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EDGE Ranks among Top 25 Military Companies Worldwide
2020-12-10 Read More...
Marking its first year, EDGE, the UAE’s advanced technology group for defense and beyond, was ranked among the top 25 military suppliers in the world by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Sudan Agrees to Host Russian Naval Base for at Least 25 Years
2020-12-10 Read More...
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to establish a navy base in the African nation for at least a quarter century, part of Moscow’s efforts to expand its global reach, The Associated Press (AP)

British Chief of Naval Staff Visits Sultanate of Oman
2020-12-10 Read More...
Mohammed bin Nasser al-Rasbi, Secretary-General at the Ministry of Defence of Oman, received in his office at Mu’askar Al Murtafa’ Tuesday Admiral Tony Radakin, Chief of the British Naval Staff (photo) and his accompanying delegation, currently

Saudi, US Land Forces Start ‘Hawk Claws 2’ Joint Exercise
2020-12-10 Read More...
Maneuvers of a joint exercise of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, with the participation of the friendly US forces, kicked off on Tuesday at the Northwestern zone of the

Bahrain Defense Force Conducts Two Separate Drills
2020-12-09 Read More...
A joint military drill titled ‘Bahrain’s Arrows 2020’ started Tuesday and will run until Wednesday in several parts of the

Egyptian President Receives Greek Defense Minister; Visits France
2020-12-08 Read More...
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (photo) received Greece’s Minister of National Defense Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos in Cairo, on Thursday, to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries and combating terrorism, Daily News Egypt

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Awarded Bahraini Medal First Degree
2020-12-08 Read More...
Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received in Manama Sunday Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff, General Fayyad bin Hamid

Bahrain’s Commander-in-Chief Inspects ‘RBNS Al-Zubara’ Patrol Warship
2020-12-07 Read More...
Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa paid an inspection visit to the Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) at Salman Naval

Bahrain’s Chief-of-Staff Receives Saudi, Jordanian Counterparts
2020-12-07 Read More...
The Chief-of-Staff of the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF), Lieutenant General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, received in Manama Friday Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff, General Fayyad bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili (photo), upon arrival at the Bahrain

Saudi International Airshow 2021 Postponed Until Further Notice
2020-12-04 Read More...
The Saudi Aviation Club has postponed the second edition of the Saudi International Airshow, amid the resurgence of a second wave of COVID-19 in a number of

UAE Launches Falcon Eye into Space on its 49th National Day
2020-12-04 Read More...
To mark its 49th National Day, the UAE launched the satellite Falcon's Eye into space from the French Guiana Space Centre, in South America, on Wednesday at 5:33am UAE time (01:33 GMT), Emirates news agency WAM

U.S. to Extend Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia by 5 Years
2020-12-03 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of U.S. Security Assistance Office (SAO) support services to include technical assistance and advisory support to the

Lebanon Requests 300 M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles
2020-12-03 Read More...
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lebanon of up to three hundred (300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) and related equipment for an

UAE Celebrates 49th National Day
2020-12-02 Read More...
On 2nd December, 2020, the UAE is celebrating its 49th National Day. Despite the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the UAE made this year many achievements and breakthroughs, Emirates news agency WAM

Abu Dhabi to Host International Defence Conference Ahead of IDEX-NAVDEX 2021
2020-11-30 Read More...
The International Defence Conference (IDC 2021) will take place on the 20th of February 2021, under the theme

Bahrain’s ‘RBNS Al-Zubara' OPV Docks in Salman Naval Base
2020-11-30 Read More...
Bahrain’s patrol warship, “RBNS Al-Zubara”, docked in the Salman Naval Base Thursday, ending its journey to the Kingdom which started from the English port of Falmouth in southern Britain last month, and included several stopovers in brotherly and

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