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Saudi Navy Takes Part in Int’l Maritime Exercise (IMX 2019)
2019-10-28 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in IMX 19, US Central Naval Command, and the world’s largest multinational mixed international naval exercise which is taking place at the North Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Coast of Djibouti

Saudi King, Defense Minister Receive US Defense Secretary
2019-10-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at his office in Riyadh Tuesday the United States Secretary of Defense Mark

Saudi Arabia Hosts Security & Defense Conference for Chiefs of Staff
2019-10-23 Read More...
The Security and Defense Conference of the Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and a number of friendly countries including Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, New

AEC Concludes Participation in 3rd Saudi Logistics Conference
2019-10-17 Read More...
Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI) company and one of the leading national companies in the electronics & technology, has concluded its successful participation in the Saudi Logistics

U.S. to Deploy More Troops, Equipment to Saudi Arabia
2019-10-14 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Friday the deployment of additional American military forces to Saudi Arabia to bolster the Kingdom’s defenses after the September 14 attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have

GCC Chiefs-of-Staff Convene in Saudi Arabia
2019-10-07 Read More...
At the request of the Saudi Armed Forces, the GCC Chiefs-of- Staff met in Riyadh on Thursday for the fourth extraordinary meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) Supreme Military Committee, to exchange views on the current regional threats

US to Deploy Patriot Battery, Sentinel Radar Systems to Saudi Arabia
2019-09-30 Read More...
The United States is deploying to Saudi Arabia a battery of Patriot missiles, four sentinel radar systems and about 200 support personnel, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said in a press release on

‘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, QDM to Develop Saudi Capabilities in Testing Defense Products
2019-09-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QinetiQ and Dar Massader (QDM) to collaborate on developing Saudi Arabian capabilities in the technical test and evaluation of industry

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)

SAMI Names Walid Abukhaled Chief Strategy Officer
2019-09-02 Read More...
With a distinctive step to enable the localization of military industries in Saudi Arabia, Walid Abukhaled, a leading Saudi engineer in the defense and military industries, joined the Saudi Military Industries Company

Kuwait’s Defense Minister Congratulates Saudi Crown Prince on Success of Hajj
2019-08-19 Read More...
Kuwait’s First Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, congratulated His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of

SAMI Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Accessories & Components Co.
2019-07-22 Read More...
As part of its ongoing efforts to develop a sustainable domestic defense sector in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Aircraft Accessories & Components Co. Ltd. (AACC), a

Chairman of Saudi Space Agency Meets President of SpaceX
2019-07-22 Read More...
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Agency, met in Washington with the President and Chief Operating Officer of

US to Deploy 500 Troops to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
2019-07-19 Read More...
The US is preparing to send 500 troops to Saudi Arabia to front up to the growing Iran threat, it was

Tunisian President Awards Departing Saudi Military Attaché
2019-07-15 Read More...
Tunisian President Mohammed Béji Caïd Essebsi conferred in Tunis Friday on the Saudi Military Attaché, at the Embassy of the Kingdom, Brigadier Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Sahayan, a third class Order of the Republic of

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