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UAE Discusses Defense Cooperation With Jordan, Mauritania
2019-09-12 Read More...
Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief-of- Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff of Jordan, Major General Pilot, Yousef Ahmed Al Hunaiti (photo), during his official visit to Jordan, where

SAMI Completes Management Executive Team
2019-09-10 Read More...
Dr. Andreas Schwer, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has announced the completion of the company’s executive management team, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

“Eager Lion 2019” Military Drill Concludes in Jordan
2019-09-09 Read More...
The “Eager Lion 2019” military exercise concluded in Amman, Jordan Thursday in the presence of the Commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, and the participation of heads of delegations participating in the exercise from (30)

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Units
2019-09-09 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, paid inspection visits to several BDF

Jordanian King Visits Armed Forces General Command
2019-09-04 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), visited last week the General Command of JAF, where His Majesty was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Hneiti and a

Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander Attends Graduation Ceremony
2019-09-04 Read More...
Bahrain’s Coast Guard Commander, Major General Ala’a Siyadi has attended a graduation ceremony for the vessel captain’s course at the Maritime Training Wing held from 18 to 29 Augus, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Egypt, Russia, Belarus Conclude Joint Military Exercise
2019-09-03 Read More...
Egyptian airborne forces concluded Sunday the joint military exercises dubbed “Protectors of Friendship 4” with Russian and Belarusian counterparts after 10 days of intensive drills in Russia, Daily News Egypt

SAMI Names Walid Abukhaled Chief Strategy Officer
2019-09-02 Read More...
With a distinctive step to enable the localization of military industries in Saudi Arabia, Walid Abukhaled, a leading Saudi engineer in the defense and military industries, joined the Saudi Military Industries Company

UAE’s Marakeb Offers Unmanned Drive to Specialized Vessels
2019-09-02 Read More...
Emirati company, Marakeb Technologies, proves convenience and ease of integration of its autonomous conversion kit while embarking on an Unmanned Surface Vessel project for global offshore solutions provider, Unique

Jordanian King Receives UK Defense Senior Adviser to Middle East
2019-08-30 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, received the UK Defense Senior Adviser to the Middle East Lt. General Sir John Lorimer on Wednesday at Al Husseiniya

Jordan Delivers Al-Jawad Armored Vehicles to Palestinian Security Forces
2019-08-29 Read More...
The Palestinian Security Forces have received a new batch of Al-Jawad 4x4 armored vehicles from Jordan. A tweet was published on the Twitter account of Flat Eric on August 21, 2019, showing members of the Palestinian Security Forces at the front of

Russian Missile Cruiser Marshal Ustinov Makes Call at Port of Algiers
2019-08-29 Read More...
The Russian Northern Fleet’s missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov has made a business call at the port of Algiers, the Fleet’s press office reported earlier this

‘Eager Lion’ Military Drill Kicks Off in Jordan
2019-08-27 Read More...
The 2019 “Eager Lion” military training drill has kicked off in Jordan on Sunday, August 25, and runs through September 5, with 8,000 participants from Jordan, the U.S. and 27 other

First Space Education Center Opens in Jordan
2019-08-26 Read More...
Deputizing for His Majesty King Abdullah II, HRH Princess Summaya bint El-Hassan recently inaugurated the premises of the UN-affiliated Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Western Asia in

U.S. Delivers New Armored Vehicles to Lebanese Army
2019-08-22 Read More...
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said the United States delivered a large-scale batch of new armored vehicles and weapons to the Lebanese military, defense-blog

Bahrain’s King Visits Royal Bahrain Naval Force
2019-08-21 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Supreme Commander of Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), visited the Royal Bahrain Naval

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