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Feb- 2023 -

3 February

Middle East

Joe Saballa

Saudi Arabia Picks MBDA Surface-to-Air Missiles for Combat Ships

Saudi Arabia has selected MBDA US to supply surface-to-air missiles for its multi-mission surface combatant ships.

Jan- 2023 -

23 January

Middle East

HMS Lancaster sails with USS Monsoon and Chinook in the Strait of Hormuz

Rojoef Manuel

UK Royal Navy Takes Over Middle East Maritime Security Task Force

Under the maritime security group, Royal Navy will work alongside international fleets to secure the Middle East against regional threats.

3 January

Air

A new U.S. Air Force E-11A BACN aircraft sits parked at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dec. 16, 2022. This E-11A is the newest addition to 430th Expeditionary Electronic Communications Squadron's fleet. Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, this aircraft extends the range of communications channels and enables better communication amongst units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shannon Bowman)

Rojoef Manuel

New E-11A Communications Aircraft Handed Over to US Air Force

The US Air Force has received a new E-11A aircraft with a battlefield airborne communications node payload in Saudi Arabia.

Dec- 2022 -

1 December

Middle East

Tens of thousands of supporters of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebel movement gather in the capital Sanaa on September 21, 2017 to mark the third anniversary of the rebel takeover. Photo: Mohammed Huwais/AFP.

Staff Writer With AFP

Rebel Port Attacks Pose New Threat for Yemen

Two months after Yemen's truce expired, a series of attacks by Houthi rebels could have serious repercussions for a country crippled by war.

Nov- 2022 -

20 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

US Building MidEast Defense Systems to Deter ‘Threats’: Official

The US is reinforcing defense infrastructure in the Middle East at a time of tension with Iran, a Washington official said.

Sep- 2022 -

29 September

Middle East

Saudi Arabia's first Avante 2200-class, dubbed the Al Jubail

Alie Peter Neil Galeon

Saudi’s First Avante 2200 Corvette Joins International Maritime Coalition

Saudi Arabia’s first Avante 2200 corvette has begun patrolling international waters in the Middle East region.

13 September

Middle East

Alie Peter Neil Galeon

Saudi Arabia’s First Avante 2200 Corvette Arrives in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia’s first of five Avante 2200 corvettes on order has arrived in the country, expected to boost the kingdom’s naval presence and protect its territorial waters.

6 September

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

27 Dead as AQAP Launches Attack on Yemen Separatists

Twenty-one separatist fighters and six members of Al-Qaeda's Yemen branch were killed as an attack by the jihadists punctured months of relative peace in the war-torn country.

Aug- 2022 -

2 August

Middle East