SAUDI ARABIA HOSTS WORLD DEFENSE SHOW (WDS 2022)

• Main exhibitors, national pavilions, scope of displays
• Expected regional & international delegations, side conferences, live flying demonstrations
• Importance of WDS as a first time Defense Show in the Kingdom
• Comparison with other regional Defense Exhibitions

LATEST DEFENSE DEALS & JVs IN SAUDI ARABIA

• Current status of Saudi Armed Forces
• Expected arms deals for 2022
• Latest Acquisitions by Saudi Armed Forces
• Expected arms deals for 2022
• Main JVs signed by GAMI and SAMI with leading international defense & Aerospace companies
• Localizing 50% of military expenditure under national Vision 2030 objectives

NEXT GENERATION OF MULTIROLE FIGHTERS

• Brief review of Air Forces in the Gulf
• Major Producers of Multirole Fighters
• Importance of aerospace security for Gulf States
• Cooperation among Air Forces in the Gulf
• Latest acquired fighter jets

UNMANNED COMBAT AERIAL VEHICLES (UCAVs)

• Missions of UCAVs: Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance and strikes
• Aircraft ordnance carried by UCAVs: Missiles, ATGMs, bombs
• Weight, size, capacity, reach and endurance of advanced UCAVs
• Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Ground Control Station (GCS)
• Operational UCAVs in major countries and the Gulf region

4X4 & 6X6 MILITARY VEHICLES

• Various means of transportation for Land Forces
• Types of military transportation vehicles
• Comparison between wheeled and tracked vehicles
• The extensive use of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles
• Major producers of wheeled military vehicles

MODERN ARTILLERY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

• Evolution of field artillery through history
• Importance of artillery for fire support
• Advanced fire and control systems
• Artillery systems in selected Arab Armies
• Major producers of modern field artillery systems

ANTI-SHIP WEAPONS & COUNTER MEASURES

• Types of warships in Naval Forces
• Rules of maritime battles on upper sea
• Weapon systems used by surface vessels and submarines
• Role of naval radars in combat
• Effective missiles (anti-ship, surface-surface, ground-surface, air-surface)

CYBER THREATS & CYBERSECURITY

• Evolution of Cyber technologies
• Background of Cyber threats
• Recent incidents of Cyber attacks
• Means of countering Cyber threats
• Main producers of Cyber devices
• Cybersecurity Authorities and Councils in the Gulf

REGULAR FEATURES

• From the Binocular: Assessment of recent Military & Political Developments in the Region.
• Regional Panorama: New Contracts, Deliveries, Joint Ventures and Partnerships in the Middle East.
• Latest Defense News: Latest Systems, Products, Technologies, and Mergers Worldwide.
• New Appointments, and much more!