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Harris to Create ISR Network for Middle East Country
2013-11-01 Read More...
Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has received an $11 million order from a Middle Eastern nation to provide a comprehensive coastal intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance communications

OCW: All Syrian Chemical Production Facilities Destroyed
2013-11-01 Read More...
All of Syria’s declared chemical arms production equipment has been destroyed ahead of a Saturday deadline, the international chemical weapons watchdog said in a document obtained by

Abu Dhabi to Host Gulf Naval Commanders Conference
2013-11-01 Read More...
Under the patronage of the UAE Naval Forces, The Gulf Naval Commanders Conference (GNCC) will be held on November 6, 2013 at the Armed Forces Officers Club, Abu Dhabi,

New Warship Handed Over to Royal Navy of Oman
2013-10-31 Read More...
BAE Systems has handed over a new warship to the Royal Navy of Oman amid colorful celebrations on HM Naval Base Portsmouth this

Major Naval Exercise Starts in the Gulf
2013-10-30 Read More...
A major naval exercise started in the Gulf yesterday (October 29), aimed at strengthening civil and military response to a global shipping

Putin, Kerry May Visit Egypt
2013-10-30 Read More...
Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering paying a state visit to Egypt to take advantage of frayed ties between Washington and Cairo and possibly gain access to Mediterranean ports, the Sunday Times of London

Saudi Arabia Orders 2 C-130J Super Hercules
2013-10-28 Read More...
Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement (known as an Undefinitized Contract Action) with the U.S. Government for the Foreign Military Sale of the first two of 25 potential C-130J Super Hercules airlifters for the Kingdom of Saudi

Iran Stages 5 Civil Defense Drills
2013-10-28 Read More...
Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali announced that Iran is staging five civil defense exercises this week (26 October-01

Al-Baker: “Qatar Airways Not Interested in Boeing 777X”
2013-10-28 Read More...
Qatar Airways is not interested in ordering Boeing's proposed new 777X wide-body jet, its Chief Executive

AS&E Wins Cargo, X-ray System Order in the Middle East
2013-10-28 Read More...
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (&E), a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, has received a $6.2 million order for a ZBV®mobile screening

Raytheon Sees Big Missile Orders from Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
2013-10-25 Read More...
US-based Raytheon sees “tremendous opportunities” for international bookings including large missile defense orders from Kuwait, Oman and Qatar before the end of the year, its Chief Financial Officer

NATO to Send Small Team of Defense Experts to Libya
2013-10-23 Read More...
NATO has agreed on Monday to send a small team of experts to advise Libya in building its defense institutions amid chaos two years after the killing of strongman Muammar

Russia Starts Implementing $4.3 Billion Deal With Iraq
2013-10-22 Read More...
Russia has started implementation of a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Iraq, an official with the Middle Eastern nation’s government

Iran’s Armed Forces Hold Air Defense Drills
2013-10-22 Read More...
The Iranian Armed Forces, including the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), have taken part in massive air defense exercises in October, a senior Iranian Commander announced on

Iraq Starts Receiving Russian Arms Under $4.3 Billion Deal
2013-10-18 Read More...
A top Iraqi official said Thursday that Baghdad had begun receiving arms from Russia under a historic $4.3-billion deal it signed last year but then scrapped amid corruption

Saudi Arabia to Host Electronic Warfare Symposium
2013-10-18 Read More...
The 3rd EW symposium for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the first AOC Electronic Warfare (EW) conference & exhibition to be held in the Kingdom who recognizes the importance of EW and the critical role it plays in operational effectiveness and for

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