Saudi Arabia Keen to Buy German Armored Vehicles

[mosu]

Saudi Arabia has officially asked about purchasing several hundred Germany armored fighting vehicles, the magazine Spiegel reports. The inquiry was discussed at a secret meeting of the German Federal Security Council.
The Federal Security Council considered the transaction on Monday, according to Spiegel. A decision has been postponed until the coming year.
The council is a committee made up of the chancellor and several federal ministers that oversees matters of national defense, including the approval of arms exports.
Saudi Arabia is specifically interested in the Boxer troop transporter, considered by some to be one of the more advanced fighting vehicles in the world and currently employed by the German military in Afghanistan.
The Boxer would allow the Saudi Kingdom to significantly upgrade the Royal Guard Regiment of its army.
The council did not rule on Saudi Arabia’s request for the delivery of “Leopard-2″ battle tanks, a point of controversy in Germany.
A decision to export rocket-propelled grenades bunker-busting munitions to Israel was approved at the same meeting, Spiegel reported.
In 2011, the German government exported some 5.4 billion euros ($7 billion) worth of arms, an approximately 14 percent increase from last year. The government has not yet published figures on arms exports in 2012.

 

[BordoEnes]

German Boxer? Didnt S.Arabia already developed 8x8 wheeled APC on there own?

 

[Luftwaffe]

German Boxer? Didnt S.Arabia already developed 8x8 wheeled APC on there own?

Poor decision, that money should go towards further development of indigenous Al-Fahd Armored Vehicles, that is just waste of resources, alot of jobs can be created and alot of knowledge can be accumulated.

 

[Arabian Legend]

German Boxer? Didnt S.Arabia already developed 8x8 wheeled APC on there own?

Not more than a political game to get the Leopard. The jewish lobby in Germany has recently blocked a deal for 200 Leopards tanks to saudi arabia. But the saudi authorities were smart. they raised the number from 200 to 800 Leopards and requested another arms deal. Now sit back and enjoy the show.Imperialism V.S Zionism. Note that a lot of cash will flow into their shaky economy.

 

[Zarvan]

Not more than a political game to get the Leopard. The jewish lobby in Germany has recently blocked a deal for 200 Leopards tanks to saudi arabia. But the saudi authorities were smart. they raised the number from 200 to 800 Leopards and requested another arms deal. Now sit back and enjoy the show.Imperialism V.S Zionism. Note that a lot of cash will flow into their shaky economy.

@The Legend are you sure 800 Tanks are being ordered or already have been ordererd ???? that is really huge number really huge one

 

[Arabian Legend]

@The Legend are you sure 800 Tanks are being ordered or already have been ordererd ???? that is really huge number really huge one

Yup, Read here

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/188023-saudi-arabia-wants-buy-600-800-leopard-tanks-germany.html

 

[Cheetah786]

The magazine said the Saudi government had requested the Boxer vehicles for the Saudi Royal Guard – a unit whose role is confined mainly to protecting the Saudi royal family. "The Boxer is roadworthy and suitable for combating uprisings," it noted.

It said that in the event of the "Arab Spring" spreading to Saudi Arabia, the Royal Guard would almost certainly be used to defend the royal family to the last.

The supply of German Leopard 2 tanks to Saudi Arabia was dismissed as "morally indefensible" by German opposition parties when news of the request emerged last year. Critics pointed out that the Saudi government had helped to crush a popular uprising in Bahrain in 2011. Volker Rühe, a former conservative defence minister, protested that Saudi Arabia needed "far-reaching reforms not weapons".

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Not more than a political game to get the Leopard. The jewish lobby in Germany has recently blocked a deal for 200 Leopards tanks to saudi arabia. But the saudi authorities were smart. they raised the number from 200 to 800 Leopards and requested another arms deal. Now sit back and enjoy the show.Imperialism V.S Zionism. Note that a lot of cash will flow into their shaky economy.

And what a show... It's very funny.

 

[shadow09]

I think the final decision will be made by German government in 2013 (both Boxer and Leo2)

 

[KingMamba]

Not more than a political game to get the Leopard. The jewish lobby in Germany has recently blocked a deal for 200 Leopards tanks to saudi arabia. But the saudi authorities were smart. they raised the number from 200 to 800 Leopards and requested another arms deal. Now sit back and enjoy the show.Imperialism V.S Zionism. Note that a lot of cash will flow into their shaky economy.

They will shoot down both requests, they fear offending Zionists more than hurting their economy.