Al Defaiya

Al Defaiya is a defence and aerospace news publication and magazine for the Arab world, launched in 1993 by Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal, the pan-Arab business magazine, together with the Monch Publishing Group. Its website publishes daily English-language news on defence procurement, air power, counter-drone systems, naval and land programmes and industrial cooperation across the Middle East and North Africa, organised by country sections covering the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Libya, Morocco, Yemen, Palestine, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey as well as international news.

Coverage

• Military aviation and foreign military sales, such as Saudi Arabia's request for 48 F-35 Lightning II fighters and JDAM-ER munitions, Qatar's request for up to four KC-46A tankers and Patriot replenishment, Iraq's planned acquisition of Bell 412EPX and Bell 407M helicopters, and the UAE's purchase of up to 10,000 APKWS II guidance sections
• Counter-drone and air defence developments, including Raytheon counter-drone components for the US Army, Qatar and Jordan, MARSS's nationwide counter-drone system for Kuwait, Anduril counter-UAS platforms for Kuwait and Teledyne FLIR's Ranger R10-3DX radar
• Regional defence diplomacy and industry, from EDGE's cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Defence, the Brazilian Army and Imbel to Egypt's strategic partnership with South Korea and Jordan's talks with Australia
• Civil aviation and airport topics, such as the Global Airport Leaders' Forum on future airport design and city terminals

Products and services

Al Defaiya publishes a print magazine with a media kit for advertisers, offers online advertising, produces The World Defense Almanac 2026, maintains an events calendar featuring exhibitions such as Milipol Qatar 2026, SOFEX 2026, Euronaval 2026 and the Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference, and distributes a newsletter to subscribers. It serves as a media partner to major regional defence and aerospace exhibitions.

Shows

Al Defaiya appears in the media partner lists of the Dubai Airshow 2027.

Contact

Arab defence and aerospace magazine published since 1993
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