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Military Logistics
Farnborough 2010: BAE Systems grows Readiness and Sustainment business
20th July 2010
BAE Systems have highlighted the growing success of their Readiness and Sustainment business. Alan Garwood, the company's group business development director said that 47% of …
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2010: Sikorsky makes first sale of S-70i to Saudi Arabia
20th July 2010
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) has become the launch customer for Sikorsky's new S-70i International Black Hawk helicopter, the company announced at the Farnborough …
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Land Warfare
Raytheon awarded $55 million contract to deliver TOW missiles to Saudi Arabia
18th July 2010
Raytheon Company received a $55 million contract to deliver TOW (Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless-Guided) 2A Radio Frequency missiles to the US government as part of a …
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Military Logistics
The Royal Saudi Air Force selects Servigistics service parts management
14th July 2010
Servigistics, provider of the enterprise software platform for service lifecycle management (SLM), announced today that the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) selected the Servigistics Service …
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2010: Fifth generation Piranha unveiled
17th June 2010
General Dynamics European Land Systems has unveiled the Piranha Class 5, the latest generation of the highly successful Piranha combat vehicle family at the Eurosatory …
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Military Logistics
BAE Systems wins Pan European readiness and sustainment contract
13th May 2010
BAE Systems has been awarded a five year contract worth in the region of £150m by Eurofighter GmbH to provide an avionic equipment repair support …
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services to perform A-to-L upgrades on Royal Saudi Land Forces' Black Hawks
3rd May 2010
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of a contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of Black …
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Digital Battlespace
Data Link Solutions (DLS) awarded a $20 million contract to deliver MIDS-LVTs to US and coalition forces
29th March 2010
Data Link Solutions (DLS), a joint venture between Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems, has been awarded a $20 million contract from the US Navy Space …
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Defence Notes
Air Arabia chooses SITA Aircom
15th March 2010
SITA has been selected by Air Arabia to provide air–ground communications including data link services for the airline’s expanding fleet and network of 59 destinations. …
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2010: Sikorsky making push for helicopter top spot
22nd February 2010
Sikorsky President and CEO, Jeff Pino says Sikorsky could be in a position to claim the top spot as the world's biggest helicopter company in …
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Defence Helicopter
'Heavy Haulers' Transfers Authority to 'Wolfpack' in Afghanistan
15th February 2010
Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 "Heavy Haulers" transferred control of air support for Marine Aircraft Group 40, Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, to HMH-466 "Wolfpack" during a …
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Defence Notes
Air Arabia announces net profit of AED 452m for 2009
13th February 2010
Air Arabia has reported its financial results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2009, again turning in a net profit. The net profit for …
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Defence Notes
Lockheed Martin receives $59 million for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods
1st February 2010
Lockheed Martin has received $59 million from the US Air Force for additional Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP). This order represents the second increment on …
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Digital Battlespace
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signs a new collaboration agreement with SELEX Galileo
27th January 2010
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has signed a collaborationagreement with SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and key player in the defenceelectronics business. …
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Military Logistics
Fighting Talk
12th January 2010
EADS’ CEO, defence industry veteran Louis Gallois, was in fighting mood concerning the A400M programme contract at the New Year’s press conference. ‘I cannot accept …
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 ...