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Strata’s Emirati Workforce Exceeds 50%
2017-01-11 Read More...
The latest batch of talented graduates from Strata’s Aerostructures Training Program now means that over half of its employees are UAE National talent, supporting the national ambition of building a global aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi’s eastern

UAE Space Agency Signs MoUs with 8 Emirati Universities
2017-01-10 Read More...
The UAE Space Agency has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with eight prominent UAE universities in order to support the space sector through collaboration in space science, education, research, technology and

Sudan's President Inaugurates Military Clothing Factory
2017-01-10 Read More...
Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, Qatar’s Minister of State for Defense Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, and Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Isik, inaugurated Sunday the new phase of Sur clothing factory which is an owned

UAE Chief-of-Staff Receives Chief of British Defence Staff
2017-01-09 Read More...
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Lieutenant-General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al-Rumaithi received British Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart

President of Bahrain’s National Guard Visits Pakistan
2017-01-09 Read More...
Bahrain’s National Guard President Lt-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa (photo) met Pakistani Chief-of-Staff, Lt-General Zubair Mahmoud Hayat, Bahrain News Agency (BNA)

Iran Eyes Exporting Small-Caliber Ammunition
2017-01-06 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan announced his country’s preparedness to export small-caliber ammunition to foreign states, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Tests Modern Anti-Air Missile Systems
2017-01-05 Read More...
Iran tested its state-of-the-art missile systems in its large-scale air defense drills codenamed Modafe’an-e Aseman-e Velayat 7 in the Southern parts of the country last week, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran Building Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA)
2016-12-28 Read More...
A senior Iranian military official announced that the country has built an explosive reactive armor (ERA) stronger and more advanced than the Kontakt-5 used in T90 tanks, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Bahrain Defense Force Chief Receives Egyptian Official
2016-12-28 Read More...
Chief of Staff of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, received in Manama Tuesday the Head of Egypt’s Armed Forces Training Authority, Major-General Atef Al-Sayed Mohammed, and his accompanying

Saudi Arabia to Allocate $51 Billion for Defense in 2017
2016-12-27 Read More...
Education and military expenditures take the top two spots in Saudi Arabia’s 2017 budget, which estimates a spending of SR890 billion ($237.3 billion), an 8% increase from

Iran Producing Advanced Anti-Armored Missiles
2016-12-27 Read More...
“Important measures have been taken in the field of top attack weapons and producing smart rockets and anti-armored missiles and with different extra capabilities,” Head of Iran Ground Force’s Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization General

Lockheed Martin to Supply PAC-3 Missile to 3 Gulf Nations
2016-12-26 Read More...
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.45 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment

Jordan’s King Receives US Army Chief of Staff
2016-12-23 Read More...
King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday discussed military cooperation with visiting US Army Chief of Staff, General Mark

Emirati Students Get Up Close and Personal with Airbus
2016-12-23 Read More...
Four Emirati students were invited to a trip of a lifetime at the Airbus Manufacturing Facility in Toulouse, this

The Gulf Defense & Aerospace Exhibition (GDA 2017)
2016-12-22 Read More...
Recent U.S Government approvals show that Middle East countries will continue or increase their recent defense

Iranian, South African Defense Ministers Sign MoU
2016-12-21 Read More...
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his South African counterpart Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula in a meeting in Pretoria last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to broaden their mutual cooperation, Fars

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