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Saudi warns Iran over threats to BahrainSaudi Arabia yesterday condemned continuous Iranian threats against Bahrain, with its Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal calling on Iran to work for appeasement and peace, instead of "fanning flames". He was speaking More… |
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UAE signs $1.4bn defence contractsThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed defence contracts worth 5.2 billion dirhams ($1.4 billion), including one for unmanned aerial drones, a spokesman for the country's military said on Monday. More… |
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Mini drone debuts at Abu Dhabi showBCB International, the UK-based manufacturers of military survival and protective equipment, unveiled a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that fits in the palm of a hand and can be operated remotely by troops sitting in a control room thousands More… |
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US Navy says has not lost drone over GulfNo US drone has been lost in the Gulf recently, a US Navy spokesman said after Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a US intelligence-gathering drone in its airspace in the last few days. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IR More… |
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Iran 'captures' US droneIran captured a US drone that was flying in the country's airspace, its media reported on Tuesday. The ScanEagle drone was gathering information over Gulf waters and had entered Iranian airs More… |
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Iran 'repelled unidentified plane from airspace'Iran said it has repelled an unidentified aircraft violating its airspace, after Washington reported a US surveillance drone was shot at by Iranian warplanes last week. Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi appeared to b More… |
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Iran 'has pictures of restricted Israeli areas'Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from a drone launched into Israeli airspace earlier this month, an Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying on Monday. Earlier this month, Israel shot down a dr More… |
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Iran 'has advanced drone technology'Iran possesses drones that are far more advanced than the unmanned aircraft Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched into Israeli airspace this month, Iran's defence minister was quoted as saying on Sunday. More… |
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US, allies in big Gulf naval exerciseNew mine-sweeping technologies are being deployed to the region after the completion of a 10-day major naval exercise in the Gulf, which was designed to show a global will to keep oil shipping lanes open as Israel and Iran trade threats of war. More… |
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Fact and fiction on Israel's cloutAsked about the profusion of foreign reports that their armed forces could soon attack Iran, Israeli officials tend to smile and shrug enigmatically, seemingly content to let such guesswork simmer. The diplomatic dumbshow, which pre More… |
