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New Managing Director for Boeing’s Saudi Defense Business
2012-10-10 Read More...
US aerospace giant Boeing Company has named Chris Smith as the new Vice President and Managing Director for its defense business in Saudi Arabia to further boost customer relationships and establish new in-country

Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense Receives Egypt’s Army Chief
2012-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabi’a Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz received today, in his office at the Ministry of Defense in Jeddah, the Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Lt. General Sidqi Subhi Sayed and the accompanying

GCC States Interested in THAAD Missile-Defense System
2012-08-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and its closest regional partners have shown interest in buying the most advanced Lockheed Martin Corp missile-defense system to counter perceived threats, executives of the company

ISR Suites & Support for Saudi Arabia
2012-08-16 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress August 9 of of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 10 Link-16 capable data link systems and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)

BAE Brings Typhoon Repair Capabilities to Saudi Arabia
2012-08-15 Read More...
BAE Systems Saudi Arabia announced that it has invested 65 Million Saudi Riyals ($17 Million) with Advanced Electronics Systems (AEC) and Rockwell Collins Deutschland (RCD) to bring into Saudi Arabia the repair capability for the Cockpit Interface

EADS Fully Cooperating in Saudi Fraud Probe
2012-08-14 Read More...
European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. EADS said it is cooperating with the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) which has launched a probe into suspected irregularities involving a Riyadh-based subsidiary of the Franco-German aircraft maker and

Saudi Arabia to Intercept Israeli Jets en Route to Iran
2012-08-10 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has warned that it will intercept Israeli fighter jets that enter its airspace en route to an attack on Iran, UPI news reported citing the Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth. The report comes as the delivery of an upgraded interceptor

Royal Saudi Air Force Orders 193 F110 Engines
2012-08-09 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has ordered 193 F110-GE-129E engines to power 84 new twin-engine Boeing F-15SA

Follow-On Support & Services for the Royal Saudi Air Force
2012-08-07 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for follow-on support and services for the Royal Saudi Air Force at an estimated cost of $850

Prince Salman Receives Pakistan’s Defense Attaché
2012-08-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received Saturday at his office in Jeddah Pakistan's Military Attaché to the Kingdom Brigadier General Hassan Jalil

Prince Bandar bin Sultan Named Saudi Intelligence Chief
2012-07-20 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has appointed its former Ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, as the new Intelligence Chief, replacing Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, Saudi media reported on Thursday, citing a royal

Saudi Arabia, UAE Huge Drivers of Offset Agreements
2012-07-20 Read More...
Global aerospace and defense companies have racked up a cumulative $500 billion of obligations in order to secure weapons sales with foreign countries through 2016, according to a leading consulting

Prince Miteb Visits Saudi National Guard Officers
2012-07-19 Read More...
Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, Commander of the Saudi National Guard, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet, was greeted by National Guard Officers in Al-Qassim (Saudi Arabia) on

Saudi Air Force Selects Goodrich Reconnaissance System
2012-07-11 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S Modernization

DCI Training Honors the 2007 Batch of Saudi Cadets
2012-07-06 Read More...
Thursday 5 of July, on the Brest Naval Instruction Center parade ground, a ceremony was held for the promotion to the first Officer's rank of Royal Saudi Naval Force cadets from the SAGEMA 2007

Prince Salman Addresses Top Saudi Military Officials
2012-06-27 Read More...
Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, said it was a great honor for him to be entrusted with new responsibilities by King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy

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