The Australian Defence Force has renewed its contract with Serco to provide logistics and base support for its operations in the Middle East. The expansion contract for MELABS, short for Middle East Logistics and Base Support Services, is a continuation of the agreement that the two organizations originally signed in 2011. Mark Irwin, group chief...
The United States is requiring Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia to secure licenses prior to exporting artificial intelligence chips to some countries in the Middle East. According to a Reuters article, Nvidia said in a regulatory filing that the new export rule would not have “immediate material impact” on its financial results. AMD does not...
Jordan has taken another step toward enhancing its role in naval security in the Middle East, with the Royal Jordanian Navy’s membership in the International Maritime Security Construct as its latest initiative. Jordan is also a member of the 38-nation Combined Maritime Forces, another Mideast-based naval security partnership in the region’s major international shipping lanes. CMF’s...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has appointed a group of independent experts to study the alliance’s relationship with countries and stakeholders in the Middle East, North Africa and Sahel regions. Stoltenberg selected Ana Santos Pinto of Portugal to lead the group. The organization designated the following as members: Katja Lindskov Jacobsen (Denmark) D. Elie Tenenbaum...
A collaboration among the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East and neighboring areas to establish a common data pool on regional threats is making a “slow but steady progress,” a ranking U.S. Air Forces Central official, said. AFCENT Deputy Commander Brig. Gen David Mineau told the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference on Sunday...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is imposing sanctions on companies and individuals based in the Middle East and East Asia for the export of American and foreign-made components to support Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle production. In a notice published Tuesday, OFAC named Iran-based Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, Mehdi Dehghani Mohammadabadi...
The United States has reached an agreement with Qatari officials to maintain American military presence at Al Udeid Air Base, people familiar with negotiations confirmed. The agreement grants Al Udeid, which can house over 10,000 American troops, another 10 years of operations. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III visited the site in December and thanked...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blocked the assets and stateside transactions of three companies and an individual based in Lebanon and Turkey for their association with Iranian and Hezbollah-affiliated terror groups. The entities generate funds from selling Iranian commodities, including sales to the Syrian government. Their revenues provide key opportunities for “hundreds of...
Red Cat is attending the World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to provide daily demonstrations of the capabilities of its Teal 2 drone system. The event will run from Feb 4 to 8. Assembled by Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones, Teal 2 boasts a night vision camera and artificial intelligence capabilities to support military...
Elbit Systems has received a $109 million contract from BAE Systems Hägglunds to deploy the Iron Fist Active Protection System for a European customer’s tracked armored Combat Vehicle 90 platform. According to Elbit, the APS features low volume, weight and power requirements and offers 360-degree protection in open terrain and urban environments. Its sensor employs...
