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Land Systems / Middle East

French Human Rights Activists Seek to Block Saudi Arms Delivery

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

French human rights activists have attempted to block the loading of French weapons onto a Saudi cargo ship docking in France today. On May 9, 2019, the human rights group …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Israel Nearing Major Aircraft Buy

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Israeli Air Force is nearing a multi-billion-dollar order for American-made aircraft. On April 28, 2019, IsraelDefense magazine reported on the current status of Israel’s pending acquisition of U.S.-made aircraft.  …

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Land Systems / Middle East

Bahrain Operating M-ATVs

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Bahrain Defence Force appears to have acquired M-ATV light armored vehicles, produced by U.S.-based Oshkosh Defense.  A number of vehicles could be seen in a convoy in a recent …

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Land Systems / Middle East

TOS-1A Seen in Saudi Arabia

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of its first TOS-1 multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) from Russia. A pair of images emerged on social media on April 9, 2019, appearing to show …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Washington Warns Cairo on Su-35

April 9, 2019November 20, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

  The U.S. has begun to warn the Egyptian government over a reported plan to purchase the Su-35 fighter jet. Roll Call reported on April 9, 2019, that the proposed …

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Geopolitics / Middle East

U.K. Foreign Secretary Defends Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

In an opinion piece, the U.K. foreign secretary has argued against ending the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Writing in Politico’s Europe edition on March 26, 2019, U.K. Foreign …

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Middle East / Military Aircraft

Egypt Reportedly Inks Deal for Dozens of Su-35s

March 18, 2019March 19, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Egypt has reportedly placed an order for Russia’s Su-35 fighter jet. Citing two defense industry sources, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on March 18 that Egypt has ordered “over two dozen” …

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Middle East / Missiles

Russia Markets Pantsyr-ME to the Middle East

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Middle Eastern countries have shown interest in the Pantsyr-ME surface-to-air missile system, according to Russian officials.

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Industry / Middle East

IDEX Opens in the UAE

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

The United Arab Emirates has opened its International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, attracting defense companies from around the world.

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Middle East / Naval Systems

Fateh Submarine to Join Iranian Navy

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 - by Derek Bisaccio

Iran may put a new class of submarine into service in the next month.

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