Uncrewed Vehicles

Cyberhawk zeros in on oil & gas market

21st April 2016

Cyberhawk has undertaken a commercial oil and gas inspection for an undisclosed customer in Qatar using its UAS, the company announced on 19 April. The project …

Training

HMS Defender participates in IMCMEX

19th April 2016

The British Royal Navy's HMS Defender destroyer is leading six warships participating in the International Mine Counter-Measures Exercise (IMCMEX), the navy announced on 15 April. …

Naval Warfare

UK takes command of CTF 150

14th April 2016

The British Royal Navy has taken command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 from the Australian Navy, the UK government announced on 12 April. The …

Military Logistics

Saudi Arabia gets two KC-130Js

16th March 2016

Lockheed Martin has delivered two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelling aircraft to Saudi Arabia, it announced on 14 March. The aircraft will be operated by …

Defence Helicopter

Heli-Expo 2016: Sikorsky partners with Taqnia Aeronautics

25th February 2016

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has entered into an agreement with Taqnia Aeronautics to explore opportunities to manufacture helicopters in Saudi Arabia, Lockheed Martin announced on …

Training

US mulls Saudi support services

19th February 2016

The US State Department has made a determination approving a foreign military sale of support services to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) …

Naval Warfare

US considers Phalanx upgrade for Saudi

12th February 2016

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 Kits, equipment, training, and …

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. 

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...