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Lebanese Defense Minister Extends Term of Army Chief
2016-10-03 Read More...
Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel said he would extend the term of Army Chief General Jean Kahwaji (photo), avoiding a vacuum at the head of the military, whose leadership has been a subject of political

Lebanon Army Commander Meets US Military Official
2016-09-23 Read More...
Lebanese Army Commander Jean Kahwaji met on Wednesday with US Commander for Special Operations Command Central Command Major General Darsie Rogers, according to Lebanese News Agency

Lebanese Defense Minister Calls for Intelligence Sharing to Counter Terrorism
2016-05-02 Read More...
Lebanon’s Defense Minister on Thursday called on the international community to organize a process for intelligence exchange to assist in countering

French President Pledges Military Support to Lebanon
2016-04-19 Read More...
French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged financial and military support for Lebanon and urged politicians to end the political crisis by electing a president as soon as possible, at the start of a regional

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

Saudi Arabia Suspends $3 Billion Military Grant to Lebanon
2016-02-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has stopped a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group fighting in support of Syria’s

Lebanon’s $3 Billion Saudi Arms Grant “On Track”
2016-01-05 Read More...
Lebanon’s Defense Minister Samir Moqbel and Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji (photo) assured that they have been officially notified that the Saudi grant to purchase French weapons is “on track” and that the arms are in the making

Lebanese Air Force Acquires Six A-29 Super Tucano
2015-11-10 Read More...
The Republic of Lebanon confirmed the acquisition of six A-29 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft from Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada

Lebanon Seeks More U.S. Aid to Eliminate Landmines
2015-11-04 Read More...
Lebanon asked the United States Monday for more aid in eliminating landmines planted during the Lebanese civil war and in later

Russia Wishes to Strengthen Lebanese Army to Fight ISIL
2015-10-06 Read More...
Russia wants to promote modernization of the Lebanese Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (photo) said last week at a meeting of the Lebanon Support Group.

Airbus D&S to Build Tetra Terminal Repair Centre in Beirut
2015-09-09 Read More...
Encouraged by the growing Tetra (terrestrial trunked radio) market in Lebanon, Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus D&S) and its local value-added reseller Serta Channels SAL have decided to build a certified Tetra terminal repair centre in Beirut.

Lebanon’s General Security to Participate at SMES 2015
2015-09-01 Read More...
On the occasion of the Security and Middle East Show (SMES 2015), to be held from 8 to 10 September in Biel (Beirut), Lebanese Major General Abbas Ibrahim (photo), Director General of the General Security expressed the significance of participating

Lebanon to Host Security Middle East Show (SMES 2015)
2015-08-28 Read More...
The Lebanese capital, Beirut will host the Security Middle East Show (SMES 2015), under the patronage of the former Lebanese Prime President Saad Al Hariri, and supported by the Ministry of Interior, the Lebanese Army Command and the Internal

Lebanon Requests 1,000 TOW 2A Missiles
2015-07-27 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lebanon for TOW 2A Missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support.

Lebanon Requests Six A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
2015-06-11 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lebanon for A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $462 million.

Lebanon Requests 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II Missiles
2015-06-08 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Lebanon for AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $146 million.

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