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Saudi Arabia: 150 Javelin Missiles
2010-11-23 Read More...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of 150 JAVELIN Guided Missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for a complete package worth

Prince Sultan Back in Saudi Arabia
2010-11-23 Read More...
Prior to leaving to the US to pursue medical treatment, H.M. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud handed over power temporarily to Crown Prince Sultan.Prince Sultan returned to the Kingdom Monday after a long retreat in

Prince Miteb Named Commander of Saudi National Guard
2010-11-18 Read More...
Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been appointed as Minister of State and Commander of the National Guard, according to a royal order issued on Wednesday. Prince Miteb will also be a member of the Council of

Raytheon: $4bn Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
2010-11-03 Read More...
US firm Raytheon plans to deliver arms worth $4 billion to Saudi Arabia, while eyeing more contracts with the kingdom and neighboring states Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, a Senior Executive

US Confirms $60B Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
2010-10-21 Read More...
The US plans to sell up to $60 billion worth of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia, the US State Department told a news

SAFA Gets First 2 Training Aircraft
2010-10-18 Read More...
The Saudi Aviation Flight Academy (SAFA) took delivery of its first 2 training aircraft from Diamond Aircraft

JCDecaux-ATA Wins Saudi Airports Deal
2010-10-18 Read More...
An affiliate of French outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux won a contract for exclusive advertising rights in all of Saudi Arabia's 26 airports, the Saudi Civil Aviation Authority (GACA) said this past

GCC Needs Closer Military Cooperation
2010-10-16 Read More...
Fears of a threat from Iran are driving Gulf nations to spend billions on new arms, but that investment can't protect the region unless there is closer military cooperation, say

US Plans $60bn Saudi Arms Sale
2010-09-14 Read More...
The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of an arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, US officials said on Monday, a potentially record-breaking deal that may help counter Iran's growing regional

Wage Hike for Saudi Army Staff
2010-09-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will raise wages for most of its army staff, a move that follows a surge in inflation and the Kingdom's first military engagement in almost 20 years against rebels in

Saudi Arabia to Get Largest US Deal
2010-08-17 Read More...
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Obama administration plans to include attack helicopters in an expanded arms package for Saudi Arabia, swelling the size of the proposed deal to about $60 billion over 10 years, according to officials

Raytheon: $55m Saudi Missile Contract
2010-07-19 Read More...
Raytheon has won a $55 million contract for delivery of Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless-Guided (TOW) 2A Radio Frequency missiles to Saudi National Guard.

30 VAMTAC's to Saudi Arabia
2010-07-01 Read More...
Al Defaiya learned that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia received, this past week, its first delivery of some 30 VAMTAC S3 – Armoured BN 1.6 vehicles. These vehicles are manufactured by UROVESA of

New Saudi Air Force Commander
2010-06-20 Read More...
Saudi Arabia appointed Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Ayish as the Kingdom's new Air Force Commander after his predecessor retired, Okaz newspaper reported on June

Lockheed Martin: $40m Saudi Deal
2010-05-21 Read More...
Lockheed Martin signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force. This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a multi-year precision sensor modernisation program to

Raytheon: Training Unit in Riyadh
2010-05-11 Read More...
Raytheon Company has created a private limited company in Riyadh to pursue training opportunities in the kingdom and the

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