Supply of Patriot Missiles Required Urgently
Saudi Arabia has appealed to the United States for urgent help with replenishing Riyadh’s missile defense weaponry. The kingdom needs the arsenal in order...
New “Make in Saudi Arabia” Initiative?
Saudi Arabia plans to produce 16000 items for its armed forces locally by 2020. Is Saudi Arabia also following the Indian model of locally...
Yemen Rebels Threaten to Use New Weapon
Yemen's Houthi forces have threatened to shoot down Saudi vessels found anywhere near Red Sea ports controlled by the rebels with the newly launched...
Saudi Arabia to Purchase Small Warships for Lockheed Martin
Saudi Arabia’s government will receive four corvette-sized small surface warships from Lockheed Martin Corp., within the framework of a $451 million order. Saudi Arabia...
Approaching Agreement on S-400 Missile Supply to Saudi Arabia
Russia continues to supply its anti-aircraft missile systems to armed forces in the Middle East. Negotiations on supplies of Russian S-400 missile systems to Saudi...
New Radar to Boost Saudi Air Defense
Saudi Arabia is enhancing its missile defense capabilities. Riyadh will purchase ballistic missile defense radar system and computer algorithms from Raytheon Technologies. The company...
What’s the Significance of Gulf Drone Attack?
Saudi energy installations were target to attacks by weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on May 14. The Yemen-based Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the...
Forecasted HLS Middle East Market
Emergence and development in robotics, biotechnology and nanotechnology will significantly impact the homeland security market in the forthcoming years, empassing border security for land,...
Saudi Arabia Wants to Purchase Turkish UAV
Saudi Arabia continues with its efforts to reinforce its UAV fleet. After the contract with the Chinese firm Chengdu for Pterodactyl drones in September...
Drone Wars Are Heating Up
Once again, drones are being operated by insurgency groups against military targets in the Middle East. Houthi Ansarullah fighters launched drone attacks against the...
Ballistic Missiles Local Production – the Saudi Challenge
Saudi Arabia is manufacturing ballistic missiles with China’s help, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment reported on Dec. 23 by CNN. Although Riyadh previously...
The US to Supply Bahrain with Bombs for its F-16 Fighters
The U.S. State Department has cleared Bahrain to buy 3,200 General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies to arm its fleet of F-16...
Another Drone Attack on Saudi Airport
Drone attacks on airports are again in the spotlight, becoming a more and more frequent threat in the Middle East. Ten people were injured...
Growing Interest in Russian Missile Systems
India, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are likely to go ahead with S-400 missile defense systems purchase from Moscow, despite the Countering America's Adversaries through...
Giant Defense Industry to Sell Missiles to Saudi Arabia
A new missile sale manufactured by the defense industry company Raytheon is expected to advance the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to develop an...
China Speeds Up Drone Exports to Middle East
China, the world’s main distributor of armed drones, is increasingly popular among Middle Eastern countries locked-out of purchasing American-made drones.
With increasing degree of...
Saudi Arabia and China Sign New Drone Cooperation
A Saudi company has already signed an agreement with China to produce a series of CH drones in the kingdom as early as 2017.
As...
New Local Unmanned Systems Industry in Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf states are enhancing the local development and manufacturing of unmanned systems. The UAE-based Marakeb Technologies and Saudi-based Prince Sultan Defense Studies &...
New Saudi Unmanned System Development? Experts Doubt
A new vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle has been unveiled by a Saudi Arabian company unveiled. “It’s 100 percent locally indigenously developed,”...
One of World’s Top Battlefields for Drones
Extremists continue to explore ways to surprise their enemies. The Iranian-aligned Shiite Houthi group in Yemen operated a drone strike on a attacked a...
Explosive-Laden Drones Continue to Attack Gulf Targets
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels continue to target vital energy infrastructure sites with unmanned aerial vehicles. The rebels claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack in...
Another Proof That Turkish Defense Industry is Moving Forward
The Turkish defense industry has been progressing. Turkish firm Aselsan has recently entered into an agreement with Ukrainian Antonov company to supply avionics to...
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