The inauguration ceremony was held at Bahrain's Camp Ras al-Bar on 1 December 2025. (Bahrain News Agency) The United States and Bahrain inaugurated a new combined command post (CCP) for air defence, ...

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth $322 million, with a maximum contract value of $1.7 billion, to equip the ...

F-16 continues to be the most popular fighter plane in 2025, with a presence in over a score of air forces and a renewed role after the arrival of some of its units in Argentina.

Indeed, current scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, shows that Qatar Airways has ...

Welcome back to the MBN Iran Briefing, a new offering from the premier Arabic-first American news and commentary platform about the Middle East.. This week, we look at the seven moments and themes ...

Washington does not seem to realize that it holds more leverage over the wealthy petro-monarchies of the Persian Gulf than vice versa. It should use it.

On Friday, December 19, 2025, Israeli security services announced the indictment of Vitaly Zvyagintsev, a 30-year-old Russian national, for allegedly spying on behalf of Iranian intelligence.

Donald Trump said Somaliland recognition was still under review, even as Benjamin Netanyahu pushed for US backing and deeper ...

In recent days, Israeli media revealed signing the largest military deal in the history of the Israeli military industries.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January/February 2026, pp. 88-89 FOLLOWING THE SIGNING of a mutual defense pact in Riyadh on Sept.

Kadena Air Base, a key United States airpower hub in Japan, has recently strengthened its preparedness amid China's missile threat by training to rapidly repair the airfield. The Chinese Foreign ...