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Joseph Rank, CEO of Lockheed Martin in the Middle East and Africa, said in a surprising statement to the Arab news newspaper that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is cooperating with Lockheed Martin to manufacture an anti-drone air defense system locally.
It is worth noting that the system will be manufactured locally and will not be subject to US export conditions.
To fight the growing danger of hostile drones, Lockheed Martin is offering MORFIUS, a drone armed with a High-Powered Microwave (HPM) to zap UAV swarms out of the sky. MORFIUS is a reusable drone that can fit inside a six-inch diameter launch tube and weighs less than 30 pounds, light and versatile enough to attach to ground stations, ground vehicles, or aircraft.
Crucial to the promise of MORFIUS is its ability to zap many drones at once in mid-air..
It is worth noting that the system will be manufactured locally and will not be subject to US export conditions.
To fight the growing danger of hostile drones, Lockheed Martin is offering MORFIUS, a drone armed with a High-Powered Microwave (HPM) to zap UAV swarms out of the sky. MORFIUS is a reusable drone that can fit inside a six-inch diameter launch tube and weighs less than 30 pounds, light and versatile enough to attach to ground stations, ground vehicles, or aircraft.
Crucial to the promise of MORFIUS is its ability to zap many drones at once in mid-air..
in Riyadh and Sharqiyah 
.. equipped with at least 10 nuclear warheads
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Saudi Arabia announces the establishment of the “National Academy of Military Industries”
The General Authority for Military Industries in Saudi Arabia announced the establishment of the "National Academy of Military Industries" to train, qualify and enable national cadres to work in the military and defense industries sector.
According to the Saudi Press Agency "SPA", this comes "to contribute to achieving the goals of localization, in a manner that meets the requirements of the supply chain plan in the sector announced by the authority in the middle of the year 2021, and to achieve one of the outputs of the strategy for developing manpower in the sector that was announced in February the past".
"SPA" also stated that "the ceremony announcing the establishment of the National Academy of Military Industries, which was held at the academy's headquarters in Riyadh, was attended by more than 35 companies from local and international companies and relevant government agencies."
The formation of the Academy's Board of Directors was announced and the establishment license was handed over to the Academy's Board Chairman, Engineer, Walid Abu Khaled, and the founding partners.
For his part, the Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries, Engineer Ahmed Al-Ohali, stressed that “the establishment of an independent academy specialized in the military and defense industries sector, whose board of directors was formed with representation from the public and private sectors and with the support of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and industrial companies, is an extension of of the strategy for the military industries sector, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in April of the year 2021,” explaining that “this academy will be the largest supporter of the sector strategy that bets on the national human resource, and that the localization of technologies is linked to the localization of the capabilities of the national human resource.”
Ahmed Al-Ohali pointed out that "the authority is committed to supporting national human cadres, and that the military industries sector in the Kingdom has witnessed qualitative leaps in the past five years."
Engineer Walid Abu Khaled, CEO of “Sami” Company, Chairman of the Academy’s Board of Directors, confirmed that “The National Academy of Military Industries is a strategic tool for the success of the supply chain project in the military industries sector through the development and refinement of the knowledge and capabilities of the human element in the specialized technical, engineering and scientific fields and disciplines. and related to the military, defense and security industries, and what the needs of the labor market require.
He added: "Developing, qualifying and empowering national cadres, creating innovative and new industries and technologies, strengthening the Kingdom's strategic independence and seeking to localize this promising sector is a strategic goal that supports achieving the sector's goals by localizing more than 50% of military spending by 2030."
It is noteworthy that the headquarters of the National Academy of Military Industries extends over an area of an estimated 65,000 square meters, with a total capacity of 2,000 students.
Source: "SPA"
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Some very impressive developments in Saudi Arabia in recent years..
Not surprised given the ranking of Saudi Arabian universities (top-ranked in the Muslim world ), the vibrant and evolving R&D scene, the local talent pool, population size, economy, governmental and private investment, ambitious goals and the MBS factor..
Not surprised given the ranking of Saudi Arabian universities (top-ranked in the Muslim world ), the vibrant and evolving R&D scene, the local talent pool, population size, economy, governmental and private investment, ambitious goals and the MBS factor..
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