WDS World Defense Exhibition Saudi Arabia 2026

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Hot Take — Semafor | MASNA Ventures, founded by an American entrepreneur, has launched Saudi Arabia's first venture capital fund focused on the defense sector, aiming to raise at least $100 million from American and Saudi investors.

The fund will support defense technology companies in the United States or other allied countries, in addition to helping them establish manufacturing operations inside Saudi Arabia, according to founding partner Lucian Ziegler in an interview with Semafor.

Ziegler explained that the MASNA fund plans to close around 10 deals, with an initial focus on drones and counter-drone systems, precision-guided munitions, and artificial intelligence-based defense systems.

The fundraising effort aims to capitalize on the strengthening of defense cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom, especially after Saudi Arabia was designated a major non-NATO ally last November, when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.

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- General Atomics company displays a conceptual model of the YFQ-42 aircraft in Saudi military camouflage and the Royal Saudi Air Force RSAF logo.- Attached is a previous thread to talk about it:



Likely fruits of the well-known KSA-Ukraine cooperation.

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- The emergence of the Ukrainian Neptune cruise missile, which has been surrounded by many rumors for years about the possibility of locally transferring its manufacturing technologies.- No confirmation if its appearance in the Ministry of Industry clip was intentional, or just a clip that was edited without any intentions

As the decisive hour approaches to see it in 2030.. here is #SaudiArabia entering the production of missiles for military use

Saudi companies are working on manufacturing and developing a heavy Saudi missile

The missile is a cruise type, anti-ship and against targets on land
The Saudi says its range is 110 kmIt resembles the Neptune made by #Ukraine

So many exciting local firms, projects and new weapons, systems etc. over the past few years with this just being the beginning. The future looks very bright.

 

[The SC]

CEO of Alam Technology Investment Company in the first edition of WDS 2022:

"We are working to localize and develop it, and the goal is to double its current capacity."
Science Technology Company: Multi-mission cruise missile, TBM.. And more

 

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A notable display at the Baykar company's pavilion featured models of its latest drones bearing the Saudi flag and the Kingdom's emblem, strongly indicating the future of defense partnerships and the localization of military industries:

The Bayraktar TB3 naval drone (distinguished by its foldable wings for operation on aircraft carriers).

KIZILELMA stealth drone fighter

A model of the Turkish fifth-generation fighter jet #KAAN, adorned with the Saudi flag alongside the TUSAŞ logo, made a strong appearance, strongly indicating the future of the strategic partnership between the two countries in this ambitious program.

Also featured in the pavilion was the #ANKA_3 stealth attack drone. It seems we are witnessing some major defense announcements!

 

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A new and beautiful camouflage pattern for the F-15SA fighter jet of the 15th Squadron

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Today, Saudi Chemical Company Limited @SCC_Ltd_ received a delegation from the Turkish company (MKE), headed by Mr. İlhami Keleş, the company's General Manager, at its factories in Rumaah Governorate, as part of a visit aimed at learning about industrial capabilities and exploring opportunities for joint cooperation between the two sides.

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An F-35 fighter jet is present at the World Defense Show 2026, with the words of the Royal Saudi Air Force and its logo on its fuselage.

Thanks to my dear brother: @pv_quu for these wonderful and exclusive photos



Nami is involved in missile component projects.

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It gets better and better so far and the show is yet to start officially.

 

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@جوبا

They are going to presenting their stuff at WDS 2026 next week
Stand Number: H3-E3.1

They are displaying at WDS next week, would try to get more info from the show. and yea you are right that would be wiser than trying to show up on their office door unannounced.

Will you be attending tomorrow or during the next 5 days?

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We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the National Academy for Military Industries pavilion at World Defense Show 2026

Hall 4 – H4-E5.1

 

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A new drone from SERB Company (KSA), which appears to be on display at the 2026 Defense Exhibition.

A collaboration between Qudra Industrial Power (KSA) and Flyer Defense to provide lightweight tactical mobility solutions.

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First F-35 fighter adorned with the flag and emblem of an Arab country. F-35 fighter with the emblem of the valiant Royal Saudi Air Force. Without normalization or Western conditions. We took it (by force)

 

[mythbuster]

What's with the frustration my Arabized Hindu? The milking occurs in your head, KSA gets whatever we want with TOT which contributes to the already booming local military sector, industrial sector and overall booming economy. But your likes have no clue so it is a waste of time. Carry on.

When are you going to join the Abraham accord ? Jews are ready to accept you as legitimate children of Abraham.

 

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When are you going to join the Abraham accord ? Jews are ready to accept you as legitimate children of Abraham.

Ibrahim (AS) was an Arab Semite born in modern-day Southern Iraq. Israeli Jews, of which 2/3 are already Arab Jews, are our off-spring, not the other way around. We used to rule them for 2000 + years as well. Some of their most famous kings (Herod the Great) were nothing more than Arabs who converted to Judaism (a fellow Semitic and Abrahamic religion).

Herod the Great - Wikipedia

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Not been the case since 1948 and likely will not be the case as long as the Zionists refuse a two-state solution or a one-state solution with equal rights and right of return.

