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Defence Helicopter
Saudi Arabia to receive four more Black Hawks
2nd March 2021
Deliveries by June 2022 will come under original 2017 FMS contract.
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Defence Notes
IDEX 2021: Spotlight shines on procurement programmes
22nd February 2021
Data and case studies from the Shephard Defence Insight team illustrate the state of play in Middle Eastern defence procurement.
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Military Logistics
IDEX 2021: SAMI seals MRO JV with Lockheed Martin
25th February 2021
New JV will produce, maintain and repair helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and missile defence systems.
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Defence Notes
Middle Eastern spending shows signs of resilience
21st February 2021
Although oil markets continue to take a hammering and government debt balloons from the COVID-19 pandemic, Middle Eastern states could yet avoid the delicate choice between guns and butter.
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Land Warfare
FMS Patriot customers to receive technical engineering aid
26th February 2021
Fourteen US allies will be supported under the latest contract modification.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2021: Nimr lifts the veil on new armoured vehicle variants
24th February 2021
UAE manufacturer enhances 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles, while also works on developing an armed UGV.
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Defence Notes
Israeli F-35s operating from ‘Gulf soil’ a genuine possibility
8th March 2021
New possibilities for Israeli F-35s could be on the way, including the aircraft being fielded from 'Gulf soil' to better counter Iranian threats.
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Defence Helicopter
US Army awaits more Black Hawks and Pave Hawks
23rd March 2021
Sikorsky will provide 24 extra helicopters to the US Army.
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Defence Notes
US halts arms sales to Saudi Arabia
5th February 2021
Announcement by President Joe Biden signals a clear break with the policy followed by his precedessor Donald Trump, although a lucrative FMS to the United Arab Emirates remains untouched — for now.
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Land Warfare
IDEX 2021: INS technology improves Alakran
23rd February 2021
Geonyx system is integrated with Alakran mortar carrier to enhance positioning accuracy.
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Air Warfare
Egypt solves its SCALP problem
9th February 2021
An issue around selling a missile with US components seems to have been solved — either the US relented or MBDA was able to source an alternative.
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Defence Notes
Political Declaration puts tactics and doctrine in the spotlight
12th February 2021
An international initiative aims to limit the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities - what are the implications for rules of engagement in urban warfare?
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Military Logistics
Saudis renew army aviation maintenance contract
19th January 2021
DynCorp remains industry partner for maintenance support to Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command.
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Defence Notes
Hundreds of UK defence export applications held up over Saudi backlog
14th January 2021
Despite the UK's Export Control Joint Unit attempting to clear a licence application backlog, hundreds have been held up.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aero India 2021: Indian border force to counter rogue UAVs
4th February 2021
Foreign players and non-state actors are increasingly using UAVs to intrude across the Indian border.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Transport
C-130 Replacement [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Requirement The Royal Saudi Air Force operates 33 C-130H, 7 KC-130H aircraft and two KC-130Js. The country has been seeking to replace its ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Kozak 5 (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background In 2021, Ukrainian firm Pracktika announced that they had fulfilled an export contract to deliver 60 Kozak-5 armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia. The ...
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Tanks
M1A2S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Saudi Arabia was the first export customer for the M1A2 Abrams. 315 were delivered between 1993 and 1994 as part of a $1.5 ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Didgori AMEV ( Saudi Arabia - Second Batch)
Programme Background Saudi Arabia announced that it was evaluating several 4x4 armoured vehicles in 2014 under a programme to acquire new armoured ambulances capable of ...
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Tanks
T-90S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background. The status of the Saudi Arabian T-90 deal is unclear, it is possible that these tanks may be purchased to replace stocks of ...
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Air: Radio and SATCOM
Air: Radio and SATCOM | Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. The total procurement cost for 48 aircraft is estimated at ...
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Air: Helmet-mounted displays
Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. The total procurement cost for 48 aircraft is estimated at ...
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Data links
Data links | Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. The total procurement cost for 48 aircraft is estimated at ...
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Air: Head-up displays
Air: Head-up displays | Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. The total procurement cost for 48 aircraft is estimated at ...
