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In an important step to enhance its indigenous defense capabilities, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) unveiled its groundbreaking 8x8 155mm self-propelled howitzer at the World Defense Expo 2024. This strategic launch puts SAMI in direct competition with European defense giants, challenging... The dominance of the French and German RCH 155-caliber Caesar guns with their advanced artillery solution.
While the name of the new self-propelled howitzer remains under wraps, SAMI representatives have revealed that the vehicle is currently undergoing rigorous trials with the Saudi Armed Forces. This initiative is a collaborative effort between SAMI and the Saudi Army, highlighting the nation's commitment to enhancing its defense capabilities through... Local innovation.
The Saudi Army and National Guard, both integral components of the Saudi Armed Forces, operate the French-made Caesar Cannons, a 155 mm 6×6 self-propelled howitzer developed by the French company Nexter, now part of the KNDS. The models serving Saudi forces are mounted on two different chassis: a 6x6 Sherpa truck for the Army and a Unimog chassis for the National Guard.
Sami's latest project, the 155mm 8x8 howitzer, represents a major leap forward for the Saudi defense industry, aiming to rival European-made wheeled howitzers with a product entirely designed and developed in-house, based on the Czech TATRA 8x8 truck chassis.
The new howitzer features an armored crew cabin at the front and a 155 mm gun at the rear. It is equipped with a semi-automatic loading system and storage for charge and shells. Although specific details regarding ammunition capacity remain unannounced, the self-propelled gun promises to be a formidable addition to the arsenal. Saudi Arabia.
The howitzer includes an advanced computerized fire control system, allowing precise targeting and firing operations inside and outside the crew cabin. It is worth noting that the gun is armed with a variety of ammunition, including standard 155 mm rounds and GPS-guided shells. , and a domestically produced version of the US M982 Excalibur munition—a precision-guided munition designed for close support scenarios and minimizing collateral damage in close-quarters civilian engagements.
Sami's presentation at the World Defense Exhibition 2024 not only showcased the new self-propelled howitzer, but also demonstrated the breadth of the Saudi defense industry's capabilities in developing and manufacturing advanced combat vehicles. This development represents a pivotal moment in Saudi Arabia's quest for self-reliance in defense manufacturing, signaling a new era. From competition in the global arms market.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/def...challenge_european_artillery_at_wds_2024.html
While the name of the new self-propelled howitzer remains under wraps, SAMI representatives have revealed that the vehicle is currently undergoing rigorous trials with the Saudi Armed Forces. This initiative is a collaborative effort between SAMI and the Saudi Army, highlighting the nation's commitment to enhancing its defense capabilities through... Local innovation.
The Saudi Army and National Guard, both integral components of the Saudi Armed Forces, operate the French-made Caesar Cannons, a 155 mm 6×6 self-propelled howitzer developed by the French company Nexter, now part of the KNDS. The models serving Saudi forces are mounted on two different chassis: a 6x6 Sherpa truck for the Army and a Unimog chassis for the National Guard.
Sami's latest project, the 155mm 8x8 howitzer, represents a major leap forward for the Saudi defense industry, aiming to rival European-made wheeled howitzers with a product entirely designed and developed in-house, based on the Czech TATRA 8x8 truck chassis.
The new howitzer features an armored crew cabin at the front and a 155 mm gun at the rear. It is equipped with a semi-automatic loading system and storage for charge and shells. Although specific details regarding ammunition capacity remain unannounced, the self-propelled gun promises to be a formidable addition to the arsenal. Saudi Arabia.
The howitzer includes an advanced computerized fire control system, allowing precise targeting and firing operations inside and outside the crew cabin. It is worth noting that the gun is armed with a variety of ammunition, including standard 155 mm rounds and GPS-guided shells. , and a domestically produced version of the US M982 Excalibur munition—a precision-guided munition designed for close support scenarios and minimizing collateral damage in close-quarters civilian engagements.
Sami's presentation at the World Defense Exhibition 2024 not only showcased the new self-propelled howitzer, but also demonstrated the breadth of the Saudi defense industry's capabilities in developing and manufacturing advanced combat vehicles. This development represents a pivotal moment in Saudi Arabia's quest for self-reliance in defense manufacturing, signaling a new era. From competition in the global arms market.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/def...challenge_european_artillery_at_wds_2024.html
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At the conclusion of the exhibition, the Military Industries Company (SAMI), one of the Public Investment Fund companies and the strategic national partner of the World Defense Expo 2024, launched the Center of Excellence for Naval Systems Integration and Development (NSID), which is the first naval systems development center to be built in the Kingdom, and works to enhance... Products of SAMINavantia, a subsidiary of the marine systems sector.
