Analysis

Andreas Mountzouroulias Turkey said Friday it has carried out a joint military exercise with five countries in the capital Ankara. Azerbaijan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan participated in the military drill called Eternal Fraternity-I United Special Forces Military Exercise, the National Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The most distinguished …

The Pakistan Navy inducted ATR-77 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) in a ceremony held at Pakistan Naval Aviation base Mehran, Karachi, This aircraft is based on the twin-engine turboprop ATR 72 platform. Pakistani military’s media wing, ISPR, said “These newly inducted and upgraded aircrafts are equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors …

Mena Adel Today we live in a world that is very different from the previous times, especially after the epidemic crisis that spread around the whole world in 2020. Also due to the quarantine methods to cope with the epidemic “global arms production was not fully immune to the impact …

Dalia Ziada Whenever the phrase “military diplomacy” is used, in the Middle East region, most likely you will find the name of Turkey next to it. Since the founding of the Turkish Republic, in 1923, the successive Turkish political leaderships have grown pretty skilled in manipulating various tools of military …

Dalia Ziada The recent turmoil in Kazakhstan brings back to the surface the question about the critical role of the military force in determining the success or failure of a civil rebellion against a political regime. However, the case of Kazakhstan is special in the sense that it adds another …

Dalia Ziada  The recent controversy over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intention to suspend its F-35 deal with the United States is the latest disappointment in the deteriorating relationship between the US and the Middle East, under the Biden Administration. It adds to US-Turkey disputes over the same jet fighters, …

MENA ADEL The Middle East was and still is one of the hottest regions on the global level, and with many geopolitical changes, it is a very large market for combat aircraft, and it has witnessed a very big competition for decades between Western and Eastern companies, up to the …

Pola Ayoub In modern warfare a new magnitude of threats have been emerged to attack and destroy High Value Assets (HVA) either military or civilian for example (high precision ammunition, traditional ammunition, UAVs and cruise missiles etc.) these threats utilized the new technologies for better performance and effect in the …

Exclusive Interview – Defense Arabia Steven Mathias, Vice President of Global Military Sales and Strategy at Bell Flight, discusses the industry’s difficulties and the company’s upcoming goals in this interview, which is a first in the Middle East region. Bell is not new to the Middle East, what is the …

The Moroccan Air Force will get 24 American F-16 fighter jets, after the Pentagon approved the deal. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces are preparing Benslimane and Benjerir military bases to receive the latest advanced type of F-16 combat aircraft by June 30, 2024. In an interview with the Defense Arabia, …