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26 Prominent Speakers to Participate at International Defence Conference
2021-02-18 Read More...
Over 26 global industry leaders, specialists, and experts will attend the International Defence Conference 2021, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, on 20

Fincantieri Launches Second Corvette for Qatar
2021-02-17 Read More...
The technical launch of the corvette “Damsah” and the keel laying of “Sumaysimah”, respectively the second and fourth of the Al Zubarah Class Corvette ordered to Fincantieri by the Qatari Ministry of Defense within the national naval

Lockheed Martin Runs UAE-Designed AI Inspection Capability on Aircraft Programs
2021-02-17 Read More...
For a group of talented UAE students interning at Lockheed Martin in Masdar City, what started as an ambitious summer project has turned into a real-world engineering breakthrough that will positively impact the company’s aircraft programs for years

EDGE Signs Cooperation Agreement with UkroboronProm & Ukrspecexport
2021-02-17 Read More...
EDGE, the UAE’s advanced technology group for defence and beyond, announced it signed a tri-party strategic cooperation agreement with Ukrainian state-owned defence conglomerate UkroboronProm, and Ukrspecexport, a Ukrainian state-owned arms trading

Egypt, Spain Conclude Joint Naval Exercises in Red Sea
2021-02-16 Read More...
Naval forces from Egypt and Spain conducted, on Sunday, joint naval exercises in the Red Sea, according to Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesperson Tamer

Bahrain’s Chief of Staff Opens New Military Facility
2021-02-16 Read More...
Under the patronage of the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, a ceremony was held Thursday marking the inauguration of a new military

Jordan Requests F-16 Air Combat Training Center
2021-02-15 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Jordan of an F-16 Air Combat Training Center and related equipment for an estimated cost of $60

UAE’s Hope Probe Sends First Image of Mars
2021-02-15 Read More...
The Emirates Mars Mission team announced Sunday that the Hope Probe, which successfully entered the orbit of Mars last Tuesday, has sent the first image of the Red

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inaugurates New Medical College
2021-02-15 Read More...
An inauguration ceremony of the Royal Medical Services College for Nursing and Human Sciences was held last week under the patronage of Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al

Build-Up Starts for Indoor-Outdoor Stands at IDEX & NAVDEX 2021
2021-02-11 Read More...
Build-preparations have begun at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the internal and external exhibitions, as well as the live demonstration areas, for IDEX and NAVDEX 2021, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inaugurates New Warships
2021-02-11 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, a ceremony was held Tuesday to inaugurate Bahrain’s warships, namely the “RBNS Al-Zubara”, “Al-Areen”, “Mashhoor”, “Al-Daibal”, “Askar”, “Jaw”, “Al-Hidd” and

UAE’s Hope Probe Arrives to Mars
2021-02-11 Read More...
UAE President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated UAE citizens and residents and people of the wider region for the success of the UAE’s Hope Probe arrival to Mars in the first Arab interplanetary mission that marks the Arab

Saudi Chief of General Staff Patronizes King Faisal Air College Graduation Ceremony
2021-02-10 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 in Riyadh the graduation

First Military Drill Continues at Saudi Arabia’s Air War Center
2021-02-08 Read More...
Participants at Rimah Al-Nassr 1 (Spears of Vicotry) Exercise Maneuvers continued their joint drills at Saudi Arabia’s Air War Center at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Dhahran (Eastern

UK Military Delegation Concludes Three-Day Visit to Egypt
2021-02-05 Read More...
The current UK Chief of Defence Staff’s Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME), Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, and his successor Air Marshal (AM) Martin Sampson (photo), have wrapped up a three-day official visit to

Bahrain Defense Force Holds Graduation Ceremony
2021-02-05 Read More...
Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) held at the Royal Defence Force Training Centre Wednesday a graduation ceremony for new recruits, in the presence of Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Human Resources Major General Sheikh Ali bin Rashid Al

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