Why are you trying to hijack this thread with your desperate trolling? Nothing better to do?

 

[Bilal]

Ibrahim (AS) was an Arab Semite born in modern-day Southern Iraq. Jews, of which 2/3 are already Arab Jews, are our prodigy, not the other way around. We used to rule them for 2000 + millennia as well. Some of their most famous kings (Herod the Great) were nothing more than Arabs who converted to Judaism (a fellow Semitic and Abrahamic religion).

Herod the Great - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not been the case since 1948 and likely will not be the case as long as the Zionists refuse a two-state solution or a one-state solution with equal rights and right of return.

Why are you trying to hijack this thread with your desperate trolling? Nothing better to do?

United Defense Company Factory (KSA) displaying some of their newest drones.

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So they were all just ethnic semites spreading false religions to establish ethnic superiority?

Without going into arab are semites but not semites are Arabs.

 

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So they were all just ethnic semites spreading false religions to establish ethnic superiority?

Without going into arab are semites but not semites are Arabs.

I should not have engaged with the troll and his bait.

In any case he has been writing the same nonsense time and time again. Prophet Ibrahim (AS) has nothing to do with Jews or ancient Israelites because he was a Semite that was born in what is modern-day Southern Iraq (Northern Arabia) and who later lived in Hejaz (Makkah) and later migrated to Sham (modern-day Palestine). Arabs and our predecessor have a far older history than Jews and Israelites (in fact the Arab world is home to the oldest recorded civilizations and cultures on earth) so his entire premise is false. It becomes even funnier when 2/3 of all Israeli Jews are nothing more than Arab Jews - original Arab converts that mixed with the closely related Jewish Israelites (actual Semitic Jews - not like the Eastern European imports who are on average no more than 40% Middle Eastern in terms of DNA) and some of the most famous Jewish kings (Herod the Great for instance) was the son of an Edomite (an Arab people native to Hejaz) and an Nabatean (another Arab people native to Hejaz) princess.
Same with the Ibrahim (AS) Accords, it is nothing more than trolling knowing full well that KSA is one of the few countries in the world that have never recognized Israel since its illegal inception back in 1948. Any way none of this has anything to do with this thread or topic at hand and was another attempt of trolling.

He did it in another thread recently as well that I ignored.

Thread 'In an in-depth reading of "Sabq": The exceptional visit of His Highness the Crown Prince to Washington.. How it reformulated the partnership and confi'

Nov 23, 2025

Highlights covered by the American media.. American motives, Saudi political engineering, and the balance of new gains



A few days ago, Washington witnessed one of the most influential visits in the history of modern Saudi-American relations, after His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister - may God protect him - met with His Excellency US President Donald Trump, in a visit described by the American press as "a restructuring of the alliance."

What is striking about the scene is that most American analyses agreed that...

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Mind you out of nowhere again. Seems like he has some kind of problems or he is very bored and wants to troll and bait people.

I don't mind, I can deal with his likes without any trouble, even 100 of them at once, but this is not the thread for it and I took the bait, which I should not.

Anyway all this off-topic discussion can and should be deleted. I deleted my reply to him after his post was deleted by a mod. I don't know this indvidual, we are all anonymous here so hard to have any "beefs" with some username any way. Just a bit annoying when it occurs in numerous threads out of nowhere and unprovoked.

 

[Bilal]

should not have engaged with the troll and his bait.

Exactly. It was as a dumb post and a dumber reply made in rage that hits at the foundations of the faith. Never act in rage.

We don’t care about any Rasool’s ethnicity. We follow them because of the truth and deen.

 

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Exactly. It was as a dumb post and a dumber reply made in rage that hits at the foundations of the faith. Never act in rage.

I don’t care about any Rasool’s ethnicity.

Not really. Only a Hindu or someone against Muslims would out of nowhere make such provoking posts which usually only clueless anti-Muslims and anti-Arabs are making. That shows that he has hatred for KSA and the undeniable and measurable progress (confirmed by all data) that we are making on all fronts, including the military sector, must be bothering him. I have no respect for such people because they wish nothing good for my people or country. That coupled with his previous troll posts, all unmotivated, and a pattern is emerging. He can call himself whatever he wants to, no sane Muslim would act this way, let alone against KSA of all countries.

I care because I like to stick to actual historical facts, which are also supported by scripture across religions. Not some made ud fairytales. Same with the other historical facts I wrote spanning from King Herod the Great's ancestry to the ethnic/demographical makeup of modern-day Israel. More so when his false claim, that he has propagandized in numerous threads, is factually wrong. Not that it matters, he can believe what he wants to believe of fairytales.

 

[Bilal]

Not really. Only a Hindu or someone against Muslims would out of nowhere make such provoking posts which usually only clueless anti-Muslims and anti-Arabs are making. That shows that he has hatred for KSA and the undeniable and measurable progress (confirmed by all data) that we are making on all fronts, including the military sector, must be bothering him. I have no respect for such people because they wish nothing good for my people or country. That coupled with his previous troll posts, all unmotivated, and a pattern is emerging. He can call himself whatever he wants to, no sane Muslim would act this way, let alone against KSA of all countries.

Bro, just admit it. You got rage baited.