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United Arab Emirates To Buy 120 Bayraktar TB2 Drones And Munitions From Turkey Worth $2 Billion

September 13, 2022 GDC 0

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UAE Plans to Buy CATIC L-15 Light Combat Aircraft

February 27, 2022 GDC 0

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Israel’s Mossad spy chief visits UAE for security talks

February 23, 2022 GDC 0

Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE National Security Adviser, received Yossi Cohen, Head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service (Mossad) who was on a visit to the UAE. The Mossad chief’s visit marks the first […]

US State Dept Approves Weapons Sale To UAE, Saudi Arabia And Jordan

February 5, 2022 GDC 0

State Department has approved Washington’s latest raft of proposed weapons sales to the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) preliminarily approved for deals – if they are not blocked […]

UAE To Buy South Korean M-SAM Worth $3.5 Billion

January 18, 2022 GDC 0

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reached a preliminary agreement to sell surface-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a visit to the country on Sunday. After meeting Emirati Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin […]

UAE Withdraws Lockheed’s F-35 Deal With The U.S.

January 8, 2022 GDC 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s recent cancellation of its plan to buy 50 Lockheed F-35 fighter jets worth $23 billion from the United States showed that the close trading partnership between the UAE and China […]

France Offers Additional Rafale Fighter Jets to India

December 18, 2021 GDC 0

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UAE suspends talks with US over purchase of F-35 fighter jets

December 16, 2021 GDC 0

Abu Dhabi halts $23bn deal after concerns about restrictions from Washington on use of Chinese telecommunication equipment which the U.S. suspect spywares are embedded into the Huawei 5G devices. The United Arab Emirates has informed […]

UAE Buys 80 French Rafale F4 Jet For Its Air Force

December 6, 2021 GDC 0

In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Vice-Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates […]

UAE Demonstrates Saab GlobalEye’s Advanced EW Capability

December 1, 2021 GDC 0

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Norinco Delivers Artillery, VT4 MBT & STI Tank Destroyer to Nigeria

April 9, 2020 0

China’s state-owned NORINCO delivered armored vehicles including artillery trucks, VT4 main battle tanks and ST1 tank destroyers to the Nigerian Army (NA) on Wednesday, Norinco announced it’s official wechat account. The first batch of 17 [...]
Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir showing highest level of combat readiness

June 19, 2025 0

Israel’s unique version of the F-35I Adir stealth fighter is showing the jet’s readiness for a higher level of combat in its fights with Iran. This difficult adversary, until recently, fielded a challenging arsenal of [...]
Taliban Could Sell Captured A-29, C-130 and UH-60 Aircraft To China, Report

August 20, 2021 0

Once the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and airfield in Kandahar, it captured a large number of military helicopters such as U.S.-made Black Hawks and Soviet-made Mi-17s, reported Defense News. U.S. taxpayers donated [...]
Chancellor Merkel’s last-minute approval sees German arms exports peak at $5.6 billion

January 2, 2022 0

After a last-minute approval of arms deals in the billions by Angela Merkel’s departing government, Germany’s weapons exports reached a record level in 2021, despite the government only acting in an executive capacity at the [...]
Pakistan Cuts Steel for Fifth Hangor-class Submarine “PNS TASNIM”

December 14, 2021 0

The Pakistan Navy held a steel cutting ceremony for the fifth Hangor-class submarine at the Karachi shipyard on December 9, according to the Pakistan Navy’s official social media accounts. Pakistan Navy launches first Hangor-class submarine [...]
Embarrassing Display: Russia’s Su-35 shot down a Su-30SM2

June 9, 2021 0

A Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM2 fighter jet that crashed this week may have been accidentally shot down by another Su-35 plane during exercises, the state-run TASS news agency reported Wednesday. MAF to fly Su-30SM2 with a [...]

Lockheed Martin Unveils HIMARS FLEX with 12 Launch Canisters Capable of Firing Extended Range GMLRS, PrSM, and ATACMS.

June 20, 2026 0

Lockheed Martin announced the HIMARS FLEX on June 16, a modular evolution of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System that introduces a dual-pod launcher configuration capable of carrying double the munitions of the standard […]

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]