Kuwait

Air Middle East 

Kuwait Refuses to Accept Airbus H225M Helicopters

February 14, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, Helicopter, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force

The Kuwait Ministry of Defense has announced that it has suspended taking delivery of the Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters due

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Middle East Misc 

Lithuanian Military Personnel Serving in CJTF-OIR in Iraq Temporarily Moved to Kuwait

January 11, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Al-Asad Airbase, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Danish Defence, Iraq, Kuwait, Lithuania, Lithuanian Armed Forces

Six Lithuanian soldiers serving at al Asad Airbase in Iraq as part of the Danish Contingent have been temporarily repositioned

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Air Middle East 

Marshall Signs Contract to Support Kuwait Air Force Fleet of KC-130J Tanker Aircraft

January 8, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial refueling, KC-130J Super Hercules, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, USA

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has signed a multi-year contract with the United States Government to support the Kuwait Air

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Air Middle East 

First Eurofighter Typhoon ISPA 6 Aircraft in Kuwait Air Force Configuration Completes First Flight

December 23, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments CAPTOR-E AESA radar, Eurofighter GmbH, Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Italy, Kuwait, Kuwait Air Force, Leonardo

The first Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Series Production Aircraft 6 (ISPA 6) equipped with the Kuwait Air Force configuration has successfully

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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, 2019March 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Armoured recovery vehicle (ARV), Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Kuwait, Kuwait Army, M88 Recovery Vehicle, M88A2 HERCULES, 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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