A Saudi company has signed an initial memorandum of understanding with Advanced CNG Technologies Inc. which will enable Saudi Arabia to manufacture missiles locally, reports the Okaz Saudi newspaper. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The memorandum was signed by the general manager of Tawazun Gulf Trading Group Abdul Rahman Al-Tambakti, from the Saudi side,…
Women in Aviation at Saudi Airshow for the First Time!
Organizers of the Saudi International Airshow 2021, to be held February 16th to 18th in Riyadh, have announced the inaugural participation of the Women in Aviation Middle East Chapter (WAI-ME), a non-profit association dedicated to providing opportunities to women striving for careers in the aviation industry. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. Launched in the…
Saudi Arabia launches ‘World Defense Show’ in 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched its first fully integrated defence show "World Defense Show" to take place in March 2022, the Kingdom’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced on Wednesday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. World Defense Show is an interactive platform for governments and industry thought leaders from across the global defence and security supply…
Localising US Military Armoured Industry in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announced the establishment of the "Oshkosh Altadrea Manufacturing", which will be the first joint venture specialising in land systems in the Kingdom with a majority-Saudi ownership. This comes as a result of signing an agreement between Oshkosh Defence, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, and Altadrea Manufacturing Co. Saudi Press Agency reported the signing…
Saudi International Airshow 2021 – Press Release
Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince SULTAN BIN SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD, Chairman of the Saudi Space Commission Founder and Chairman of Saudi Aviation Club; the Saudi International Airshow, 2nd edition, will be held in Riyadh in February, 2021. The 2019 edition of Saudi International Airshow showed such great success that it…
Roscosmos chief discusses space cooperation with Saudi Arabia
In April, Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited Russia’s Flight Control Center and stated that the Russian experience of outer space exploration would be included in the Saudi national space strategy. In November, 18 at the Dubai Airshow 2019 Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin discussed possible cooperation in…
Russia’s space agency in talks on sending Turkish, Egyptian, Saudi astronauts into space
Roscosmos is in talks with Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia hashing over the possibility of sending their astronauts into space, Dmitry Rogozin, director of Russia’s state space corporation, told an international forum dubbed «Baikonur is the cradle of world cosmonautics» on Tuesday, 12 November. «Earlier, it was believed that with the advent of American…
“Gepard” and “Karakurt” Ships Sparked the Interest of the UAE and Saudi Arabia Delegations
The “Gepard-3.9” frigate and the project 22800 “Karakurt” small missile ship presented at the demonstration area of the International Maritime Defence Show have drawn the attention of the guests from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam. This was reported to the journalists by the Press Office of the Zelenodolsk Shipbuilding Plant named…
Russia’s NNE fell by almost a quarter in 2023
Russia's non-primary non-energy exports (NNE) decreased by 23% in 2023, reaching $146.3 billion, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In the previous 2022, this figure was $190.4 billion, and a year earlier — a record $194.2 billion. It is worth noting that data on specific commodity items have not been published…
Challenges and threats of the Munich Security Conference
Experts from the Munich Security Conference have prepared a regular report on the state of international relations. The 2024 report received the headline "Lose – Lose?" against the background of geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, which continue to increase and cause damage to many states. The introduction of the report says that the geopolitical and…