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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Prepared to Deploy Ground Troops in Syria
2016-02-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense announced it is prepared to deploy ground forces in Syria to fight Daesh (ISIS), if the U.S.-led international coalition also deploys ground

Saudi Defense Minister Meets Indonesian, Qatari Counterparts
2016-02-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met at his office in Riyadh last week with Indonesian Defense minister Riamiz Ard Riakodo

Saudi King, Chinese President Discuss Regional Issues
2016-01-21 Read More...
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to reaffirm diplomatic and economic bilateral relations between the two

Saudi Defense Ministry to Hold Largest Regional Spare Parts Exhibition
2016-01-21 Read More...
The Saudi Ministry of Defense, represented by the General Administration to support local manufacturing, continues its preparations for the start of the Armed Forces exhibition to support the localization of spare parts industry, to be held on

Saudi Minister of Defense Visits Pakistan
2016-01-12 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense arrived Sunday in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the invitation of the Pakistani government, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.Upon

Canada Going Ahead With $15 Billion Saudi Arms Deal
2016-01-08 Read More...
Canada has condemned Saudi Arabia’s recent mass execution, but will go through with a controversial arms deal to sell the Kingdom $15 billion worth of

Saudi Assistant Defense Minister Meets Pakistani Army Chief
2016-01-08 Read More...
A Saudi official met last week with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif for discussing regional security and bilateral defense

Gulf States to Hold Extraordinary Meeting on Iran
2016-01-07 Read More...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Gulf Arab states announced on Tuesday it will hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh on Saturday to discuss tensions with Iran after attacks on Saudi missions

Saudi Arabia, Turkey to Form Strategic Cooperation Council
2016-01-04 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and Turkey plan to create a “strategic cooperation council” to strengthen military, economic and investment cooperation between the two states, Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Foreign Minister,

Saudi Defense Minister Meets Yemen’s Chief of Staff
2015-12-23 Read More...
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Riyadh with Yemeni Army’s Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Ali

Gulf Defense Spending Trimmed for First Time in a Decade
2015-12-22 Read More...
Low oil prices are eating into defense spending in the Gulf region, one of the world's largest arms markets, with budgets trimmed for the first time in a decade this year and deeper cuts expected in 2016, according to a

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Order Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Missiles
2015-12-17 Read More...
The United States and allied military forces will upgrade their missile defense capabilities under a new $1.1 billion contract for production and delivery of Lockheed Martin-built Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles and PAC-3 Missile

Saudi Arabia Forms 34-State Coalition to Combat Terrorism
2015-12-16 Read More...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday formed a 34-state military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on Saudi Press Agency

Saudi King Calls for GCC Unity Against Foreign Threats
2015-12-11 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud emphasized that Gulf Arab states must stand united and work together to fortify themselves against foreign threats at a time when the region is passing through tough

Asiri: “New Smart Bombs to Saudi Arabia Will Enhance Precision Strikes in Yemen”
2015-11-20 Read More...
This week’s sale of $1.29 billion in U.S. “smart” bombs to Saudi Arabia will allow for “greater precision” in air strikes on militia targets, the official Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition told

Saudi Arabia Requests Air-to-Ground Munitions from USA
2015-11-18 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Saudi Arabia for air-to-ground munitions and associated

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