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  • Saudi Arabia showcases defense sector opportunities to South Korean investors

    The Saudi participants met more than 40 Korean companies at the workshop, including representatives from the Korean defense, logistics, technology, and industrial sectors. Key areas of discussion included details on Saudi Arabia’s current defense industry ecosystem, the National Defense Industry Strategy, and the wide variety of channels through which investors can access supply chain opportunities in the sector.

  • Saudi air defenses destroy bomb-laden Houthi drone

    Saudi air defenses destroyed a bomb-laden drone on Tuesday launched by the Houthi militias in Yemen towards Khamis Mushait, Al Arabiya TV reported.

  • Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy more Russian defense systems

    "We continue to make clear to Turkey that any significant new Russian arms purchases would risk triggering CAATSA 231 sanctions separate from and in addition to those imposed in December 2020," the spokesperson added, referring to the 2017 Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.

  • Syrian, Jordanian defense officials discuss border security

    Syria’s defense minister met on Sunday with Jordan’s army chief in Amman, the Jordanian capital, after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near Jordan’s border, state media reported. The Hala Akhbar news site, which is linked to Jordan’s military, reported that the meeting between Jordanian Gen. Yousef Huneiti and Syrian Gen. Ali Ayoub was “to increase coordination in the field of border security to serve the interests of the two brotherly countries.”

  • March 6 2022 World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia to Create 5000 Jobs

    The World Defense Show (WDS), the global security event to be held in Riyadh next March, is expected to add SR500 million to Saudi Arabia's GDP and create 5000 jobs, according to its head. The show, held under the patronage of King Salman, will benefit companies and entities directly connected to the event, as well as those in the local supply chain, Shaun Ormrod, CEO of the WDS, told Arab News in an interview at the sidelines of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London.

  • Saudi Arabia Considering Israeli-Made Missile Defense Systems

    Those same sources say that the Saudis have had low-level talks with Israel for several years about such systems, but that the talks began to take on more energy once it became clear America would remove its air defense assets from the Kingdom.

  • Saudi cabinet OKs establishment of General Authority for Defense Development

    The Saudi Cabinet, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday approved the establishment of the General Authority for Defense Development. The body will enjoy legal personality and financial and administrative independence. The body, which will be linked to the prime minister, will focus on research and development in defense-related fields.

  • Pentagon spending on defense contractors hurt US in post-9/11 conflicts: study

    Privatizing key functions such as shepherding fuel convoys or training and equipping Afghan security forces “can reduce the U.S. military’s control of activities that occur in war zones while increasing risks of waste, fraud and abuse,” the report states. “Additionally, that the waging of war is a source of profits can contradict the goal of having the U.S. lead with diplomacy in seeking to resolve conflicts. More broadly, the outsized influence of defense contractors has resulted in a growing militarization of American.”

  • Five Ways 9/11 Changed the Defense Industry

    Two weeks before hijacked airliners slammed into the Twin Towers, Boeing tested a prototype rocket that would become the centerpiece of a limited defensive shield against intercontinental missiles. Nine days after the attacks, the U.S. Air Force ordered its first 10 F-22 Raptors, stealth fighters designed to dominate Russia’s best warplanes. And on Oct. 26, just days after Vietnam-era B-52s began carpet-bombing al Qaeda and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced that Lockheed Martin would build the tri-service combat jet now known as the F-35.

  • US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

    The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show. The redeployment of the defenses from Prince Sultan Air Base outside of Riyadh came as America’s Gulf Arab allies nervously watched the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, including their last-minute evacuations from Kabul’s besieged international airport.