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Saudi Arabia: Saqr1 Saqr2 Saqr3 Saqr4 +230 [55] [56] CAIG Wing Loong China Saudi Arabia: Pterodactyl Wing Loong II: 300 [57] [58] [59] King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signed a partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to establish a manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia for the CH series of unmanned combat ...
The main weapon of the RSSMF is the Chinese DF-3 (CSS-2, Dongfeng missile), which carries a conventional high-explosive warhead (2150 kg) and is a variant of the DongFeng 3A Intermediate-range ballistic missile. The missile has a maximum range of 4,000 km and was delivered following an order made by Saudi Arabia in 1987. [16]
Saudi Arabia has at least 15 active military airfields. [28] As of 2011, Saudi Arabia has around 300 combat aircraft. The kingdom's combat aircraft are newly acquired Typhoons and upgraded Tornado IDS, F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter planes. Saudi Arabia has a further 80+ F-15 Eagles on order and an option to buy another 72 Typhoons.
The Saudi Arabian Army, officially the Royal Saudi Land Forces (Arabic: القُوَّاتُ البَرِّيَّةُ المَلَكِيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bariyah al-Malakiyah as-Su'udiyah), is the principal land warfare branch of the Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Saudi Ministry of ...
The United States will resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said Monday, ending a suspension put in place at the beginning of the Biden administration over ...
Biden adopted the tougher stance on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia in 2021, citing the kingdom's campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, which has inflicted heavy civilian casualties.
Washington has already signaled to Saudi Arabia that it was prepared to lift the ban, the newspaper reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. Soon after taking office in 2021, Biden ...
In February 2019, SAMI and Naval Group entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to create a joint venture company in Saudi Arabia’s naval defense domain. [12] On 4 July 2024, SAMI announced the signing of three MOUs with Turkish companies to localize defense industries in Saudi Arabia.