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  • Perspective: The Potential Drawbacks Associated with Domestic Military Manufacturing in the GCC Countries

    Though the latent intention to develop domestic military manufacturing arguably exists in all six GCC countries, as of 2023, only two member states – Saudi Arabia and the UAE – have made any substantive progress in this regard. For the most part, Saudi Arabia’s military manufacturing occurs under the umbrella of the state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), while the UAE’s military manufacturing is performed by the EDGE Group. Both are closed military conglomerates.

  • Saudi Crown Prince: attack on civilians in Gaza a heinous crime, demands end to military operation

    Saudi Arabia, which chairs the current session of the Islamic Summit and the Executive Committee of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), had called for an urgent extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee at the ministerial level, to discuss the military escalation in Gaza and its surroundings and the worsening conditions that threaten civilians and the security and stability of the region.

  • Saudi military authority unveils 10 investment opportunities in defense sector

    In a major move to boost Saudi Arabia’s defense sector, the Kingdom’s General Authority for Military Industries has unveiled a series of investment opportunities in the military industries sector. GAMI’s strategic expansion includes an initial offering of 10 investment prospects with applications in both military and civilian domains. The announcement was jointly made by GAMI and the Invest in Saudi Arabia initiative, in collaboration with the Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency.

  • Israel calls for civilians to leave Gaza City as military amasses tanks

    Israel's military on Friday called for all civilians of Gaza City, more than 1 million people, to relocate south within 24 hours, as it amassed tanks for an expected ground invasion in response to a devastating attack by the militant group Hamas. The United Nations said evacuating everyone was impossible with power supplies cut and food and water in the Palestinian enclave running short after a week of retaliatory air strikes and a full Israeli blockade.

  • No evidence yet of Iran link to Hamas attack, says Israeli military

    The Israeli military has said there is no concrete evidence of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack from Gaza, after denials issued by the Iranian foreign ministry. “Iran is a major player but we can’t yet say if it was involved in the planning or training,” said R Adm Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces.

  • US to send military ships, aircraft closer to Israel

    The United States will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas' deadly attacks may have been motivated to disrupt a potential normalizing of Israel-Saudi Arabia ties. Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns as the country suffered its bloodiest day in decades on Saturday. Israel battered Palestinians with air strikes in Gaza on Sunday, with hundreds reportedly killed on both sides. The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.

  • US Military Presence Deters Iranian Attacks On Middle East Shipping

    On Wednesday, the commander of US Air Forces Central Command revealed that the decision made in July to deploy fighter jets to the Persian Gulf, alongside a naval destroyer and an amphibious assault group comprising 2,500 US Marines, appears to have made an impact on Iranian officials. Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, speaking to members of the Defense Writers Group in Washington, stated, "The increased presence of surface vessels that went in ... combined with our airpower has deterred Iran from taking any actions against maritime shipping." He added, "It has had good effects."

  • Syria mourns scores killed in drone attack on military academy

    Syria on Friday held funerals for scores of people killed in a drone attack on a graduation ceremony at a military academy in the Homs region the previous day, one of the bloodiest strikes against the military in more than 12 years of civil war. Several weaponised drones hit the Homs Military Academy's courtyard where families were gathered with the new officers on Thursday, minutes after defence minister Ali Mahmoud Abbas had left. Syria declared three days of mourning

  • Chart: The Countries Pledging the Most Military Aid to Ukraine

    As this infographic using data from the Ukraine Support Tracker by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy shows, Poland has been one of Ukraine's most important military aid partners since the war began. In a boost for Kyiv, Ukraine President Zelensky welcomed the news on Thursday that its largest military aid donor, the United States, had committed to sending a further $325 million.

  • US approves $500 million sale of spare parts to Saudi military

    The Biden administration on Thursday approved a major $500 million sale to fund spare and repair parts for Saudi Arabia’s military. The proposed sale, which the State Department notified to Congress on Thursday, would fund components for Saudi Arabia’s existing Abrams and M-60 tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, light armored vehicles and Humvees. The proposal would also fund spare and repair parts for rifles and pistols as well as crew-served weapons systems, such as the kingdom’s TOW anti-tank missile launchers, radar sets, recoilless rifles as well as computer units, radar sets and night vision devices, among other equipment.