Lockheed Martin has secured a $286.5 million contract modification with the Missile Defense Agency to continue helping Saudi Arabia maintain and operate its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. The company will provide equipment, spare parts and support services to support ground production, maintenance, software updates, training and logistics of Saudi Arabia’s …
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This Saturday, in its shipyard in the Bay of Cádiz, Navantia launched the fifth corvette built for the Saudi Arabia Royal Navy (RSNF), which bears the name of Unayzah, in homage to this city located north of the country’s capital. The event, held at the San Fernando shipyard, was attended by …
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Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense inaugurated Monday the headquarters of the Unified Military Command (UMC) in Riyadh, in the presence of Defense …
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The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $650 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this …
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Reaffirming its commitment as a key enabler of Saudi Arabia’s technology innovation and digital transformation, Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, concluded its participation in GITEX GLOBAL, one of the biggest technology sourcing and networking events in the world held at the Dubai World Trade …
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The ship NB 546 AL-JUBAIL, the first of five corvettes that Navantia builds for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), has begun its sea trials in the waters of the Bay of Cádiz in order to check the correct operation of all its systems. Sea trials are carried out before …
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On behalf of Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, Commander of the Western Fleet Major General Yahya bin Mohammed Al-Asiri (photo) attended the graduation ceremony of the first batch of students on scholarships to study marine sciences in the Kingdom of Spain. The …
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The U.S. Army today awarded Boeing a contract worth approximately $437 million for full-rate production of AH-64E Apache helicopters for Saudi Arabia. “The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $436,691,186 modification to contract for full rate production of Apache AH-64E aircraft,” a U.S. DoD release said. Although today’s contract does not mention …
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Dalia Ziada It was clear from the early statements of Biden electoral campaign that his administration will not be as friendly to Arab Gulf States, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE), as Trump Administration was. Most countries in the Middle East, excluding Iran, hoped for the re-election of Trump. …
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The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted American plane-maker Boeing for support conversion of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S into an F-15SA fighter aircraft. The contract, announced on Monday, calls for support for the conversion of the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S into an F-15SA aircraft, which includes program …
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