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US Seeks to Build Regional Ballistic Missile Shields
2012-04-02 Read More...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday promoted a missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran and sought to work with them to help end the violence in Iran’s ally

US to Discuss GCC Missile Defense in Riyadh
2012-03-30 Read More...
Missile defense will be among the topics that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to discuss during the meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a U.S. security cooperation group, State Department

Saudi Arabia, France Discuss Defense Ties
2012-03-26 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman held talks in Riyadh Saturday with his French counterpart Gerard Longuet and emphasized the Kingdom’s desire to strengthen partnerships between their respective Defense

Swedish Prosecutor Probes Saudi Arms Deal
2012-03-23 Read More...
A prosecutor in Sweden has opened a preliminary inquiry into a controversial defense deal to help Saudi Arabia build an arms factory, defense officials said

Saudi Defense Minister Assesses Armed Forces
2012-03-16 Read More...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Salman attended a military parade earlier this week at the grounds of the 8th King Fahd Brigade in Tabuk and inspected symbolic units of the various sectors of the Armed

Saudi School Students Fly Typhoon
2012-03-15 Read More...
School children and students turned their childhood dreams into reality when they experienced the thrill of flying Typhoon at a recent exhibition in

The Saudi Internal Security Market 2011-2015
2012-02-21 Read More...
The recent turmoil in the Arab world forced the Saudi Arabian royal family into critical internal security decision junctures. As a first step, the Saudi government initiated a $140 Billion package of programs intended to improve the standard of

Saudi-Indian Panel to Draw Future Defense Cooperation
2012-02-17 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and India agreed to set up a joint panel that will be entrusted with the task of preparing a road map for defense cooperation and to work out details of a proposed defense pact to be signed later in

Saudi King Receives High Indian Defense Officials
2012-02-15 Read More...
HRM King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia held wide-ranging talks with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in Riyadh on

Lockheed Holds 1st Industry Collaboration Forum in Saudi Arabia
2012-02-02 Read More...
Lockheed Martin held its first Industry Collaboration Forum on 29-30 January 2012 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, launching an effort geared toward strengthening relationships with local industry and creating opportunities for new

Prince Turki Warns of Nuclear Arms Race in Mideast
2012-01-27 Read More...
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, is warning if the Middle East does not become a nuclear weapon-free zone, a nuclear arms race is inevitable and could possibly include Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Prince Turki: “All Options Open Against Iranian Threats”
2012-01-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will use “all available options” to defend itself against Iranian “threats” that might trigger “unwanted military confrontation,” its former Intelligence Chief told a Gulf security

Obama-Prince Saud al-Faisal Discuss Regional Issues
2012-01-13 Read More...
U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, in the Oval Office earlier this week to discuss key issues related to the Middle East, the White House

Saudi Civil Aviation Authority to Launch Islamic Bond
2012-01-12 Read More...
Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) is starting to meet investors ahead of issuing its debut Islamic bond, or sukuk, the state news agency SPA

Pentagon: “F-15 Sale to Saudi Arabia Part of a Broader Cooperation”
2012-01-04 Read More...
The recently announced $29.4 billion sale of F-15SA fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia is just one part of a broader U.S.-Saudi military sales and defense cooperation effort that's central to regional security, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little

Boeing’s President & CEO Welcomes the Saudi F-15 Deal
2011-12-30 Read More...
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney welcomed the announcement by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that it has reached an agreement to purchase from the U.S. government 84 new Boeing F-15 fighter aircraft and to upgrade 70 of its existing

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