As the Middle East and North Africa enters the second decade of the millennium, special operations forces (SOF) witness evolutionary change as operational requirements extend from ongoing counter-insurgency (COIN) campaigns to include mission sets associated with the Great Power Competition (GPC). Read More

Profumo: “the first delivery of this new aircraft is a significant milestone and a success for the Country”

 The Italian Air Force has a total requirement for up to 45 M-345s. They will gradually replace the 137 MB-339s which have been in service since 1982

 As well as being the future aircraft of the Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori acrobatic team, the M-345 is a highly-effective military pilot training platform, delivering jet trainer aircraft-like performance and efficiency at the cost of a turboprop Read More

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), the organiser of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2021), held under the patronage of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, from 21-25 February, has received approval from the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre for all badge holders to be exempted from the 10-day quarantine procedure on their arrival into Abu Dhabi. Read More

Preparations for the exhibitions and conference are on schedule, with widespread participation from international decision-makers and official delegations Read More

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• The latest Royal Saudi Naval Forces corvette NB 547 AL DIRIYAH was launched on the 14th November 2020.
• The event was streamed live from Navantia’s shipyard in Spain to Saudi Arabia where the ribbon was cut.
• Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted this program as strategic and expressed the desire for further collaboration between both countries.
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The Russian Navy has for the first time conducted from a ship live fire tests of the Pantsir-M surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery system, a naval version of the Pantsir-S1 system. One of the target regions for the export version Pantsir-ME is the Middle East.
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Rosoboronexport JSC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) presented to its foreign partners weapons for all segments of the global arms market at the Army 2020 International Military-Technical Forum at Kubinka near Moscow.
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The Russian Navy has for the first time conducted from a ship live fire tests of the Pantsir-M surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery system, a naval version of the Pantsir-S1 system. One of the target regions for the export version Pantsir-ME is the Middle East. Read More

 ASD represents the largest companies and over 3,000 SMEs and associations from 18 European countries
 Profumo: “The AD&S sector will be key to many of the priorities identified in the European recovery programme, from digitization, the green deal, cyber security, and competitiveness in Europe as well as a driving force for the education system” Read More

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EDGE, the Abu Dhabi based advanced technology group for defence and beyond, today announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the remaining 40 per cent stake currently held by Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, in Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (“AMMROC”). Read More