World Defense Show 2024

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia’s defense industry appears to be attempting to create conditions for the local assembly of rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British anti-drone technology development house MARSS is hoping to begin delivering its distinctive Interceptor air vehicle to customers later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The RSAF is considering acquiring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and communications satellites as it seeks to expand into space operations.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say localization of its defense industry is closing on 15% as it targets half of all defense equipment to be acquired locally by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say a Patriot battery shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles in 48 sec. in an illustration of the rapid advancements the country's armed forces have made.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the lid on a new configuration for its attritable collaborative platform at World Defense Show in Riyadh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Senior BAE Systems executives hope to finalize negotiations on work share, work allocation and work locations for the trinational Global Combat Air Program by the summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Key figures in Germany’s government have signaled that Berlin will no longer oppose a British sale of Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Embraer and Saudi Arabian Military Industries are exploring a potential final assembly line in Saudi Arabia for the C-390 airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Defense spending in Saudi Arabia performed an abrupt turnaround in 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. State Department on Aug. 2 approved two major air defense sales to nations in the Middle East: a possible $3.05 billion sale of MIM-104E Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia and a possible $2.245 billion sale of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles to the United Arab Emirates.
Missile Defense & Weapons