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  • Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf  stable
    Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf stable

    Despite the churn in the U.S. capital as the new administration takes over, despite the attempted Muslim ban and despite President Trump’s “America first” proclamations, there is a sense among veteran U.S.-based Middle East observers that relations with the Gulf states are stable and might even benefit from the power changes.

  • Russia’s Middle East power play
    Russia’s Middle East power play

    A week after concluding its combat mission in Syria, Russia’s flagship Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier had one final mission in the Mediterranean. It was, perhaps, a mission for which the ship was most capable: impressing Third-World strongmen.

  • Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities
    Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities

    The world’s conflict zones are offering unique opportunities to Turkey’s rising armored vehicles manufacturers.

  • US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence
    US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence

    Responding to a growing number of dangerous incidents in waters around Yemen, the U.S. Navy is expanding its presence in the Red Sea, especially around the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the waterway.

  • At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large
    At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large

    Avascent, a strategy and management consulting firm, was on hand at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) late last month, where analysts provided a post-game wrap-up of sorts.

  • Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration
    Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration

    Turkish defense electronics specialist and US Honeywell have signed a memorandum of understanding to generate a framework for future collaboration, Aselsan said in a statement Feb. 27.

  • Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment
    Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde is expanding its influence in the Arabian Gulf region with an agreement to design and build two high-speed offshore patrol vessels for the UAE Coast Guard.

  • UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems
    UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems

    The United Arab Emirates armed forces’ Joint Aviation Command (JAC) is concluding a $52.27 million deal with Florida-based Orbital ATK Defense Electronic Systems for acoustic hostile fire warning systems.

  • For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off
    For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off

    For the past two years, Kvichak Marine Industries has been shopping its 45-foot response boat-medium (RBM) around the Arabian Gulf region.

  • Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS
    Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS

    Typhoon combat jets flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force have used Paveway IV precision-guided bombs to strike Islamic State terrorists, marking the first time the weapon has been launched in anger from the Eurofighter-built aircraft, according to gulf region sources.

  • Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf  stable
    Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf stable

    Despite the churn in the U.S. capital as the new administration takes over, despite the attempted Muslim ban and despite President Trump’s “America first” proclamations, there is a sense among veteran U.S.-based Middle East observers that relations with the Gulf states are stable and might even benefit from the power changes.

  • Russia’s Middle East power play
    Russia’s Middle East power play

    A week after concluding its combat mission in Syria, Russia’s flagship Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier had one final mission in the Mediterranean. It was, perhaps, a mission for which the ship was most capable: impressing Third-World strongmen.

  • Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities
    Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities

    The world’s conflict zones are offering unique opportunities to Turkey’s rising armored vehicles manufacturers.

  • US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence
    US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence

    Responding to a growing number of dangerous incidents in waters around Yemen, the U.S. Navy is expanding its presence in the Red Sea, especially around the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the waterway.

  • At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large
    At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large

    Avascent, a strategy and management consulting firm, was on hand at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) late last month, where analysts provided a post-game wrap-up of sorts.

  • Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration
    Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration

    Turkish defense electronics specialist and US Honeywell have signed a memorandum of understanding to generate a framework for future collaboration, Aselsan said in a statement Feb. 27.

  • Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment
    Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde is expanding its influence in the Arabian Gulf region with an agreement to design and build two high-speed offshore patrol vessels for the UAE Coast Guard.

  • UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems
    UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems

    The United Arab Emirates armed forces’ Joint Aviation Command (JAC) is concluding a $52.27 million deal with Florida-based Orbital ATK Defense Electronic Systems for acoustic hostile fire warning systems.

  • For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off
    For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off

    For the past two years, Kvichak Marine Industries has been shopping its 45-foot response boat-medium (RBM) around the Arabian Gulf region.

  • Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS
    Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS

    Typhoon combat jets flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force have used Paveway IV precision-guided bombs to strike Islamic State terrorists, marking the first time the weapon has been launched in anger from the Eurofighter-built aircraft, according to gulf region sources.

  • Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf  stable
    Despite Trump rhetoric, US pledge to the Gulf stable

    Despite the churn in the U.S. capital as the new administration takes over, despite the attempted Muslim ban and despite President Trump’s “America first” proclamations, there is a sense among veteran U.S.-based Middle East observers that relations with the Gulf states are stable and might even benefit from the power changes.

  • Russia’s Middle East power play
    Russia’s Middle East power play

    A week after concluding its combat mission in Syria, Russia’s flagship Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier had one final mission in the Mediterranean. It was, perhaps, a mission for which the ship was most capable: impressing Third-World strongmen.

  • Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities
    Conflict zones offer Turkish armored vehicles new opportunities

    The world’s conflict zones are offering unique opportunities to Turkey’s rising armored vehicles manufacturers.

  • US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence
    US Navy beefs up Red Sea presence

    Responding to a growing number of dangerous incidents in waters around Yemen, the U.S. Navy is expanding its presence in the Red Sea, especially around the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the waterway.

  • At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large
    At IDEX, Russia and Ukraine Loom Large

    Avascent, a strategy and management consulting firm, was on hand at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) late last month, where analysts provided a post-game wrap-up of sorts.

  • Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration
    Aselsan, Honeywell Sign MoU on Collaboration

    Turkish defense electronics specialist and US Honeywell have signed a memorandum of understanding to generate a framework for future collaboration, Aselsan said in a statement Feb. 27.

  • Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment
    Damen Becoming a Mideast Establishment

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde is expanding its influence in the Arabian Gulf region with an agreement to design and build two high-speed offshore patrol vessels for the UAE Coast Guard.

  • UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems
    UAE Purchases Hostile Fire Warning Systems

    The United Arab Emirates armed forces’ Joint Aviation Command (JAC) is concluding a $52.27 million deal with Florida-based Orbital ATK Defense Electronic Systems for acoustic hostile fire warning systems.

  • For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off
    For Kvichak, Staying Power Starts to Pay Off

    For the past two years, Kvichak Marine Industries has been shopping its 45-foot response boat-medium (RBM) around the Arabian Gulf region.

  • Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS
    Saudi Typhoons Use Paveway IV Bombs on ISIS

    Typhoon combat jets flown by the Royal Saudi Air Force have used Paveway IV precision-guided bombs to strike Islamic State terrorists, marking the first time the weapon has been launched in anger from the Eurofighter-built aircraft, according to gulf region sources.