Kuwait

Air Middle East 

Kuwait’s First Airbus H225M Helicopter Begins Flight Testing

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, Helicopter, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Kuwait National Guard

The first batch of Airbus H225M medium twin helicopters ordered by Kuwait have started their flight testing, Airbus announced. Kuwait

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Land Middle East 

Kuwait Cleared to Procure 19 Additional M88A2 HERCULES Recovery Vehicles

October 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured recovery vehicle (ARV), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Kuwait, Kuwait Army, M88 Recovery Vehicle, Military recovery vehicle, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 19 M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System

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Americas Small Arms and Light Weapons 

General Dynamics Receives $21M Order for 66 M61A2 Vulcan 20 MM Gatling Gun Systems

August 22, 2019 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), Kuwait, M61 Vulcan, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Rotary cannon, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

General Dynamics-Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) has been awarded a $20.78 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air

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Middle East Misc 

DynCorp International Awarded AFCAP IV Task Order for Mission Support Services at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait

July 23, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ali Al Salem Air Base, DynCorp International, Kuwait, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFICA), USA

DynCorp International (DI) was awarded an Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP) IV task order for Mission Support Services (MSS)

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Middle East Misc 

U.S. Army National Guard Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Related Incident in Kuwait

July 21, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Kuwait, Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Army, US Army National Guard (ARNG), USA

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the death of an Army National Guard soldier, who was supporting Operation Inherent

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Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

Lockheed Martin Awarded $3.4 Billion FMS Contract to Produce PAC-3 Interceptor Missiles for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Kuwait, MIM-104 Patriot, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3), Saudi Arabia, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC), USA

Lockheed Martin was awarded a foreign military sales (FMS) contract, worth around $3.4 billion, to produce PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)

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Air Middle East 

Boeing Receives $92M Logistics Support Contract for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft Ordered by Kuwait

December 14, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Fighter aircraft, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), USA

Boeing  is awarded a contract for Phase 1 integrated logistics support for 22 F/A-18E and 6 F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft

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Middle East Naval 

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Completes Trilateral Exercise with Iraqi Navy, Kuwaiti Navy

August 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Iraq, Iraqi Navy (IqN), KNS Al-Garoh (P 3725), Kuwait, Kuwait Naval Force (KNF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326), USS Chinook (PC-9), USS Tempest (PC-2), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard completed a trilateral exercise with Iraqi Navy and Kuwaiti Navy partners in the Northern

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Bombs Middle East 

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of Mk- Series Munitions to Kuwait

August 6, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), General-purpose bomb, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Mk 81/82/83/84 GP bombs

The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of various Mk- series munitions to

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Middle East Missiles 

U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 300 AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles to Kuwait

August 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AGM-114 Hellfire, Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Kuwait, Kuwait Military Forces, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 300 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles, and related equipment

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