The General Command clarified that, with unwavering resolve and high combat readiness, the Bahrain Defence Force’s air defence systems successfully intercepted and destroyed three missiles and several drones. It affirmed that all its weapons and units are at the highest levels of readiness and defensive preparedness to protect the kingdom.

Defence Force accuses Iran of continuing its ‘hostile approach’ through missile and drone attacks aimed at ‘civilian’ facilities in Bahrain.

Pilots and crew from the US Air Force (USAF) are training with counterparts from Bahrain to rapidly deploy air combat assets to remote locations with minimal support infrastructure. The series of regular drills, known as Exercise Ballast Cannon, pairs the ...

Bahrain Defence force is today celebrating the formal delivery of the first of nine UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky - . marking the beginning of the first squadron of Black Hawks operated by an international military organisation. The Royal ...

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, it was announced on 1 December. The inauguration ceremony ...

Manama’s strengthened military capability is proudly on display at the Bahrain air show, with its air force’s newest and most capable-ever combat aircraft to take a starring role. The first three Lockheed Martin F-16s to be delivered to Manama in the ...

Lieutenant General Thiab Saqer Abdulla Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff, Bahrain Defence Force, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force during his visit to Air Headquarters, Islamabad. The meeting focused ...

The U.S. military said Tuesday that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.