The center focuses on developing the combat operations management system and weapons fire control system
The center's space is designed to facilitate mentorship, knowledge exchange, and collaborative work between technology partners, universities, and potential customers who will work to enhance, develop, and integrate solutions based on new technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
The development center will focus on improving and developing the combat operations management system, the weapons fire control system, an integrated communications system, an integrated platform management system, and the simulation and training system for the Hazm project.
In line with the initiatives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, the company “SAMINavantia” provides Saudi products, and aims to provide solutions through the Center of Excellence for the Integration and Development of Marine Systems, to contribute to the development and localization of 50% of the Kingdom’s military spending by the year 2030, in addition to contributing to increasing employment rates and ensuring Empowering Saudi competencies and talents and raising their competencies and capabilities.
SAMI also signed a training agreement with the National Academy for Military Industries, as part of the strategic human resources initiatives of the General Authority for Military Industries, through the company’s vocational training program that ends with employment.
Under the agreement, the Authority will provide care for selected candidates with the aim of training and employing them after the end of the academic program. The initiative, supported by the Human Resources Development Fund, is designed to meet the needs of the workforce and hone technical skills in the specialized technical and scientific fields and specializations related to the military, defense and security industries. The technical training will focus on 4 Pivotal specializations are mechanical, electrical, chemical, and electronic.
The training agreement, as the first of its kind, contributes to achieving Emiratization goals, as it will provide job and training opportunities for national cadres in the technical and technical fields at SAMI to meet future requirements.
The agreement represents a new step in the efforts made to provide opportunities for all categories of technicians, build national capabilities, and work to achieve a bright and promising future.
SAMI also launched the first edition of the “Women in Defense” strategic program, which aims to empower and enhance the role of women in the defense and security industry in the Kingdom, in order to achieve the national aspirations of empowering women.
The “Women in Defense” program includes four main axes that focus on preparing skilled cadres through sponsorship and employment programmes, building the capacities and capabilities of SAMI’s female engineers and staff and contributing to accelerating the growth of their careers and developing their full potential, which allows them to advance to leadership positions. Promoting an encouraging work environment that takes into account a culture of inclusiveness.
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Milkor UCAV manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia
South African company Melkor announced that it has received approval for the full assembly and manufacture of the 380 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) in Saudi Arabia..
“We are in procurement talks with high-level Saudi officials,” Harry Cassidy, the company’s business development director, told Breaking Defense. “We have an office in Saudi Arabia that we opened lately that can support full assembly and production” if the company receives a purchase order, he explained..
Melkor recently received a “manufacturing permit” from Saudi Arabia that would allow the company to assemble and produce aircraft in the country, should the acquisition go ahead, according to Cassidy.
Cassidy said the discussions with Saudi Arabia are part of broader efforts..
Milkor 380
Its maximum weight is 1500 kg
It can carry equipment weighing 400 kg in five points
Emirati weapons were integrated into it, such as the Al-Tariq X bomb
and Deseret Munitions
It can fly for 30 hours to an altitude of 30,000 feet, at a cruising speed of 150 km, and a maximum speed of 250 km.
South African company Melkor announced that it has received approval for the full assembly and manufacture of the 380 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) in Saudi Arabia..
“We are in procurement talks with high-level Saudi officials,” Harry Cassidy, the company’s business development director, told Breaking Defense. “We have an office in Saudi Arabia that we opened lately that can support full assembly and production” if the company receives a purchase order, he explained..
Melkor recently received a “manufacturing permit” from Saudi Arabia that would allow the company to assemble and produce aircraft in the country, should the acquisition go ahead, according to Cassidy.
Cassidy said the discussions with Saudi Arabia are part of broader efforts..
Milkor 380
Its maximum weight is 1500 kg
It can carry equipment weighing 400 kg in five points
Emirati weapons were integrated into it, such as the Al-Tariq X bomb
and Deseret Munitions
It can fly for 30 hours to an altitude of 30,000 feet, at a cruising speed of 150 km, and a maximum speed of 250 km.
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WDS 2024: AVIC WL-10B (HALE) to be delivered to Royal Saudi Air Force
China Defence, on behalf of China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), has confirmed that the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) Wing Loong-10B, an export variant of the CATIC Wing Loong-10 (also dubbed as WL-10), will soon enter service with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
With the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) displayed at the World Defense Show (WDS) 2024 held in Riyadh from 4 to 8 February, the company official told Janes that the payloads will be different for the export variant compared with the baseline variant. The company official also revealed that the base variant WL-10 UAV and the lower endurance variant WL-10A are in service with China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Alongside the WL-10B, CATIC displayed a range of weapons that can be fitted onto the UAV. These include the TY-90 air-to-air missile, AG-300/M air-to-ground missile, FT-7A/W laser-guided bomb, YJ-9E anti-ship missile, TL-20 guided bomb, and LS-6/100NLS miniature-guided bomb.
