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News - Saudi Arabia
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Defence Helicopter
Saudi helicopter force stands up
1st February 2017
The first operational brigade of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) will receive 12 Boeing AH-6i armed scout helicopters in May as the new aviation …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saudi Arabia requests PTDS from US
24th January 2017
The US State Department has made a determination approving a $525 million foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of 74K Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS) …
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Defence Helicopter
The year ahead: The Asia-Pacific region
5th January 2017
Within the Asia-Pacific region the year just passed was pretty much dominated by the machinations of one country – China – and there is little …
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Land Warfare
Lockheed Martin receives $1.45b for PAC-3/MSE
27th December 2016
Lockheed Martin has received a $1.45 billion contract for production and delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptors, …
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Defence Helicopter
Rockwell Collins partners with Taqnia
27th December 2016
Rockwell Collins and Taqnia Aeronautics will collaborate on military rotary and fixed wing avionics opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under an agreement announced …
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Defence Helicopter
Panther prowls in the Middle East
26th December 2016
With a long history in the Middle East, Airbus Helicopters could see the newest variant of the Panther being utilised by current operators of the …
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Defence Notes
Growing threats shape Middle East (video)
22nd December 2016
The Middle East region continues to play a major part in world politics, particularly when it comes to defence and security.Growing threats in the region …
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Defence Helicopter
Solutions to stand the heat
21st December 2016
Two companies that provide on board solutions for civil and military helicopters are confident that, with recent acquisitions combined with new products, the Middle East …
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Military Logistics
UAE presence expands in Africa
20th December 2016
The United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement to establish a second foreign military base in the Horn of Africa. The new base, according to …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 3 - maritime)
18th December 2016
We come to the last part on Saudi Arabia's defence relationship with the West, the maritime domain. This is less high profile than the land …
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Land Warfare
Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 1 - land)
14th December 2016
With Saudi Arabia engaged in military action in the Yemen, the kingdom is taking an active part in the wider Middle East conflict between Sunni …
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Defence Notes
Analysis: Saudi Arabia - A close customer (part 2 - air)
14th December 2016
As we have already seen in Part 1 – Land, the close defence relationship between Saudi Arabia's ruling House of Saud and Western governments is …
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Defence Notes
Saudi and UAE driving GCC defence
14th December 2016
The two military heavyweights of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are driving defence procurement in the region with recent increases …
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Defence Notes
Saudi Arabia to receive first F-15SA
14th December 2016
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive this week the first batch of F-15SA aircraft from Boeing Defense. The US congress was …
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Defence Helicopter
Saudi Arabia wants Chinook helicopters
13th December 2016
The US State Department has approved a $3.51 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment, training and support, the …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Kozak 5 (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background In 2021, Ukrainian firm Pracktika announced that they had fulfilled an export contract to deliver 60 Kozak-5 armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia. The ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Didgori AMEV ( Saudi Arabia - Second Batch)
Programme Background Saudi Arabia announced that it was evaluating several 4x4 armoured vehicles in 2014 under a programme to acquire new armoured ambulances capable of ...
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Tanks
M1A2S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1A2 Abrams. 315 were delivered between 1993 and 1994 as part of a $1.5 ...
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Tanks
T-90S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background. The status of the Saudi Arabian T-90 deal is unclear, it is possible that these tanks may be purchased to replace stocks of ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Jais 4x4 (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background The Saudi Arabian government is aiming to localise 50% of its investment into defence by 2030 in line with the country's Vision 2030 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Saudi Arabia National Guard LAV 700
The Saudi Arabian LAV 700 order is believed to encompass several variants including APC, ambulance, armoured recovery vehicle, command post, ATGM carrier, IFV, VIP transport ...
