UAE and Saudi Arabia to Join Anatolian Eagle Exercise
Turkish Air Force organises the Anatolian Eagle-2023 Exercise. The UAE and Saudi Arabia will attend the exercise with F-16 Block 60 and F-15SA, respectively.
Saudi Arabia News
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
Denmark Ends Arms Sale Ban Against Saudi Arabia, UAE
Danish Foreign Ministry alters its “value-based foreign policy” with “pragmatic realism”. In light of new foreign policy doctrine of “pragmatic realism,”
Bilateral Relations
Iran and Saudi Arabia to Restore Relations
Saudi Arabia and Iran, are expected to reopen embassies within two months as they have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
Air
Saudi Arabia's Steps in FCAS
Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia said that he signed a LoI with his British counterpart regarding Saudi Arabia’s participation in FCAS.
Bilateral Relations
Saudi Delegation Visits Turkish Institutions
Talal Bin Abdullah Alotaibi, Deputy Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia, came to Turkiye upon the invitation of Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar.
Bilateral Relations
Saudi Delegation to Visit Turkiye
A Saudi delegation is visiting Turkiye upon the invitation of the Minister of Defence, Hulusi Akar. SAMI and GAMI are visiting Turkiye.
Air
Saudi Arabia to Invest in Rafale and FCAS
Saudi Arabia is interested in acquiring 100-200 Rafale fighter jets and participating in the new FCAS fighter aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Saudi Arabia Receives 3rd Avante 2200 Corvette from Navantia
Spanish state-owned Navantia shipyard delivered the third of five corvettes built in its shipyards in the Bay of Cadiz to the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF).
Navy / Maritime
Navantia's Vessels for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia inked an MoU with Spanish Navantia Shipyard. The agreement involves warship construction.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Bilateral Relations
RSAF Participates in the Eagle Eye 3 Drill in Greece
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) takes part in the Eagle Eye 3 Manoeuvres from November 7 to 20 at Souda Airbase in Greece.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
UAE Sets Aerial Warfare Drill
UAE organises the Aerial Warfare and Missile Defence Centre 2022 drill at Al-Dhafra Air Base in the country.
Bilateral Relations
The German Government Lift Embargo to Saudi Arabia
According to media reports on Thursday, Germany's coalition government has approved new arms export deals with Saudi Arabia.
Space
Saudi Arabia Launches Astronaut Training Program
The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) established the Kingdom's first astronaut program to prepare Saudis for long- and short-term explorations in space.
Weapon / Missile
Saudi Arabia to get 300 Patriot Missiles
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Saudi Arabia of PATRIOT MIM-104E GEM-T for an estimated cost of $3.05 billion.
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- 09:00 Military space architectures shift toward distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring distributed satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Collaborative combat aircraft become central to future airpower - Air forces are increasingly viewing collaborative combat aircraft as a core element of future airpow...
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