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GD Awarded $18 M for Saudi Tank Work
2009-12-10 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems, a Business Unit of General Dynamics, was awarded $17.6 million for the purchase of long-lead materials that will be used to convert 15 M1A2 Abrams Tanks to M1A2S Tanks for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The contract was

New Simulation Training Systems to Saudi Arabia
2009-11-25 Read More...
A UK based company won two major contracts with the Royal Saudi Air Force and Navy. These are the latest in a series of successful contract wins for DT Media which has become a global player in defence simulation training.

Saudi Picks Raytheon Surveillance Systems
2009-11-17 Read More...
Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) for a nationwide air traffic management system based upon cooperative

Thales Wins Saudi Aviation Academy Contract
2009-11-16 Read More...
Thales, the French Defence Electronics Firm, won a contract worth about 30 million euros ($44.63 million) to develop a new Civil Aviation Academy in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi low-cost Carrier eyes 20 Aircrafts
2009-10-12 Read More...
Sama Airlines, a Saudi low-cost carrier, plans to buy 20 aircraft over the next four years from either Boeing or Airbus, its chief commercial officer said on

Prince Sultan signs SR498m contract
2009-10-07 Read More...
Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz who is also President of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA),Tuesday signed a SR498 million contract with Rosen Bauer company of Austria to replace and develop firefighting and safety

Saudi eye Russian Defence Systems
2009-10-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is weighing buying an advanced Russian missile system to shore up its defences against apotentially nuclear Iran, Gulf analysts and diplomats

Saudi eye Russian Defence Systems
2009-10-01 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is weighing buying an advanced Russian missile system to shore up its defences against a potentially nuclear Iran, Gulf analysts and diplomats

General Dynamics wins $7m Saudi tank deal
2009-09-27 Read More...
General Dynamics Land Systems has won a $7 million contract to continue to design the new Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tank for Saudi

Saudi Arabia is new IRIS-T export customer
2009-09-09 Read More...
The Missile System house Diehl BGT Defence has won Saudi Arabia as a new export customer for the IRIS-T Air-to-Air Guided Missile. Both the Eurofighter Typhoon as well as the Tornado Combat Aircraft of the Saudi Air Force are to be equipped with

Saudi Arabia may buy $2bn Russian Arms
2009-08-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is close to signing a $2 billion deal to buy Russian arms, a report said.

Saudi, Airbus in military tanker deal
2009-07-27 Read More...
The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation (Moda) has reached an agreement with Airbus, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), on the sale of three Airbus A330 military refuelling planes to the Royal Saudi Air

EADS Wins Giant Saudi Border Deal
2009-07-02 Read More...
Defence and aerospace group EADS has won a contract worth an estimated $2.27bn (£1.4bn) to help Saudi Arabia improve its border

Saudi eyes new Eurofighter, F-15 deals
2009-06-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to acquire advanced fighter jets to renew its combat fleet, sources following the matter said on Thursday.Saudi Arabia is in talks with Britain over possibly doubling a recent purchase of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons

Saudi to receive 'Eurofighters' in weeks
2009-06-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia will start taking delivery of most of the 72 Eurofighter aircraft on order from BAE Systems within weeks, the state news agency reported. The 4.43 billion pound ($7.3 billion) contract between Saudi Arabia and its ally Britain, which

Saudi Arabia buys Raytheon AIM-9X missiles
2009-04-13 Read More...
Saudi Arabia and the US government have executed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance to purchase Raytheon Company's AIM-9X missiles.Under the agreement, the US government will provide the RSAF an undisclosed quantity of tactical and training AIM-9X

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