Saudi Arabia plans 1000 Military industry projects

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Saudi Arabia to boost military industries

(MENAFN - Arab News) Prince Khaled bin Sultan, deputy defense minister, has emphasized the importance of making military equipment spare parts locally, adding that it was encouraged by the late Prince Sultan, former defense minister.

Speaking to reporters after visiting the air force command in Riyadh, he said about 120 factories in the Kingdom are now producing 156 spare parts.

"If we bring all the spare parts of military equipment from abroad we have to spend a lot of money on that," the deputy minister said, and disclosed plans to set up more than 1,000 military industries. He commended the cooperation of the private sector in setting up military industries, saying private firms have invested nearly SR500 million in the sector. The Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with more than 100 Saudi companies for the purpose.

Prince Sultan's statement comes after Defense Minister Prince Salman chaired a meeting of the board of directors of the General Organization for Military Industries here yesterday.

Prince Salman thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and Crown Prince Naif for their support to the organization.

The meeting was attended by Prince Khaled, Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf, Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel, Chief of Staff Gen. Hussein Al-Qubail, Director General of General Organization for Military Industries Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz Al-Hudaithi, Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saeed, Khaled Al-Abdulkarim and Abdullah Bin Mahfouz.

Prince Salman later arrived in the northeastern border city of Hafr Al-Baten on an inspection tour of military personnel in the region. He was received on arrival by Eastern Province Deputy Gov. Prince Jelawi bin Abdul Aziz and senior officials.

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Saudi Arabia will experience an explosion in military industry in the next few years that's for sure which is in line with everything I have been saying all along

Hmm Sound good to boost defence industry cooperation projects between Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

 

[Arabian Legend]

When are the planning to order these things and what does LCS stands for ?

the saudi mistier of defense has announced previously that all the navy deals will be ordered this year but i have no ideal when they will be delivered. maybe Mosa can help

LCS stand for Littoral combat ship made by the US Lockheed martin and general dynamic.

there are two types LCS1 and LCS2 both are smilier with slight different.

 

[Nishan_101]

I think they should start to do JV with Germans in Frigates, Corveetes and especailly SSKs.

 

[somebozo]

Where will the industrial base, talent and manpower come for this ambition??

is Saudi Arabia trying to build another ottoman empire??

Perhaps!!

On the serious note, a lot of this industry will deal with the spare parts, ammunition and combat gear...still expecting decent fighters or tanks to come out of Saudi may take a few years..but thankfully the process of industrialization has started.

 

[AUz]

Best of luck! Saudi Arabia should go for complete Saudinization of military and military industrial-complex.

Is the prince , mentioned in the article , any professional or with any military/strategic-planning experience? He is the deputy defense minister.

Saudis should concentrate on

1- Air Force and Air defense! (Top priority)
2- Naval Forces
3- Land Force (With focus on highly Mechanized Infantry & Armour brigades capable of quick mobilization throughout Arabian peninsula )

 

[Zarvan]

the saudi mistier of defense has announced previously that all the navy deals will be ordered this year but i have no ideal when they will be delivered. maybe Mosa can help

LCS stand for Littoral combat ship made by the US Lockheed martin and general dynamic.

there are two types LCS1 and LCS2 both are smilier with slight different.

If they are able to get this that will be great with some more Frigates and most importantly 10 to 12 Submarines they will become one of the strongest navies in the world with some fighter planes to back Navy you got a deadly force which no one will want to have a fight with and also Saudi Arabia should increase its fighter planes to 1000 including 300 Stealth Planes by 2025

 

[regular]

Saudia have the reasources they shold start R&D and build their own stealth fighterz and not to buy them from west.....they shold depend on their own talent and industry........

 

[Ottoman-Turk]

is this a joke? 1000 planes? not being rude but do you think SA has a 100 billion defence budget or something?

If they are able to get this that will be great with some more Frigates and most importantly 10 to 12 Submarines they will become one of the strongest navies in the world with some fighter planes to back Navy you got a deadly force which no one will want to have a fight with and also Saudi Arabia should increase its fighter planes to 1000 including 300 Stealth Planes by 2025

 

[sqn 17]

good thing thanx mosa

 

[Lone]

...now SA should emphasize on TOT and R&D basis industries. they got money, got the will so aim high...

 

[Luftwaffe]

is Saudi Arabia trying to build another ottoman empire??

Never!, Ottoman Empire had mind-brains and Vision; It lacks on the other side.

 

[Arabian Legend]

as for now there are 120 military industries operating in saudi arabia.

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Kingdom to manufacture 70% of military hardware locally



By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR

Published: Jan 19, 2011 00:06

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday its plans to produce most of the military hardware and spare parts within the Kingdom by transferring foreign technology.

“More than 70 percent of military equipment can be produced locally,” said Prince Khaled bin Sultan, assistant minister of defense and aviation.

In a statement after presiding over a meeting of the central committee for local manufacturing, Prince Khaled said a special department would be established for local manufacturing and the transfer of technology at the armed forces. He said the committee would report directly to the minister of defense and aviation.

He emphasized the government’s plan to provide greater investment opportunities for the private sector in the military manufacturing sector. “We have set out certain regulations to make sure the equipment and spare parts produced in the Kingdom are equal in quality to imported products,” he said.

Prince Khaled also stressed that locally produced military equipment should be made available at prices lower than outside the country.

He said competition between private companies should be based on equality and justice. There are a number of military industries in Alkharj near Riyadh that are run by the Ministry of Defense and Aviation.

BAE Systems announced recently its intention to establish a military aircraft assembling plant in Saudi Arabia.

“We have started training Saudis on Typhoon aircraft assembling at our plant in Warton to establish an assembly plant in the Kingdom shortly,” said Guy Griffiths, managing director international and a member of the company’s executive council.

He said BAE Systems had established large-scale projects to train Saudi manpower in defense-related industries.

Griffiths said about 58 percent of the company’s 5,000 employees are Saudi.

Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to purchase 72 Typhoon Eurofighters in September 2007. The purchase, for which BAE Systems is prime contractor, is likely to be valued up to $40 billion. The deal calls for most of the aircraft to be assembled in the Kingdom.

In March 2008, the foundation stone was laid for a new center at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Province to upgrade and assemble military aircraft systems. The complex will include a range of hangars, stores for hazardous materials, workshops, fuel storage, a water desalination plant and a power station.


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[Ottoman-Turk]

good to saudi arabia , they need to protect the lands of mecca and medina , after ottomans ruled it for 100s of years , a stronger saudi is not a threat for turkiye but good , soon i would really like a saudi-turkiye-indonesia joint something a good project and a turkiye-saudi-pakistan joint venture

 

[Armstrong]

This is indeed a very promising sign ! Imagine where Saudi Arabia could have been had the leaders displayed this kind of vision even in the '80s ! Turkey is progressing, Saudi Arabia is progressing, Indonesia is progressing - I can see 3 leaders of the Muslim World and 3 very, very important countries in the world at large, in the making ! I do sincerely hope that Saudi Arabia becomes more and more self-sufficient in weapons development and perhaps even export a couple of goodies to Pakistan !