Saudi Arabia Renews Effort To Build Domestic Rotorcraft Industry

Airbus Helicopters H175M flying

Airbus has long had high hopes for the military H175 helicopter in Saudi Arabia, and a memorandum of understanding for local assembly strengthens that prospect.

Credit: Airbus Helicopters
Saudi Arabia has reignited its pursuit of a final assembly line for helicopters in-country, having sought a domestic military rotorcraft ecosystem as part of its Vision 2030 effort to diversify its economy. Since 2020, the country has signed several memoranda of understanding with global helicopter...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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