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Dubai Crown Prince Attends 17th Graduation of Naval College
2017-04-03 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended the graduation ceremony of the 17th batch of the Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College in Abu Dhabi on 28th

Saudi Arabia to Acquire Australian Military Equipment
2017-03-30 Read More...
Australian defense firms have secured contracts to supply military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest importer of

Qatar’s State Defense Minister Meets U.S. Defense Secretary
2017-03-30 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis (photo), Qatar News Agency (QNA)

UAE, Egypt Continue “Zayed 2” Joint Military Exercise
2017-03-28 Read More...
The “Zayed 2” joint military exercise between UAE Armed Forces and their Egyptian counterparts has continued its activities in the UAE, with the participation of armed forces units from both

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Meets Lockheed Martin’s CEO
2017-03-28 Read More...
Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa met last week in Washington with Marillyn Hewson, Chairwoman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin (LM), a company specialized in military

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Director of US National Security Agency
2017-03-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior met Thursday at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Director of the US National Security

Saudi King Receives Chief of British Defense Staff
2017-03-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Wednesday the Chief of British Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets Malaysian Prime Minister
2017-03-24 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah met, on Tuesday, with Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razaq, on the sidelines of the International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2017 (LIMA’17) which

Kuwait’s Emir Visits Turkey
2017-03-23 Read More...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday as the Emir started his two-day visit to Turkey in which a number of agreements are expected to be signed between the two

Saudi Arabia Orders 300 Chinese Combat UAVs
2017-03-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 300 of the newest Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial long-haul vehicles Wing Loong II (also known as Pterodactyl

Qatar’s Defense Minister Meets Malaysian Counterpart
2017-03-22 Read More...
Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, met in Kuala Lumpur with Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun

UAE Defense Minister Meets Omani, Singaporean Ambassadors
2017-03-22 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, today met with Dr. Khalid bin Said bin Salim al Jaradi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the

Bahrain Royal Guard Commander Attends Graduation Ceremony
2017-03-22 Read More...
Bahrain’s Royal Guard Commander, Brigadier-General Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, attended at the Isa Royal Military College the graduation ceremony of the qualification session of candidate officers who are going to join the Royal Military

Bahrain’s King Inaugurates New Defense Force Facility
2017-03-21 Read More...
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), patronized in Manama the inauguration ceremony of the Special Battalion 83 Camp, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Middle East Premier for CZ P-10 C and CZ BREN 2
2017-03-21 Read More...
Between 19 and 23 February 2017, Česká zbrojovka a.s. and its sister company 4M Systems s.r.o. took part in the IDEX exhibition in the United Arab

New Zealand Defense Minister Visits UAE
2017-03-21 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs, has met in Abu Dhabi with the visiting New Zealand Defense Minister, Gerry Brownlee (photo), and his accompanying

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