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News - Saudi Arabia
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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin sees profits rise
25th July 2013
Increased operating margins in the second quarter of the year have led Lockheed Martin to increase its 2013 financial guidance for operating profit, EPS and …
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Defence Helicopter
Kuwait Air Force completes EW training
23rd July 2013
The Kuwait Air Force has completed a six month EW training programme at Selex ES’ EW Operational Support (EWOS) facility in Lincoln, UK. Completed last …
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Defence Helicopter
MD Helicopters overcomes Boeing legal challenge
20th July 2013
MD Helicopters (MDHI) has overcome a legal challenge from Boeing aimed at preventing it from offering the MD 540F helicopter in direct competition to Boeing’s …
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Land Warfare
KMW could lose out on Saudi tank deal
12th July 2013
German tank manufacturer, Krauss Maffei Wegman, could lose out on a €5 billion deal to provide 270 Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks (MBT) to Saudi …
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Defence Notes
UK cements second place in global defence exports
21st June 2013
UK defence and security exports have increased by £3.5bn to £11bn between 2011 and 2012, making it the second largest exporter behind the US. According …
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Defence Notes
Paris Air Show 2013: Selex ES reveals growth plans
14th June 2013
The CEO of Selex ES has set an ambitious target to increase international sales, as the newly-formed company moves to consolidate its product range and …
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Defence Helicopter
Saudi Arabia to receive Longbow FCRs for Apache
13th June 2013
The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture, Longbow, will supply Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCRs) to Saudi Arabia under a $90.6 million contract announced …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing will compete with MD in light attack market
23rd May 2013
Boeing has conceded it will have to compete with MD Helicopters on the light scout/attack helicopter market after the latter’s recent development of a militarised …
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Land Warfare
German tanks destined for Indonesia
8th May 2013
Over 100 German Leopard 2 MBTs and other armoured vehicles will be exported to Indonesia under a deal approved by the German National Security Council. …
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Land Warfare
KMW signs Qatar MBT and artillery deal
18th April 2013
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has announced that it has signed a contract with the Emirate of Qatar to supply the PzH 2000 artillery system and Leopard …
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Defence Helicopter
LAAD 2013: US Navy widens SH-60F sales push
9th April 2013
The US Navy is placing fresh emphasis on the sales drive for refurbished SH-60F Seahawks as increasing numbers of the legacy aircraft are withdrawn from …
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Land Warfare
General Dynamics to continue Saudi Abrams work
3rd April 2013
General Dynamics Land Systems will continue work to procure and produce the Saudi M1A2 (M1A2S) Abrams tank for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2013: MD Helicopters receives Middle Eastern order
5th March 2013
MD Helicopters has received an order from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country for 14 aircraft. Speaking at the Heli-Expo 2013 exhibition, Lynn Tilton, CEO, said …
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Military Logistics
A330 MRTT accepted into Saudi Air Force fleet
27th February 2013
Airbus Military has announced that the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has formally inducted into service the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) new generation …
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Digital Battlespace
L-3 TRL launches new jammers
20th February 2013
L-3 TRL has launched two new jammers in its Broadshield family range, a down-sized man-portable lightweight unit and a larger high power variant for use …
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 ...
