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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets China’s Defense Minister
2016-09-01 Read More...
Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China Chang Wanquan met on Wednesday with Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, currently

Saudi Arabia Orders More Abrams Main Battle Tanks
2016-08-25 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for M1A2S Saudi Abrams Main Battle Tanks and M88Al/A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System

Donald Galli to Head Oshkosh Saudi Arabia
2016-08-04 Read More...
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation company, appointed Donald Galli as the Managing Director of Oshkosh Saudi Arabia. In this role, Galli will be located in Riyadh and will be responsible for leading Oshkosh’s operations and the full

Saudi King Receives Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in Tangier
2016-08-02 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, today received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at his

Saudi Arabia to Host Unmanned Vehicles & Systems 2016
2016-07-28 Read More...
Tangent Link is organizing Unmanned Vehicles & Systems 2016 (USV16) in the Saudi Capital Riyadh on 21-22 November

Saudi Crown Heir Decorates Two Lieutenant Generals
2016-07-25 Read More...
Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz decorated in Jeddah Lieutenant General Awad bin Eid Al-Balawi, the Director General of the Border Guards, and Lieutenant General Khaled Bin Qarar Al-Harbi, the Commander

Saudi Defense Minister Meets US, French, British Counterparts
2016-07-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on Wednesday at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington DC, met separately with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter

Saudi Defense Minister Inspects Air Defense Units in Najran
2016-07-01 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Najran on an inspection visit of the Armed Forces in the region, coming from Paris after completing an official visit to France,

Saudi Defense Minister Meets French Counterpart
2016-06-30 Read More...
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense began an official visit to the French Republic

Saudi King Receives Pakistan’s Chief of General Staff
2016-06-30 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Tuesday, at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah, Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. General Rashad Mehmood and his accompanying

Saudi Defense Minister Visits France After USA
2016-06-28 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown and Defense Minister, Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, started an official visit to France following his earlier visit to

Saudi Defense Spending Surges 50% in 2015 to $9.3 Billion
2016-06-14 Read More...
A surge in weapons purchases by Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nations fighting in Yemen, helped push global arms sales up more than 10% last year, according to HIS Global Defense Trade

Airbus, TAQNIA to Launch Aviation Innovation Challenge for Saudi Youth
2016-06-14 Read More...
A nationwide hunt for the best innovators in Saudi Arabia will begin this September, following a collaboration agreement signed in Riyadh today between Airbus Middle East and TAQNIA Aeronautics, a subsidiary of Saudi Technology Development and

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Graduation Ceremony at King Fahd Security College
2016-06-07 Read More...
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia, patronized in Riyadh last week a graduation ceremony of the 45th batch of university cadets of King Fahd Security College and the first

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Attends Efes-2016 Closing Ceremony
2016-06-02 Read More...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan patronized in Izmir on Tuesday the closing ceremony of the Efes-2016 Military Exercise which began last month, in the presence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian’s Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Abdul

Royal Saudi Air Force Participates at Anatolian Eagle Exercise
2016-05-30 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is participating in “Anatolian Eagle – 4” Military Training hosted by Turkey for about 20 days. This is the fourth representation of Saudi Arabia at one of the largest military exercises of its

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