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UAE, Jordan Sign MoU in Defence Industries
2021-04-19 Read More...
Major General Dr. Mubarak Saeed bin Ghafan Al Jabri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Support and Defence Industries at the UAE Ministry of Defence, and Brigadier Ibrahim Salman Al Naimat, Deputy-Chief of Staff of

Airbus Signs Major Integrated Support Contract with Egypt for C295
2021-04-16 Read More...
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, has recently signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for the performance-based support of its fleet, composed of a total of 24

Preparations in Progress for 7th Edition of DIMDEX
2021-04-15 Read More...
The organising committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) is ramping up preparations for the next edition set to take place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of

Libya, Turkey Sign Five Agreements; Vow to Boost Cooperation
2021-04-15 Read More...
A Libyan ministerial delegation arrived in Ankara Sunday to attend the first meeting of the Libyan-Turkish Council for High-Level Strategic Cooperation chaired by Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabiba and Turkish President Republic Recep Tayyip

Egypt’s Chief-of-Staff Attends Main Phase of ‘Al-Fateh-2021’ Training
2021-04-15 Read More...
Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid, attended the main phase of “Al-Fateh-2021” training, on Tuesday, implemented by a Southern Military Region

First Arab Female Astronaut Selected for Second Batch of UAE Astronaut Program
2021-04-13 Read More...
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the names of the two new Emirati astronauts who will form the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Program, and further revealed that

Oman’s Navy Chief Receives Combined Task Force Commander
2021-04-13 Read More...
Rear Admiral Saif Nasser al-Rahbi, Commander of Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received in his office last week Commodore Abdul Munib, Commander of the Combined Task Force (CTF 151) and his accompanying

Joint US-Bahrain Naval Drill ‘Neon Defender 21’ Concludes
2021-04-12 Read More...
“Neon Defender 21” joint drill, which was conducted by Bahrain Defence Force, the Interior Ministry and the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), concluded

Algerian Chief of Staff Receives French Counterpart
2021-04-12 Read More...
Lieutenant General Saïd Chanegriha, Chief of Staff of Algeria’s National People’s Army (ANP), received Thursday at the headquarters of the ANP General Staff, François Lecointre, Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, said a press release from

Rolls-Royce to Supply 12 mtu Kinetic PowerPacks to KAUST
2021-04-09 Read More...
Rolls-Royce is to supply twelve mtu Kinetic PowerPacks to King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia this

Saudi Chief of General Staff Patronizes Graduation Ceremony at King Abdullah Air Defense College
2021-04-09 Read More...
On behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, the Chief of General Staff Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili patronized the graduation ceremony

Bahrain Defence Force Honors Top Officers with First Class Medal
2021-04-08 Read More...
Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, presented the Long Service Medal of the First Class to Minister of Defence Affairs (photo), Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan Al

Tawazun, Pilatus Ink Offset Agreement for More PC-24 Components from Strata
2021-04-06 Read More...
Tawazun Economic Council and Swiss-based Pilatus Aircraft Ltd have entered into an offset agreement under which, Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company

Saudi Space Commission, Chinese Counterpart Discuss Future Cooperation
2021-04-06 Read More...
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (photo), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission (SSC), met, via video conferencing, with the Director of China National Space Administration (CNSA) Zhang

Qatar Emiri, UK Royal Air Forces Expand Defence Partnership
2021-04-05 Read More...
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart, HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, have announced an expansion of the relationship between the air forces of their

French President Awards ‘Officer of Legion of Honor’ to UAE Commander of Joint Operations
2021-04-05 Read More...
Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, has awarded Major General Saleh Muhammad Al Ameri, Commander of Joint Operations at the Ministry of Defense, the Legion of Honor (Officer), the highest national decoration in

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