Posts Tagged ‘UAE’
3rd Annual Defence Logistics Conference to be Held in Abu Dhabi, 24-27 January 2010
PR Newswire |14 January 2010 The Region's Leading Conference in Military Logistics for 2010 3rd Annual Defence Logistics Middle East, 24 to 27 January, Armed Forces Officers Club, Abu Dhabi DUBAI, January 14 — One of the least publicised elements of the cost of the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq is the need to transport almost all the [...]
UAE Buying 40 Rafale Fighters from France
Aviation Week reports: United Arab Emirates Closing in on Rafale Jun 22, 2009 Michael A. Taverna/Paris The Rafale fighter could be one step away from securing its first export order, following submittal last week to the French government of final technical requirements for a 6-10 billion euro ($8.3-13.8 billion) 60-aircraft purchase by the [...]
French Military Base in Abu Dhabi to Facilitate Israeli Attack on Iran
Taking Israel's threat seriously, Iran had declared its intention to block the Gulf oil transit lanes in retaliation. In a major shift in foreign policy, France has not only entered the New Great Game, as it is being called, by establishing a military presence in the Middle East, but has increased the cost of retaliation to Iran. See the story in [...]
