Russian Shipborne Drone-Killer Makes International Debut in Riyadh

The upgraded Russian Komar 3M47-03E ship-based missile system was unveiled for the first time abroad at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi...

South Korea scores big in Middle East with Saudi air defence...

South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announced that Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement procure 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II (KM-SAM...

The Growing Role of Arab Women in Defense

The role of women in the defense industry is changing across the Middle East, but particularly in Saudi Arabia, as successful programs, such as...
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HRH Ambassador Reema bint Bandar Al Saud is set to lead...

HRH Ambassador Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, will spearhead the International Women in Defense...
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EOS wins continued RWS business in Southeast Asia

Canberra-based firm Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has secured a contract worth A$28 million to supply spares of its R600 remote weapon system (RWS) to...
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Airbus concludes A3R refuelling trials with Singaporean air force

Airbus Defence and Space (DS) has completed the flight-testing phase of its automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) system in partnership with the Republic of Singapore...
HALCON'S Hunter-2 UAV munitions can use AI to swarm to overpower ground defences.

Gulf Defence Industry moves into high gear

The defence industries in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are developing wide ranges of products, not only to meet sovereign defence needs...
Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons are operated by Wing 2 at King Fahad Air Base at Taif. (BAE Systems)

Chasing the Middle East Top Guns

In the last decade, the Middle East has become the happy hunting ground for Fourth Plus-generation fighter aircraft manufacturers. It began in 2007 when Saudi...
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Gulf Naval Recapitalisation

Gulf states have been investing defence budgets in to recapitalise naval power as well as indigenous shipyards. Disputes in the Gulf and wider Middle East...
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Whither the Weasel?

The real threat from ground based surface-to-air missiles means that there is still a need to keep the Vietnam ‘Wild Weasel’ capability current. The US...

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