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SAMI, Amentum Sign Deal to Boost Saudi Land Defense Systems, Localize Spare Parts
2025-08-21 Read More...
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) has signed a cooperation deal with US-based Amentum to strengthen the Kingdom’s land defense systems, improve maintenance and overhaul, and localize spare

Royal Saudi Navy Assumes Command of CTF-150
2025-08-21 Read More...
The Royal Saudi Navy assumed command of Combined Task Force 150, a multinational maritime task force, from the Royal New Zealand Navy during a change of command ceremony, presided over by U.S. Navy Vice Admiral George

Royal Saudi Navy Participates in AMAN-25 Exercise in Pakistan
2025-02-10 Read More...
As part of its efforts to enhance international cooperation in maritime security, the Royal Saudi Navy is participating in the joint naval exercise AMAN-25, held in Karachi, Pakistan, with the involvement of 60

Saudi, Japanese Defense Ministers Discuss Security Cooperation
2023-07-31 Read More...
The Saudi and Japanese Defense Ministers met in Tokyo Monday to discuss ways to bolster security

Saudi Arabia Wins Presidency of ICAO Aviation Security Committee
2023-07-13 Read More...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the presidency of the Aviation Security Committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for the year 2023-2024. It will be represented by Bader bin Saleh Alsagri (PHOTO), the Kingdom’s permanent

Pakistan’s Army Chief Pays Four-Day Visit to China to Boost Military Ties
2023-04-27 Read More...
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir arrived in China on a four-day trip to enhance bilateral military ties between the two nations, the Pakistani military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said late

CEO of Saudi MoD Developing Program Meets Pakistan’s Defense Minister & Chief of Staff
2022-09-13 Read More...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Ministry of Defense Developing Program Dr. Samir bin Abdulaziz Al-Tibayeb, separatly met in Rawalpindi, during an official visit to Islamabad, with Pakistan’s Minister of Defense Khawaja

Lebanese Army Commander Visits Italy
2022-09-07 Read More...
Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun (photo), headed to Italy to meet the invitation of the Italian Chief of the Defense Staff Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, the Lebanese Army announced in a tweet on

Royal Saudi Land Forces Commander Pays Historic Visit to India
2022-02-17 Read More...
In a step aimed at bolstering military ties between India and Saudi Arabia, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, arrived in India on Monday on a three-day visit, India Today

Saudi Space Commission Joins International Astronautical Federation
2021-10-28 Read More...
In a move that experts said will help to further advance the space sector in the Kingdom, the Saudi Space Commission (SSC) has joined the International Astronautical Federation

Pakistan Displays Military Might at National Day Parade
2021-03-29 Read More...
The military parade in connection with Pakistan Day celebrations, previously postponed due to inclement weather, was held in Islamabad on Thursday at Parade Ground near Shakarparian

Over 100 Saudi Female Engineers Break Gender Barriers at AEC’s Military Factory
2021-01-21 Read More...
More than 100 Saudi women are breaking gender barriers as they are working as engineers for the technological development of Saudi Arabia at the Advanced Electronic Company’s (AEC) military

Saudi Arabia to Transform Al-Ula Airport by Year End
2019-08-19 Read More...
The Royal Commission for Al-Ula has stepped up its efforts to transform Al-Ula’s Prince Abdulmajeed Bin Abdulaziz Airport and the Maraya Concert Hall as part of plans to create a major new tourism destination in Saudi

Saudi Arabia Announces Opening of NEOM Bay Airport
2019-06-27 Read More...
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia announced the opening of NEOM Bay Airport in the northern region of Sharma in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Concludes Participation in Paris Air Show
2019-06-24 Read More...
The delegation of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), headed by its Governor Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, concluded their visit to Paris Air Show, the largest of its kind in the world in the aviation and aerospace

First International Aviation Academy Opens in Saudi Arabia
2019-05-03 Read More...
Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Saudi Space Commission and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Academy, launched in Rabigh Wednesday the first International Aviation Academy (Tayaran) in the Kingdom of

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