Rockwell Collins and Taqnia Aeronautics will collaborate on military rotary and fixed wing avionics opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under an agreement announced …
With a long history in the Middle East, Airbus Helicopters could see the newest variant of the Panther being utilised by current operators of the …
20th December 2016
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement to establish a second foreign military base in the Horn of Africa. The new base, according to …
19th December 2016
The US-led coalition fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria launched one of its biggest strikes on 8 December aided by a secretive ‘new capability’ known …
18th December 2016
We come to the last part on Saudi Arabia's defence relationship with the West, the maritime domain. This is less high profile than the land …
17th December 2016
Danish company Terma and CET Group, an information technology specialist based in Dubai, will form a partnership to promote the former company’s wide area protection …
15th December 2016
Germany is delivering 50 Marder armoured infantry fighting vehicles (AIFVs) to Jordan to help secure its borders with Syria and Iraq. During the handover of …
15th December 2016
The United States Defence Secretary has announced that an agreement has been reached to allow Qatar to purchase a long range early warning radar (EWR) …
14th December 2016
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive this week the first batch of F-15SA aircraft from Boeing Defense. The US congress was …
14th December 2016
The two military heavyweights of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are driving defence procurement in the region with recent increases …
14th December 2016
Efforts among the countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to form a collective capability in defending against missile attack from potential regional …
14th December 2016
Long-term communication solutions for the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) could be met through specialist waveform technology. For ISOF and coalition security forces in the …
14th December 2016
The UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be among the first services to benefit from an arrangement between Babcock International Group and Oman …
14th December 2016
The first flying prototype of the VV-2 light helicopter was unveiled by Softex Aero for the first time during the eighth International Iran Kish Air …
14th December 2016
Kuwait looks likely to expand its military radar coverage following the US State Department approval of a foreign military sale (FMS) to the country for …
14th December 2016
As we have already seen in Part 1 – Land, the close defence relationship between Saudi Arabia's ruling House of Saud and Western governments is …
14th December 2016
With Saudi Arabia engaged in military action in the Yemen, the kingdom is taking an active part in the wider Middle East conflict between Sunni …
13th December 2016
The US State Department has approved a $3.51 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment, training and support, the …
13th December 2016
Last month the GCC states of Qatar and Kuwait moved one step closer to completing one of the largest fast-jet programmes in recent years with …
13th December 2016
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested Apache AH-64E helicopters and services from the US government under the foreign military sales programme. The potential $3.5 billion …
31st August 2016
An undisclosed Middle Eastern country is to receive eight Wescam MX-10D EO/IR designating turrets, L-3 Communications has announced. The delivery of the payloads, which started …
In the first of a new series of special reports, Shephard Media turns its attention to the Middle East defence sector.
Next year is likely to bring big sales for the market, with several major defence shows in the region. Learn what our team believes will be the main challenges and opportunities through our various news pieces and analyses available within our dedicated microsite.
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