The high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) WL-10 features a relatively low-wing cranked planform with slender fuselage that incorporates a bulged nose section (incorporating a dorsal antenna hump), a tricycle undercarriage, a V-shaped tail assembly incorporating ruddervators, and a rear-mounted turbojet engine.
The WL-10B has a large trapezoidal dorsal engine intake and a concealed exhaust at the rear of the fuselage, suggesting a single engine. The UAV is fitted with a communication antenna and ultra/very-high-frequency (U/VHF) datalinks. An additional electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor will be fitted ventrally ahead of the communication antenna.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/...-10b-to-be-delivered-to-royal-saudi-air-force
The Wing Loong-10 drone ( Cloud Shadow, military designation WZ-10) is an unmanned aerial vehicles of the High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) type, featuring some stealth characteristics..
Specifications
General characteristics
Crew: None
Length: 9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
Empty weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × WP-11C or ZF850 turbojet, 9.8 kN (2,200 lbf) thrust
Powerplant: 2 × AEF-50E turbofan, 4.90 kN (1,102 lbf) thrust each
Performance
Cruise speed: 620 km/h (390 mph, 330 kn)
Endurance: 20 hours
Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,000 ft)
Armament
Missiles: Blue Arrow air-to-surface missile, light cruise missiles
Bombs: CS/BBM3 (YL-12) GPS guided bomb, GB-4 precision-guided bomb
Of course it will be with special specifications such as WL-2-SA and ToT..
Saudi Arabia, I believe, has collected all types of attack drones in the world
American
European
Turkish
Chinese
Not to mention the local ones
And soon the Korean KUS-FS
The Kingdom possesses the largest fleet of drones in the region.. supported by a military budget capable of operating and sustaining these drones.. And a fully equipped infrastructure..
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A historic Saudi-Swiss partnership to localize air defense technologies 
Zeno Hurt, a member of the Board of Directors of Rad Arabia, said that the Swiss military company Rheinmetall will begin transferring human resources and skills to the company in the coming months.
Rheinmetall Defense Company was on the sidelines of the World Defense Exhibition, the Saudi MAZ Group announced the establishment of the Arab Rad Company, to qualify and train Saudi engineers and technicians in land-based and naval air defense systems.
Hurt explained in a special statement that the construction agreement will enter into force from now on from the beginning of next April, to begin the company’s operational operations.. As well as transferring human resources and skills to the company.
He stated that Rheinmetall had chosen the Kingdom as one of its largest clients for many years.. Stating that it seeks to develop this historical relationship and be part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.. This is through the establishment of the “Rad Arabia” company.
He pointed out that Rheinmetall will work through RAD Arabia, as well as through its relationships..
Several projects in the Kingdom are working on a number of future projects, as they have a number of ideas which are currently being discussed and this is with the aim of bringing new technologies and skills as well as renewal of developing projects in the Kingdom and providing them with the latest technologies.
For his part, Ibrahim bin Hamad Al-Zeer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rad Arabia, said during the signing of the agreement, the company will work to localize the manufacture and development of weapons and technologies designated for air defense systems through its factory in Jeddah, which has an area of 25 thousand square meters, and it will also maintain the equipment producing spare parts for these systems that are used to defend against air targets such as missiles, drones and projectiles..
Rad Arabia will also serve its customers in the Kingdom and the Middle East and the Africa region..
Zeno Hurt, a member of the Board of Directors of Rad Arabia, said that the Swiss military company Rheinmetall will begin transferring human resources and skills to the company in the coming months.
Rheinmetall Defense Company was on the sidelines of the World Defense Exhibition, the Saudi MAZ Group announced the establishment of the Arab Rad Company, to qualify and train Saudi engineers and technicians in land-based and naval air defense systems.
Hurt explained in a special statement that the construction agreement will enter into force from now on from the beginning of next April, to begin the company’s operational operations.. As well as transferring human resources and skills to the company.
He stated that Rheinmetall had chosen the Kingdom as one of its largest clients for many years.. Stating that it seeks to develop this historical relationship and be part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.. This is through the establishment of the “Rad Arabia” company.
He pointed out that Rheinmetall will work through RAD Arabia, as well as through its relationships..
Several projects in the Kingdom are working on a number of future projects, as they have a number of ideas which are currently being discussed and this is with the aim of bringing new technologies and skills as well as renewal of developing projects in the Kingdom and providing them with the latest technologies.
