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Saudi Arabia
Infantry Weapons
Saudi Arabia Parades Chinese HQ-17AE Air Defense Systems
The Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces (RSADF) displayed a previously unseen radar during a parade marking the start of training for the Islamic year 1443 on 18 August. The Saudi Ministry of Defence released a […]
Air Platform
Saudi Arabia buys Turkish Karayel tactical UAV
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced on 27 April that the country was procuring six unmanned systems from local firm Intra Defence Technologies for delivery in 2021, and a further 40 systems […]
South Asia
Corrupt Bangladeshi officials issued 54000 passports to Rohingya refugees, says foreign minister
Riyadh has urged Bangladesh to take back some 54,000 Rohingya that are currently in Saudi Arabia. But agreeing to this would complicate Bangladesh’s Rohingya repatriation talks with Myanmar, reported DW news. In a recent interview […]
Defense Industry
Israel offers Iron Dome batteries to Saudi Arabia
“Israel has advanced capabilities in the field and in the past there have even been reports that Saudi Arabia is seeking to purchase Iron Dome batteries from Israel.” Israel must consider assisting Saudi Arabia, which […]
Middle East
President Erdogan Normalizes Ties With Egypt And Saudi Arabia
Relations between Ankara and Cairo have been strained due to Erdogan’s ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the murder of Khashoggi in Istanbul has cooled ties with Saudi Arabia. Turkey seeks to consolidate its […]
Infantry Weapons
Greek Patriot Systems Will Be Deployed In Saudi Arabia
An agreement to deploy a Greek Patriot missile system in Saudi Arabia could be signed when top Greece officials visit Riyadh next week. In fact, a tripartite cooperation meeting of Cyprus, Greece and the United […]
Americas
Lockheed And Raytheon Awarded Contract To Build THAAD For US, Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin has won a $932.8 million contract for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missiles for the US Missile Defense Agency and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Lockheed Martin Corp., […]
Air Platform
Alsalam Aerospace Industries (AAI) Completed Conversion of F-15s Into F-15SA Standard
The F-15SA is a derivative of the two-seat F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role fighter, and is the most advanced variant of the Eagle in service. The aircraft is equipped with a Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned […]
Industry
South Africa Bans On Arms Export To Arab Countries Hurting Its Economy
The members of the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) decide to suspend arms exports to many Arab countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Algeria. This body, which depends on the […]