Made in KSA

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[The SC]

Sanam Company is the National Company for Automotive Industries

The foundation stone for the first factory was laid on 01/26/2022

The first phase of the project aims to manufacture a Musso pick-up car..With two copies of the chassis .The long and the short..

And a Rexton SUV Affiliated with SangYong Co.
With a local content of no less than 15-10% as a start

And the Korean supply chain companies specialized in the manufacture of auto parts, which number up to 20 companies, will be localized through the establishment of cooperative partners in partnership with Saudis.

Dr. Fahd Al-Duhaish, President and CEO, stated that the first car will be produced in the second half of next year 2023,, He also added that the project aims to make Jubail an attractive city for automobile industries by providing supply chains for this industry..

The company aims to increase the percentage of local content to reach 60-70% by 2026..

Cars will carry the SangYong company logo in the first stages until the local content percentage reaches 50%, and then they will start carrying the Sanam company logo.

As for the second stage, it is the production of an MPV car

The third stage is the development and design of engines..

 

[The SC]

Talks between Saudi Arabia and L3Harris to buy spy planes

L3Harris has partnered with BAE Systems to provide the Saudi Air Force with a new ISR platform..

It is a multi-intelligence aircraft capable of capturing any type of electronic intelligence signal, such as signals intelligence and communications, and using that information to do whatever is needed to stop an attack or plan an attack..

Saudi Arabia is working hard to improve its Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in order to prevent attacks by drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen.

 

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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..

 

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Maintenance work on the T700 engine for the Apache and Black Hawk military aircraft began inside the company in 2021.

Engine maintenance is carried out by our national staff with a 100% localization rate, in order to achieve the goals of the #Saudi_Vision_2030 for the military sector in the Kingdom.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1508714112632725508

 

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Soon :

"Jubail Train" will be a mainstay in the growth of the industry and the export of Saudi products to the world..

 

[The SC]

SAMI-MBDA

Not only will KSA get the manufacturing and the missiles' ToT, the Saudis will study these complex technologies to be independent with their own abilities to design and develop their own ammunition..

 

[The SC]

According to International Monetary Fund forecasts, the size of the Saudi economy will exceed $1 trillion in 2022, for the first time in its history. The data of the Saudi Statistics Authority indicated that the Kingdom's economy grew during the first quarter of 2022, with the highest quarterly growth rate since 2011. The growth rate during the first quarter of this year was 9.6%.

The ambition is in 2030 it becomes 1.8 trillion!!!

In 2027 Aramco will export 14 million barrels of Oil and 8 million barrels of petrochemicals.
Currently 300,000 petrochemicals.

Today Aramco has the highest market value in its history at $2.392 trillion.

 

[The SC]

"Lucid" signs an agreement to establish its factory in "Abdullah Economic".. In the presence of the Ministries of Finance and Investment, and the Investments and Development Funds, and the Reconstruction of the City

 

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A picture published by the American writer Chuck Bavarer 9 hours ago:

It is believed that there are two secret nuclear bases in Riyadh and Sharqiyah covering Iranian territory.. equipped with at least 10 nuclear warheads

The author does not seem to be reliable.. Maybe this is just to stir up public opinion

The Saudi Strategic Missile Force has more than one base, and the range of its missiles can reach Iran easily .. But the nuclear heads seem unfounded ..

 

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The first Saudi combat tower developed 100% locally in cooperation with a number of sectors in the Kingdom

The great success of the 2022 Defense Exhibition, which witnessed presentations from more than 450 leading defense industries companies from about 37 countries, was not limited to its formation as a platform that brought the giants of defense industries at the regional and global levels under one roof, but to what it contained of various local innovations during That important event, which lasted four days.

Among the highlights of the event is the armed tower system known as “Vision”, which represents the first Saudi armed combat tower of its kind, developed 100% locally in cooperation with a number of Saudi sectors.

The Saudi Company for Defense Systems (SAMI CMI) presented the joint project between SAMI and "John Cockrell Defense", the "Roya" armed tower and other modern armament systems inside the company's booth. The “Roya” armed tower system is the first in a new generation of defense weapons systems technologies produced by the Kingdom in support of its defense activities, and its launch reflects the great role played by the past Saudi talents and competencies in the Kingdom, after years of exchanging experiences in the field of defense industries.

The “Vision” armed turret is light in weight and ready for multitasking. It can be armed with a 12.7 caliber machine gun or a 7.62 mm machine gun and a 40 mm grenade launcher. It is also fully equipped with remote control with the possibility of refueling ammunition from inside the tower, and was developed using advanced technology developed by Saudi engineers with the support of specialized experts, and the armed tower system “Vision” corresponds to the needs and requirements of the Saudi defense sectors.

The new innovative armament system represents a real step forward in the defense industry in the Kingdom, which is being localized across all levels and sectors at an accelerating pace.

The Saudi Defense Systems Company (Sami CMI), as a company specialized in the design, development, production and sustainability of towers and integrated defense systems solutions, sees in the system The armed tower “Vision” represents a quantum leap in its endeavors to enhance local defense capabilities in line with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.


Military news, regional military news, Saudi Arabia

 

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Saudi Arabia announces the establishment of the “National Academy of Military Industries”​

22.05.2022

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"

https://news.middleeast-24.com/world/215391.html

 

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The Turkish presidency announces an upcoming visit by the Saudi Crown Prince.. Erdogan confirms Turkey's sharing of its experiences in the field of defense industries with Saudi Arabia

 

[Corruptistan]

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 if I am not wrong), the vibrant and evolving R&D scene, the local talent pool, population size, economy (very deep pockets), governmemtal and private investment, ambitious goals and the MbS factor.

Any information about indigenous Saudi Arabian electro-optics and electronic systems?