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Saudi Arabia to Acquire Australian Military Equipment
2017-03-30 Read More...
Australian defense firms have secured contracts to supply military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest importer of

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Director of US National Security Agency
2017-03-27 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior met Thursday at the Interior Ministry in Riyadh with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, Director of the US National Security

Saudi King Receives Chief of British Defense Staff
2017-03-24 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Wednesday the Chief of British Defense Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart

Saudi Arabia Orders 300 Chinese Combat UAVs
2017-03-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 300 of the newest Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial long-haul vehicles Wing Loong II (also known as Pterodactyl

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets US Defense Secretary
2017-03-20 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and a number of senior US administration officials at the Pentagon in Washington

Saudi King Concludes Historic Visit to China
2017-03-17 Read More...
China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed Memorandums of Understanding and Letters of Intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Donald Trump
2017-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia has claimed “a historic turning point” in relations with the US after President Donald Trump welcomed Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House earlier this

Rostec in Talks With Saudi Arabia, Kuwait on T-90 Tank
2017-03-16 Read More...
Russia’s Rostec state corporation is in negotiations process with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on the delivery of T-90 third-generation Main Battle Tanks, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview

Saudi Crown Prince Attends Closing Ceremony of ‘Watan 87’ Exercise
2017-03-13 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz attended last week the closing ceremony of the 2nd joint military maneuver, ‘Watan 87,’ along with Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of al-Madinah

L3 WESCAM to Open Service Center in Saudi Arabia
2017-03-02 Read More...
L3 WESCAM announced it has signed a long-term Service Center Agreement with Taqnia Defense and Security Technology Co. (DST) to open a WESCAM Authorized Service Center (WASC) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Medal from CIA Director
2017-02-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior received George J. Tenet, 1996-2004 Medal, which the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) awarded to him, for excellent intelligence performance, in

Saudi Arabia Joins “Aman 17” Naval Exercise in Pakistan
2017-02-13 Read More...
Saudi forces took part in a multinational naval exercise called “Aman 17”, conducted in Pakistan on Saturday, 11th

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Turkish Counterpart
2017-02-10 Read More...
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Crown of Saudi Arabia, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, held in Riyadh a meeting with Turkish National Defense Minister, Fikri Isik, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi, Pakistani Defense Ministers Discuss Bilateral Ties
2017-02-07 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense received in Riyadh visiting Pakistani Minister of Defense Khawaja Mohammed Asif, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Meets Lockheed Martin’s Chairman
2017-02-02 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, met in Riyadh on Tuesday Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Ms. Marillyn A. Hewson, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Japanese Chief-of-Staff
2017-02-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met in Riyadh Monday with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff, at the Japanese Ministry of Defense Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano,

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