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Boeing Completes Radar Upgrade for Saudi AWACS Fleet
2017-05-25 Read More...
Boeing has completed a series of upgrades that substantially enhance the technological capabilities of Saudi Arabia’s E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.Among the enhancements to improve radar capabilities and reduce repair

Saudi Defense Minister Attends Two Graduation Ceremonies
2017-05-25 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, here this evening patronized in Riyadh the graduation ceremony of a new batch of students from King Abdulaziz Military

Saudi Arabia to Expand Navy Blanket Training Program
2017-05-25 Read More...
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a Navy blanket order training program. The estimated cost is $250

Boeing, Saudi Partnership to Reach New Heights
2017-05-24 Read More...
Several defense and commercial agreements announced in Saudi Arabia on 20 May 2017 will further strengthen Boeing’s partnership with the Kingdom, create or sustain thousands of jobs in both the United States and Saudi Arabia, and enhance national

Saudi Arabia, US Sign Historic $110 Billion Defense Deal
2017-05-22 Read More...
US President Donald Trump signed a multi-billion-dollar arms and economic deal with Saudi Arabia Saturday in a move intended to strengthen the U.S.-Saudi Arabian alliance against ISIS on the President’s first foreign

Lockheed Martin Locks $28 Billion Saudi Orders
2017-05-22 Read More...
The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) took major steps to enhance global security and stimulate economic progress in the United States and the Middle

Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) Launched
2017-05-22 Read More...
The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced the creation of a new national military industries

Head of Saudi Defense Medical Services Visits ARPA
2017-05-16 Read More...
On 5 May, General Sulaiman Almalik, General Director of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense Medical Services, visited ARPA, located in La Muela,

US Pushing for Multi Billion Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia
2017-05-09 Read More...
The US is trying to push through a multi-billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to capital Riyadh, according to a

Saudi Crown Prince Patronizes Tofan VII Maneuver
2017-05-09 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, patronized in Jeddah Tofan (floods) VII maneuver and graduation ceremony of 6021 Border Guard courses

Saudi King Names New Commander of Ground Forces
2017-04-24 Read More...
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a directive ordering the establishing of the National Security Centre affiliated to the Royal

US Defense Secretary Meets Saudi King, Deputy Crown Prince
2017-04-21 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met on Wednesday with US Secretary of Defense James

US Defense Secretary Starts First Middle East Tour
2017-04-20 Read More...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both countries seeing a common adversary in Iran and its “destabilizing”

Saudi Defense Minister Receives Mauritanian Counterpart
2017-04-19 Read More...
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense, met in Riyadh Monday with visiting Mauritanian Defense Minister Diallo Amadou

Saudi King Meets Azerbaijan’s President, Minister of Defense
2017-04-06 Read More...
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met in Riyadh on Wednesday with Minister of Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan General Zakir

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

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