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Saudi Chief of General Staff Decorates Chief of UK Defense Staff
2020-01-08 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili decorated in Riyadh the Chief of the UK Defense Staff General Sir Nick Carter (photo) with King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellent Rank, which is ordered by the Custodian

Riyadh Hosts “International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism” Symposium
2019-12-27 Read More...
The “International Cooperation in Combating Terrorism” Symposium, organized by Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kicked off in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia to Host GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters
2019-12-24 Read More...
Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, GCC Secretary General, signed in Riyadh Sunday the GCC Unified Military Command Headquarters

Advanced Electronics Company Wins LinkedIn Award
2019-12-03 Read More...
The Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) company, has won the LinkedIn Award for Best Development, Training, and Learning Culture among more than 1,000 companies in the Middle East and North Africa, the

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives US Counterpart
2019-12-02 Read More...
Saudi Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili met Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley (photo) who visited Riyadh last

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff
2019-11-28 Read More...
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, met in Riyadh with the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark

SAMINavantia Launches Training Program With 11 Saudi Engineers
2019-11-28 Read More...
SAMI Navantia Naval Industries (SAMINavantia), a joint project between Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Navantia S.A., has launched its On-the-Job Training (OJT)

Saudi Chief of General Staff Opens Saudi Int’l Maritime Forum
2019-11-26 Read More...
Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of the General

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Visits Sultanate of Oman
2019-11-13 Read More...
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman received Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Minister of Defense, in Muscat Monday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Saudi Royal Naval Forces Join International Naval Drill IMX19
2019-11-06 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in the multinational mixed international naval drill IMX19, launched Sunday from the Bahrain-based US Naval Forces Central Command, with the participation of 56 countries and seven international

Saudi Navy Takes Part in Int’l Maritime Exercise (IMX 2019)
2019-10-28 Read More...
The Saudi Royal Naval Forces is taking part in IMX 19, US Central Naval Command, and the world’s largest multinational mixed international naval exercise which is taking place at the North Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Coast of Djibouti

AEC Concludes Participation in 3rd Saudi Logistics Conference
2019-10-17 Read More...
Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI) company and one of the leading national companies in the electronics & technology, has concluded its successful participation in the Saudi Logistics

U.S. to Deploy More Troops, Equipment to Saudi Arabia
2019-10-14 Read More...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Friday the deployment of additional American military forces to Saudi Arabia to bolster the Kingdom’s defenses after the September 14 attack on its oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh have

‘Red Wave-2’ Joint Military Drill Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia
2019-09-25 Read More...
Naval forces from seven Red Sea countries started a joint military drill in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Sunday, according to Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news

SAMI Completes Management Executive Team
2019-09-10 Read More...
Dr. Andreas Schwer, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), has announced the completion of the company’s executive management team, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

“Eager Lion 2019” Military Drill Concludes in Jordan
2019-09-09 Read More...
The “Eager Lion 2019” military exercise concluded in Amman, Jordan Thursday in the presence of the Commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, and the participation of heads of delegations participating in the exercise from (30)

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