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‘Red Wave-2’ Joint Military Drill Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-09-25 Read More...
Naval forces from seven Red Sea countries started a joint military drill in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday, according to Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news

SAMI Completes Management Executive Team
2019-09-10 Read More...
Dr. Andreas Schwer, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has announced the completion of the company’s executive management team, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

“Eager Lion 2019” Military Drill Concludes in Jordan
2019-09-09 Read More...
The “Eager Lion 2019” military exercise concluded in Amman, Jordan Thursday in the presence of the Commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, and the participation of heads of delegations participating in the exercise from (30)

Head of General Authority for Military Industries Visits Armscor
2019-09-03 Read More...
Governor of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Engineer Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali (photo) headed the Authority’s delegation during its recent visit to the Republic of South

‘Eager Lion’ Military Drill Kicks Off in Jordan
2019-08-27 Read More...
The 2019 “Eager Lion” military training drill has kicked off in Jordan on Sunday, August 25, and runs through September 5, with 8,000 participants from Jordan, the U.S. and 27 other

Saudi Navy Commissions First Two Fast Boats in France
2019-07-25 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces celebrated putting into commission the first and second speedboats, specially made by the French Navy for its Saudi counterpart, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

First Saudi Female Ambassador Starts Her Mission in Washington
2019-07-09 Read More...
Saudi Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud on Thursday started her mission in the US as the Kingdom’s first female

Saudi Arabia Announces Opening of NEOM Bay Airport
2019-06-27 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia announced the opening of NEOM Bay Airport in the northern region of Sharma in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives Lebanese Army Commander
2019-06-24 Read More...
Saudi Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received Thursday Lebanese Army Commander Brigadier General Joseph Aoun and the accompanying

L3 Technologies, SAMI Enter Into Joint Venture
2019-06-20 Read More...
L3 Technologies announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) to collaborate on electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) and special mission systems projects within the Kingdom of

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Two Graduation Ceremonies
2019-05-07 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, attended on Wednesday (photo) the graduation ceremony of the 96th batch of students of the King Faisal Air

Saudi Arabia Hosts Planning Meeting for 10th Joint Peninsula Shield Exercise
2018-12-27 Read More...
The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) represented by military affairs participated in the meeting held in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, from 23 December to 27 December 2018, in order to finalize planning for the

‘Arab Shield 1’ Drills Conclude in Egypt
2018-11-19 Read More...
In the presence of the Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mutair, the Saudi Armed Forces concluded its participation in the (Arab Shield 1) military maneuvers which were hosted by the Arab

Two Joint Military Exercises Launched in UAE
2018-10-23 Read More...
The joint UAE-US military exercise “Iron Magic 19” started Sunday, as part of a series of joint military exercises throughout the year between UAE Armed forces and the armed forces of brotherly and friendly countries, Emirates News Agency WAM

Saudi Royal Air Force Celebrates National Day 88
2018-09-25 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Air Force carried out an air show in the skies of Jeddah

Saudi King Patronizes Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Agreement
2018-09-18 Read More...
Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the President of the State of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali signed Sunday the Jeddah Agreement for Peace between

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