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Transponders and IFF
Transponders and IFF | Typhoon Tranche 3A (Saudi Arabia)
In June 2018, Saudi Arabia agreed to procure 48 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter aircraft from BAE. The total procurement cost for 48 aircraft is estimated at ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Saudi Arabia National Guard LAV 700
The Saudi Arabian LAV 700 order is believed to encompass several variants including APC, ambulance, armoured recovery vehicle, command post, ATGM carrier, IFV, VIP transport ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Jais 4x4 (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background The Saudi Arabian government is aiming to localise 50% of its investment into defence by 2030 in line with the country's Vision 2030 ...
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Military UAS - MALE
CH-4 - Saudi Arabia
Programme Background Riyadh had already experience to operate various Chinese-made UAVs, including Wing Loong I, Wing Loong II and CH-4. Saudi Arabia was planning to ...
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Corvettes
Avante 2200 (6-8) [Saudi Arabia]
Programme Background Timeline In December 2022, the Saudi Arabian MoD and General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) signed an MoU with Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
Anka-S (Saudi Arabia)
Programme Background Desired Procurement Saudi Arabia has reportedly been in negotiations to procure six Anka UAVs since 2013. It has not been disclosed which Anka ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Naval: Combat Management Systems
Hazem
Produced by SAMI Navantia, Hazem is a combat management system designed for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. Based on the Cadiz CMS, it is integrated ...
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Fighter - multirole
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 (Block 8, 8A, 9, 10, 10C, 11, 11C, 15, 15C)
Under the Typhoon Tranche 2 procurement, the four European partner nations of Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the export customer Saudi Arabia took delivery ...
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Transport
An-132
The An-132 is a multipurpose transport aircraft based on the Soviet-era An-32. It is being jointly developed by Antonov and Saudi Arabia's Technology Development and ...
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SH-01
The SHAHEEN SH-01 is a VTOL UAS manufactured by Prince Sultan Defense in Saudi Arabia. The aircraft is designed for surveillance and reconnaissance purposes.
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Ship-launched torpedoes, Submarine-launched torpedoes
F17
The F17 is a wire-guided anti-surface ship torpedo developed for the French Navy and purchased by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The latest version is the F17 ...
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Data links
TTR
Offered through Data Link Solutions (DLS) – Rockwell Collins' joint venture with BAE Systems – TacNet Tactical Radio (TTR) is claimed to be the smallest ...
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Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors
Interceptor HSI32
The Interceptor HSI32 was designed by French shipbuilder CMN to meet the needs of modern navies and coastguards. The vessel's primary missions are sea policing ...
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Land: battlefield and ground surveillance radar
Cymbeline
The Cymbeline is a phased-array, mortar-locating radar that detects the flight path of a mortar bomb at two points in its trajectory as it passes ...
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Corvettes
Avante 2200 (Combatant)
The Avante 2200 corvettes from Spanish shipbuilder Navantia are currently under construction for Saudi Arabia. A contract was signed for five corvettes in July 2018. ...
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Mine-protected vehicles
RG32M
BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa produced more than 600 RG32-series vehicles before its acquisition in 2014 by state-owned Denel. According to the company, the ...
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Land: Radio and SATCOM
RF-7800M-MP
The L3Harris Falcon III RF-7800M-MP high-capacity data radio provides secure voice and high-speed networked data, supporting both narrowband and wideband waveforms of 30MHz-2GHz with 20W ...
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Surface-to-surface missiles
Qiam-1
The Qiam-1 is a short-range ballistic missile designed and used by Iran. It is based on the Shahab-2.
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Mine-protected vehicles
Aravis
Nexter unveiled its 12.5t Aravis at Eurosatory 2008, and in April 2009, the company received a launch order for 15 vehicles to equip French Army ...
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Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small
Sky Saker FX80
The Sky Saker FX80 is a VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone from Norinco. Designed explicitly for artillery spotting operations, the drone was unveiled at the 14th Chinese ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
Cockpit 9000
Produced by CMC Electronics, the Cockpit 9000 is an integrated avionics solution primarily integrated into C-130 aircraft. According to the manufacturer, over 100 C-130s are ...