• US DoD awards Bahraini Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters contract (8.02.2019) Bahrain will receive 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters by the end of August 2022, under a contract announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 7 February....>> • Qatar receives first Airbus H125 training helos (25.01.2019) Qatar has received its first Airbus Helicopter H125 training platforms, national media and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have revealed....>> • Qatari Typhoon and Hawk deal becomes effective (18.09.2018) Qatar’s deal to buy 24 Typhoon jets and nine Hawks is now officially effective after BAE Systems received its first payment today....>> • Bahrain's Blockbusters (14.09.2018) David Oliver looks at how the small Royal Bahraini Air Force is big on using new technology....>> • Qatar contract for 28 NH90s comes into effect (21.08.2018) Leonardo has today announced that it has made effective the contract signed on 14 March 2018, for the supply of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multirole military helicopters to the Min...>> • Mighty task for C-130 Hercules in Middle East (16.08.2018) Nearly 200 C-130 Hercules aircraft have been operated by Middle East air forces since the first was delivered to Iran in 1962. Alan Warnes reports....>> • Report: Russia gives S-300 to Syria for free (10.08.2018) Russian news site TASS reports Moscow gave Damascus three S-300 anti-aircraft battalion sets, with 8 launchers and more than 100 surface-to-air guided missiles each; the systems we...>> • Typhoons in the Desert: Kuwait Purchases 28 Eurofighter Jets (24.06.2017) Kuwait and Italy's Finmeccanica industrial group have signed a contract for the purchase of 28 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets....>> • RAFO Gets First of 12 Eurofighter Typhoons (24.06.2017) The Royal Air Force of Oman has received the first part of a batch of 12 of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets scheduled to be delivered to the country, BAE Systems announced in a new...>>