For his part, Ibrahim bin Hamad Al-Zeer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rad Arabia, said during the signing of the agreement, the company will work to localize the manufacture and development of weapons and technologies designated for air defense systems through its factory in Jeddah, which has an area of 25 thousand square meters, and it will also maintain the equipment producing spare parts for these systems that are used to defend against air targets such as missiles, drones and projectiles..
Rad Arabia will also serve its customers in the Kingdom and the Middle East and the Africa region..
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Saudi Arabia: Establishment of the largest integrated ammunition factory in the world
March 2022
The features of the project appear: the integrated complex is “the first of its kind in the world.” It is affiliated with SAMI and will produce 85 different types of ammunition
1 - The first and largest of its kind in the world
2 - It will produce all types of ammunition (heavy - light - medium)
This complex is independent of the Saudi-South African munitions factory that was opened in Al-Kharj in the presence of the President of South Africa and Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017.
March 2022
The features of the project appear: the integrated complex is “the first of its kind in the world.” It is affiliated with SAMI and will produce 85 different types of ammunition
1 - The first and largest of its kind in the world
2 - It will produce all types of ammunition (heavy - light - medium)
This complex is independent of the Saudi-South African munitions factory that was opened in Al-Kharj in the presence of the President of South Africa and Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2017.
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The Kingdom wants huge maritime deals, but on the condition that 50% of the value of each contract is spent locally
18 March 2022
“Difficult negotiations” European companies suffer from selling their products to Saudi Arabia..The Kingdom requires that 50% of the deal value be spent locally to transfer knowledge and technology..
Naval Group displayed the latest Belharra frigates for the Saudi Navy
And GOWIND 2500
While the Italian
Fincantieri proposed an advanced version of the FREMM frigates.
The Saudi Navy is heading for complete modernization
Expanding its capabilities after ordering four Lockheed Martin MMSC ships
and five Navantia Avante -2200 corvettes,
The Navy still needs 4-6 more frigates or 5-8 large corvettes.
Therefore, major shipbuilders offered their most advanced solutions, side by side
With partnership proposals for local industry. In fact, under the concept of Vision 2030
The Kingdom's new offset policies stipulate that 50% must be spent of the value of each contract locally,
And in an attempt to bring knowledge to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and develop the national industry, It is no coincidence that the Saudi Aramco, SAMI and Scopa groups announced multiple cooperation agreements that will bring the best defense technologies
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hyundai seeks to benefit from its agreements with Aramco to propose its own products such as FFX-I/II/III frigates..
And the HDF-3500 and HDF-3800SA
Other proposals included DSME's DW-3000H
And many offers of frigates from the Chinese CSSC.
When speaking to a variety of stakeholders, it's obvious that Saudi Arabia is viewed as one of the most important markets for Promising projects in the region, whether directly or indirectly.
In reality, Saudi political influence in the Middle East may serve as a catalyst for the launch
to a wider market across the region for those companies able to seize opportunities to sell to Riyadh..
18 March 2022
“Difficult negotiations” European companies suffer from selling their products to Saudi Arabia..The Kingdom requires that 50% of the deal value be spent locally to transfer knowledge and technology..
Naval Group displayed the latest Belharra frigates for the Saudi Navy
And GOWIND 2500
While the Italian
Fincantieri proposed an advanced version of the FREMM frigates.The Saudi Navy is heading for complete modernization
Expanding its capabilities after ordering four Lockheed Martin MMSC ships
and five Navantia Avante -2200 corvettes,
The Navy still needs 4-6 more frigates or 5-8 large corvettes.
Therefore, major shipbuilders offered their most advanced solutions, side by side
With partnership proposals for local industry. In fact, under the concept of Vision 2030
The Kingdom's new offset policies stipulate that 50% must be spent of the value of each contract locally,
And in an attempt to bring knowledge to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and develop the national industry, It is no coincidence that the Saudi Aramco, SAMI and Scopa groups announced multiple cooperation agreements that will bring the best defense technologies
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hyundai seeks to benefit from its agreements with Aramco to propose its own products such as FFX-I/II/III frigates..
And the HDF-3500 and HDF-3800SA
Other proposals included DSME's DW-3000H
And many offers of frigates from the Chinese CSSC.
When speaking to a variety of stakeholders, it's obvious that Saudi Arabia is viewed as one of the most important markets for Promising projects in the region, whether directly or indirectly.
In reality, Saudi political influence in the Middle East may serve as a catalyst for the launch
to a wider market across the region for those companies able to seize opportunities to sell to Riyadh..
