahrain’s Crown Prince Meets British Military Delegation
2014-04-24 Read More...
HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister (photo), met, Tuesday at the Riffa Palace in Manama, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Meets Russian Ambassador
2014-04-22 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met at the BDF General Headquarters on Sunday (20 April) the Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Viktor Smirnov

Naval Deputy Commander: “US Committed to GCC Region”
2014-04-21 Read More...
The US has a long-term commitment to Bahrain and the region, a senior American Naval Officer has

Egypt, Jordan Possible Members of Peninsula Defense Shield
2014-04-04 Read More...
Egypt and Jordan could become members of the Peninsula Defense Shield - if a Parliamentary proposal is

Bahrain King Receives Jordanian Chief-of-Staff
2014-04-03 Read More...
HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain received at Safriya Palace on Monday Jordan's Chief-of-Staff General Meshaal Mohammed Al-Zaban and his accompanying delegation who are on a visit to Bahrain to attend the Bahraini-Jordanian Joint Committee

Britain Expands Military Complex in Britain
2014-03-28 Read More...
Britain is increasing its military presence in Bahrain with a $97.7 million expansion of the UK Maritime Component Command (UKMCC) complex.

King of Bahrain Visits Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff
2014-03-21 Read More...
King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain, along with his delegation, made an unprecedented visit to Pakistan’s Joint Services Headquarters (JSHQ) in Rawalpindi on

TAI’s T129 ATAK Helicopter at Bahrain Airshow 2014
2014-02-20 Read More...
During the recent Bahrain International Air Show 2014 (BIAS; 16-18 January), and under the umbrella of the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI)'s “T129 ATAK” Advanced Attack and Tactical

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