Ukraine unveils new tactical missile system
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The mil.in.ua a Ukrainian military website released photographs of a new Grom-2 (Thunder-2) tactical missile system developed by Yuzhnoye Design Office and A.M. Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant. Recently released imagery and reports in the Ukrainian media suggest that the new Grom-2 (Thunder-2) tactical missile system was close to the finish line. As is known, the new operational-tactical missile system developing for Saudi Arabia. Ukraine’s […]
Antonov An-132D to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow
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Antonov’s new transport and special mission aircraft, the An-132D, will make its Middle East debut at the Dubai Airshow 2017 in the United Arab Emirates. Antonov An-132D aircraft for the first time will take part in demonstration flights at the Dubai Airshow for to show its capabilities and the maneuverability. The aircraft is developed by Antonov […]
Saudi Arabia looks to buy Scorpion light attack aircraft
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Saudi Arabia is in talks over the possible orders of the batch of Scorpion light attack aircraft. That was reported by FlightGlobal.com. According to Scott Donnelly, chief executive of parent company Textron, Saudia Arabia is one of a number of customers it is in talks with over the developmental aircraft. The Scorpion ground attack aircraft was developed by Textron […]
New Ukrainian An-132D impresses experts at Paris Air Show 2017
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The Antonov, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom, partnered with Taqnia Aeronautics from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has unveiled the new multipurpose An-132D military transport aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2017. The new An-132D multipurpose plane-demonstrator built in Ukraine as part international cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Canada, France, and Great Britain was presented for […]
Saudi National Guard receives first batch of Boeing AH-6SA Little Bird helicopters
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The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) has received its first batch of Boeing AH-6SA Little Bird reconnaissance helicopters. The first batch of new Boeing AH-6SA Little Bird reconnaissance helicopters arrived in Saudi Arabia on 4 June, said the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Guard, Major Mohamad Omari. The reconnaissance helicopters arrived at airbase of 1st Aviation Brig at Khashm Al-Aan. […]
Boeing completes radar upgrade for Saudi Arabia’s AWACS fleet
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Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed a series of upgrades that substantially enhance the technological capabilities of Saudi Arabia’s E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Among the enhancements to improve radar capabilities and reduce repair time for the airborne surveillance fleet are systems that increase the original equipment’s radar sensitivity and expand the range […]
Saudi Arabia orders 30 Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles
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Saudi Arabia has signed a contract for the acquisition of 30 of the newest Chinese strike-capable reconnaissance unmanned aerial long-haul vehicles Wing Loong II (also known as Pterodactyl II). China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported on 28 February said the deal represented the “biggest overseas purchase order in the history of Chinese [UAV] foreign military […]
Turkish defense company undertaking the modernisation of Saudi armoured personnel vehicles
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The FNSS Savunma Sistemleri (FNSS) with BAE Systems are undertaking the modernisation of Saudi M113 armoured personnel vehicles at the Saudi Arabian Ground Forces High Command’s Al-Kharj Maintenance and Modernization facilities in Al Kharj. The Minister of National Defence of Turkey Fikri Isik, that Turkish defense company modernizing armored vehicles in Saudi Arabia has completed projects worth of […]
Yemeni missile strikes Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh military base
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reportedly fired a surface to surface missile that hit a Saudi military camp Mazahimiyah 40 kilometer west of Saudi capital city Riyadh on Sunday night. According to Al-Masdar News, the Houthi rebels reportedly announced the successful launch of a variant of Russian Scud-type missile known as Borkan-1 at around 8:00 p.m. GMT. The Borkan-1 […]
Saudi Arabia unveiled CH-4 armed unmanned aerial vehicle
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The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) formally has unveiled its first CH-4 armed unmanned aerial vehicle in a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the King Faisal Air College in Riyadh. The new CH-4 is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The CH-4 series […]