• Oman Air Force Continues F-16 Legacy (4/7/2014) The Sultanate of Oman accepted the first of its second order of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons in a ceremony April 3 at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility. The fighter ai...>> • Qatar in $23bn arms order including Apache and NH90 helicopters (4/1/2014) Qatar has added to its defence spending with the agreement to buy herlicopters from Boeing and the joint venture NH Industries as well as missiles from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon...>> • Israel Braces for Swarms of Iranian UAVs (4/1/2014) Israel recently went public with their fears that the Lebanese based terrorist group Hezbollah was preparing to use UAVs obtained from Iran for attacks on Israel....>> • Qatar to Buy Two A330 MRTT Refuellers (3/30/2014) Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract from Qatar for two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force....>> • Syria says Russia committed to S-300 systems contract (1/5/2014) Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says Russia’s contract to supply Syria with the sophisticated S-300 air defense systems is still in place....>> • S-300: NATO’s nightmare and perhaps Russia’s too (1/4/2014) The S-300 surface to air missile is vital for Syria’s air defences, but Moscow is wary of the complications the weapon could create – both for itself and the Middle East....>> • IAF fails to fish out remains of jet off Gaza coast (1/4/2014) American ship to aid in extraction effort to determine cause of July 7 crash. The Israeli Air Force failed to retrieve from the sea parts of an F-16i fighter jet that crashed off t...>> • IAF squadrons to close due to budget cuts (7/9/2013) This is just the beginning,’ a senior Defense Ministry official warns. DF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz announced Tuesday the closure of several air force squadrons as part of cuts to...>> • Netanyahu admits IAF carried out secret operations (6/28/2013) Prime minister tells graduating air force cadets that Israeli forces are prepared for any scenario. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli Air Force planes ca...>>