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At IDEX, Gulf countries make push for indigenous manufacturing

Middle East countries are getting serious about building robust, highly technological defense-manufacturing businesses, primarily driven by the desire to break free of economic dependence on oil.

By: Jen Judson March 2, 2017

Russia’s fifth-gen fighter blitz

Moscow is moving aggressively on another traditional patron of U.S. arms exports: the United Arab Emirates.

By: Matthew Bodner February 27, 2017

DCNS experiences loss in 2016 orders from previous year

The company said it expected to boost orders this year with a design contract for Australia’s 12 attack submarines.

By: Pierre Tran February 24, 2017

Saudi Arabian National Guard helicopter force takes shape

The Saudi Arabian National Guard has embarked on its plan to build a rotary-wing force that consists of the latest variants of both Apaches and Black Hawks and Boeing-made AH-6i light attack helicopters.

By: Jen Judson February 23, 2017

NIMR sells over 1,750 vehicles to UAE on last day of IDEX

United Arab Emirates company NIMR announced on the last day of Abu Dhabi’s International Defense Exhibition that it would build more than 1,750 combat vehicles for the country’s land forces.

By: Jen Judson February 23, 2017

FLIR-owned Prox Dynamics brings night vision to tiny drone

A small Norwegian company, now owned by U.S.-based FLIR, has added night vision capability to its tiny drone and has seen an uptick in sales with militaries worldwide.

By: Jen Judson February 23, 2017

Interview: Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal

Westphal, until recently the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, saw plenty of turbulence.

By: Joe Gould February 22, 2017

New UAE patrol ship presents a striking profile

There is no question what the most unusual craft is here at the NAVDEX portion of the IDEX international Defense Exposition. It’s a ship designed by the Dutch firm Damen, built in Romania, systems integration handled by France’s Thales, and fitted out and completed in the UAE by Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding.

By: Christopher P. Cavas February 22, 2017

Turkey unveils armed trainer, hopes to compete for exports

Turkey’s Defence Ministry and aerospace powerhouse have jointly unveiled a prototype of the country’s first indigenous armed trainer aircraft.

By: Burak Ege Bekdil February 22, 2017

Turkey mulls purchase of Russian S-400 air defense system

Defence Minister Fikri Isik says talks between Turkey and Russia for the potential acquisition of the S-400 system “made quite [the] progress.”

By: Burak Ege Bekdil February 22, 2017

China displays trimaran frigate design

Navies have flirted with exotic hull forms for decades, and the US Navy is producing Independence-class littoral combat ships with a wave-piercing trimaran hull form. Now the Chinese Navy seems to be preparing a trimaran design that could enter production as a frigate for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and for export.

By: Christopher P. Cavas February 21, 2017

Flight of Northrop's Victor-model Black Hawk opens door for more cockpit business

The first flight of the US Army’s UH-60 Victor-model Black Hawk helicopter last month marks the beginnings of new opportunities for Northrop Grumman in the global cockpit avionics market, according to a company executive.

By: Jen Judson February 21, 2017

UAE commissions latest home-built corvette

The sixth and last Baynunah-class corvette was commissioned into service Monday as Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, raised his country’s flag over the ship’s stern. The ceremony took place at the IDEX/NAVDEX defense exposition here in Abu Dbabi.

By: Christopher P. Cavas February 20, 2017

Harris wins big to build battle management system for UAE

Harris has won a $189 million contract to provide an integrated battle management system to the United Arab Emirates armed forces, the company announced Monday.

By: Jen Judson February 20, 2017

AM General to serve up trucks a la carte

AM General premiered a truck concept at a Middle Eastern defense exhibition this week that it never plans to sell.

By: Jen Judson February 20, 2017

New U.S. Army Central division HQ enhances focus on regional strategy

The Army recently added a division headquarters in Kuwait to supplement its eight brigade combat team-sized formations in the U.S. Central Command area of operations, which is freeing up the service to focus on theater-wide strategy and operational tasks, the three-star general in charge of US Army Central said Monday.

By: Jen Judson February 20, 2017

At IDEX, Gulf countries make push for indigenous manufacturing

Russia’s fifth-gen fighter blitz

DCNS experiences loss in 2016 orders from previous year

Saudi Arabian National Guard helicopter force takes shape

NIMR sells over 1,750 vehicles to UAE on last day of IDEX

FLIR-owned Prox Dynamics brings night vision to tiny drone

Interview: Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal

New UAE patrol ship presents a striking profile

Turkey unveils armed trainer, hopes to compete for exports

Turkey mulls purchase of Russian S-400 air defense system

China displays trimaran frigate design

Flight of Northrop's Victor-model Black Hawk opens door for more cockpit business

UAE commissions latest home-built corvette

Harris wins big to build battle management system for UAE

AM General to serve up trucks a la carte

New U.S. Army Central division HQ enhances focus on regional strategy

Russia's Rostec to co-develop 5th-gen fighter with UAE

Turkish Otokar wins deal with UAE to build amphibious armored vehicles

New Houthi weapon emerges: a drone boat

Ukraine company debuts tank-busting unmanned ground vehicle