WDS2026: SAMI Land Unveils HEET 8x8 and HEET 4x4 AFVs
Saudi Arabia's SAMI Land has unveiled its HEET family of AFVs at WDS2026, with a hint of FNSS's involvement as the firm’s partner in the development.
SAMI News
Land
Expo and Air Show
Land
Air
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
ROKETSAN Signs Joint Production Deals with SAMI for Missiles
ROKETSAN announced two deals with SAMI and its land systems subsidiary, SAMI Land, for the joint production of cruise missiles and ATGMs, respectively.
Expo and Air Show
SAMI Joins the Production of Turkish Land Systems
Saudi state-owned defence firm SAMI Land signed three contracts with three different Turkish land systems manufacturers during the IDEF25 exhibition.
Bilateral Relations
SAMI Signs MoU with Turkish Defence Firms
Saudi Arabian SAMI has signed MoUs with three Turkish defence firms to contribute to its localised defence industry efforts.
Bilateral Relations
Investment
Ammunition
Sensors
Unmanned Systems
BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN to Export to Saudi Arabia
Turkish BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN Saudi Arabia’s NCMS signed an agreement and two memorandums of understanding in order to export UAV and subcomponents.
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.
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).
Global Defence Trend Brief
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