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Military UAS - MALE
CH-4 - Saudi Arabia
Programme Background Riyadh had already experience to operate various Chinese-made UAVs, including Wing Loong I, Wing Loong II and CH-4. Saudi Arabia was planning to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Titus
While there has been no direct confirmation that Nexter has sold the Titus to Saudi Arabia, it has been confirmed that Nexter has delivered CAESAR ...
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Frigates
Frigates Procurement Programme [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Requirements The Royal Saudi Navy urges to enhance its combat capabilities and to replace older vessels. Riyadh has recently embarked on major naval ...
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Tanks
Saudi Arabia New MBT
Programme Background Between 1993 and 1994, 315 M1A2 Abrams MBTs were delivered to Saudi Arabia as part of a US$1.5 billion deal with the US. ...
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Patrol boats
Egypt 40m Patrol and Coast Defence Boats
Programme Background Saudi Arabia originally ordered 35 patrol vessels from Germany consisting of 33 of Lürssen's 40m coast patrol boats (CPVs) and two CPV 60 ...
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Fighter - multirole
Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Timeline In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. However, Germany's defence export ban to ...
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Transport
C-130J - Saudi Arabia
Programme BackgroundOn 20 May 2017, President Donald Trump signed a Memorandum of Intent for $109.7 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, including $5.8 billion for three KC-130J ...
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Corvettes
Additional Avante 2200 [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Timeline In December 2022, the Saudi Arabian MoD and General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) signed an MoU with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Hazem
Produced by SAMI Navantia, Hazem is a combat management system designed for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. Based on the Cadiz CMS, it is integrated ...
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Fighter - multirole
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 (Block 8, 8A, 9, 10, 10C, 11, 11C, 15, 15C)
Under the Typhoon Tranche 2 procurement, the four European partner nations of Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the export customer Saudi Arabia took delivery ...
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Transport
An-132
The An-132 is a multipurpose transport aircraft based on the Soviet-era An-32. It is being jointly developed by Antonov and Saudi Arabia's Technology Development and ...
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SH-01
The SHAHEEN SH-01 is a VTOL UAS manufactured by Prince Sultan Defense in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft is designed for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes.
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Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes
F17
The F17 is a wire-guided anti-surface ship torpedo developed for the French Navy and purchased by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The latest version is the F17 ...
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Data links
TTR
Offered through Data Link Solutions (DLS) – Rockwell Collins' joint venture with BAE Systems – TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR) is claimed to be the smallest ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Interceptor HSI32
The Interceptor HSI32 was designed by French shipbuilder CMN to meet the needs of modern navies and coastguards. The vessel's primary missions are sea policing ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
Cymbeline
The Cymbeline is a phased-array, mortar-locating radar that detects the flight path of a mortar bomb at two points in its trajectory as it passes ...
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Corvettes
Avante 2200 (Combatant)
The Avante 2200 corvettes from Spanish shipbuilder Navantia are currently under construction for Saudi Arabia. A contract was signed for five corvettes in July 2018. ...
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Mine-protected vehicles
RG32M
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa produced more than 600 RG32-series vehicles before its acquisition in 2014 by state-owned Denel. According to the company, the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
RF-7800M-MP
The L3Harris Falcon III RF-7800M-MP high-capacity data radio provides secure voice and high-speed networked data, supporting both narrowband and wideband waveforms of 30MHz-2GHz with 20W ...
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Surface-to-surface missiles
Qiam-1
The Qiam-1 is a short-range ballistic missile designed and used by Iran. It is based on the Shahab-2.
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Mine-protected vehicles
Aravis
Nexter unveiled its 12.5t Aravis at Eurosatory 2008, and in April 2009, the company received a launch order for 15 vehicles to equip French Army ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Saker FX80
The Sky Saker FX80 is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone from Norinco. Designed explicitly for artillery spotting operations, the drone was unveiled at the 14th Chinese ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Cockpit 9000
Produced by CMC Electronics, the Cockpit 9000 is an integrated avionics solution primarily integrated into C-130 aircraft. According to the manufacturer, over 100 C-130s are ...