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ATK Delivers First Modified CASA-235 Aircraft to Jordan
2014-05-02 Read More...
ATK, a leader in weaponized, special-mission aircraft, in conjunction with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB), has delivered the first modified CASA-235 light gunship aircraft to the Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordan Acquires Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
2014-05-02 Read More...
The U.S. Navy signed an agreement with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan April 14 for the first international sale of the Department’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System

Cubic Wins Follow on Training Order in the Middle East
2014-05-02 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it has won an additional $4.2 million follow on order with an existing Middle East customer. Cubic currently provides comprehensive marksmanship and small arms training capabilities using the immersive training Engagement

Bahrain Defense Force, Rosoboronexport Sign Agreement
2014-05-01 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force signed on Wednesday an agreement with Russian defense export agency,

Yemen’s Army Mounts Major Offensive Against al Qaeda
2014-05-01 Read More...
Yemeni troops backed by Air Force planes attacked al Qaeda bastions in the south of the country on Tuesday to try to eradicate the Islamist militant group that has killed hundreds of people in Yemen since

Saudi Crown Prince, Gulf Leaders Attend Military Parade
2014-04-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, graced the administrative military parade of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces held at the Military Parade square in King Khalid Military City in Hafr

US Keen to Launch Joint Missile Defense System in the Gulf
2014-04-30 Read More...
A senior US official signaled optimism about a possible resolution of the Iranian nuclear dispute but said Washington remained concerned that Iran's ballistic missiles threatened the Gulf

Iranian Ground Force Test-Fires New Missiles
2014-04-30 Read More...
Iran’s Ground Force has test-fired new mid-range ballistic missiles, Commander of the Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan

Cubic Awarded Middle East Air Combat Training Contract
2014-04-29 Read More...
Cubic Corporation announced it was awarded a contract valued at more than $11 million to provide air combat training support to a long-time Middle East customer at multiple

Classified Documents Stolen from US Naval Base in Bahrain
2014-04-29 Read More...
Secret documents revealing gaps in US intelligence on Bahrain's political situation were stolen by an Arabic translator at the Navy Base in the Juffair district of the Kingdom, a report

Russia Keen to Boost Lebanon’s Army Defense Capabilities
2014-04-28 Read More...
Russia will work to boost the defense capacities of the Lebanese Army, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, adding that his country respects the democratic process in

AgustaWestland Signs Distribution Agreement for Morocco
2014-04-28 Read More...
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Heliconia Aero Solutions, the flagship Company of Heliconia Group in Morocco, announced the signing of a Distributorship Agreement for AgustaWestland helicopters models in

Lebanese Army Commander Receives UNIFIL Commander
2014-04-28 Read More...
Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Jean Kahwaji received on Friday the Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, General Paolo Serra, with whom he dealt with the situation on the southern border and the relations of cooperation and

Prince Turki Urges Gulf States to Acquire Nuclear Expertise
2014-04-28 Read More...
GCC nations should work on acquiring nuclear know-how to balance any threat from Iran, said a senior member of Saudi Arabia’s Royal

French Defense Minister Visits UAE
2014-04-25 Read More...
HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received on Thursday the visiting French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le

Egypt Eyes 24 MiG-35 Fighter Jets
2014-04-25 Read More...
Russia has acknowledged an Egyptian request to procure a squadron of MiG-35 advanced fighter aircraft, to include up to 24 fighter jets at a cost of US$3

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