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The first F-15QA fighter jet for the Qatari Air Force has conducted its maiden flight. On Tuesday, the Qatari Ministry of Defense provided footage on its Twitter page of the …
First Qatari F-15 Makes Maiden Flight Read More
The outbreak of the worldwide novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is placing the global economy in a near-total freeze as governments are forced to undertake shelter-in-place and quarantine orders in order …
How Will Germany’s Defense Spending be Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? Read More
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Ansar Allah insurgent group in Yemen has announced a two-week ceasefire in an effort to help stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 in …
Saudi-Led Coalition Announces Yemen Ceasefire Over Virus Concerns Read More The Qatari government has donated a batch of armored vehicles to the Jordanian Armed Forces. On Tuesday, Jordan formally received a group of eight armored personnel carriers donated from Qatar. …
Qatar Donates Armored Vehicles to Jordan Read More
Admiralty Shipyards, located in St. Petersburg, Russia, says it is not yet considering the postponement of deliveries to the Russian Navy over government quarantine measures. In a statement on Thursday, …
Russian Shipyard Not Yet Considering Delivery Delay Over COVID-19 Read More
Emergence of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has upended the global economic outlook for the upcoming year. Governments around the world have been forced to reassess their budgets and enact new …
Oil Salvoes Put Further Pressure on Saudi Defense Budget Read More
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has swept the globe has come down particularly hard in Spain. The number of confirmed infections continues to grow day by day, placing the …
Spain’s Defense Market and the COVID-19 Crisis Read More
Work on a pair of upgraded amphibious assault ships for the Russian Navy is falling behind schedule. A source in the Russian shipbuilding industry told state-owned media outlet TASS on …
Russian Amphibious Assault Ship Work Behind Schedule Read More
The German government has extended its arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. German media outlet DW reported on Monday that the German government had approved an extension of the arms embargo …
Germany Extends Arms Embargo on Saudi Arabia Read More