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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Receives French Navy Chief
2019-06-12 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Monday French Navy Chief Admiral Christophe Prazuck and reviewed prospects for advancing defense cooperation to

Jordanian King Attends Armed Forces Ceremony Marking Accession to the Throne
2019-06-12 Read More...
His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, attended a ceremony held on

Jordan Celebrates 20th Anniversary of King’s Accession to the Throne
2019-06-11 Read More...
On Sunday, June 9th, Jordanians celebrated the 20th anniversary of His Majesty King Abdullah II accession to the throne, Petra news agency

Saudi Crown Prince Pays Visit to Southern Region
2019-06-11 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia visited Jazan sector, in the southern region, this past

Qatar Receives First Batch of Five Rafale Jets
2019-06-07 Read More...
Five Rafale fighter jets arrived in Qatar on Wednesday, a diplomatic source in Doha told Agence France Presse (AFP), a symbolic delivery as Doha marked two years under a Saudi-led

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Senior Commanders on Eid Al-Fitr
2019-06-06 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense received in the presence of Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense, at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects Defense Force Units
2019-06-03 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, paid field visits to a number of BDF units, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

UAE, US Defense Cooperation Agreement Comes Into Force
2019-05-31 Read More...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States have announced the entry into force of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA), signed earlier this

Bahrain’s King Visits Royal Guards Force
2019-05-30 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa paid a visit to the Bahrain Defense Force’s (BDF) Royal Guards Force to patronize the Ramadan sport contests. BDF Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, was

Oman’s Armed Forces Chief Visits Southern Horizon Exercise
2019-05-30 Read More...
Lt-General Ahmed bin Harith al-Nabhani, Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) paid a visit to the Southern Horizon Exercise (photo) conducted by the students of the Command and Staff batch (32) at the Command and Staff College (CSC) to

Indra Deploys Advanced Air Defense System to Sultanate of Oman
2019-05-29 Read More...
Indra has completed the deployment of the state-of-the-art AIRDEF air defense system, which is a comprehensive system composed of several components, that protects the interests of the Sultanate of

Russia, Sudan to Boost Defense Cooperation
2019-05-28 Read More...
Russia and Sudan are ready to continue boosting defense ties, TASS news agency quoted an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries published on Russia’s government website containing legal information on

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council Visits UAE, Egypt
2019-05-28 Read More...
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomed Lt. General Abdel Fattah Burhan, Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Military Council (TMC), upon his arrival at

U.S. Approves Three Possible Military Sales to Saudi Arabia
2019-05-27 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of aircraft follow-on support and services for an estimated cost of $1.8

U.S. Approves Four Possible Military Sales to UAE
2019-05-27 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving four possible Foreign Military Sales to the United Arab Emirates

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Sudan’s Transitional Council Deputy Chief
2019-05-27 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud met Deputy Head of Sudan’s Transitional Council General Mohamed Hamdan

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