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BAE Systems will deliver the remaining 48 Eurofighter Typhoons on order for Saudi Arabia over the next five years, with the first examples now in final assembly at the company's Warton site in Lancashire.

A contract modification to Riyadh's 72-aircraft Project Al Salam deal was signed earlier this year, with the nation seeking to introduce additional capability to the European type. BAE says it resumed assembly work in January, as the revised deal was still being finalised.

The Royal Saudi Air Force's remaining Tranche 2 aircraft will be completed in the UK at a rate of between eight and 10 per year, and will be "future-proofed" to receive planned enhancements. Airframe modifications would enable them to carry an active electronically scanned array radar and potentially range-extending conformal fuel tanks.


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Saudi Arabia already has 24 Typhoons operational at its Taif air base, and is seeking to integrate national-specific equipment such as a French- or US-sourced targeting pod and precision-guided bombs in the short term. However, the bulk of its equipment requirements are in alignment with the development path now being defined for the four Eurofighter partner nations via a phase one enhancement process, sources say.

"The core nations can only benefit from work beyond the core programme," one source says, referring to the Saudi commitment as "a critical mass to hook into for exports".

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia employs about 5,300 people, including approximately 3,500 Saudi nationals. An in-service support capability for the Typhoon fleet is to be established in the country, with Riyadh also to receive significant technology transfer under the terms of its revised contract.

Saudi Arabian Typhoons to get capability boost
 
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Good news.
Also i think Saudi Arab should buy Extra spare parts for at-least 15-20 years.
Nobody knows about tomorrow or sanction factor.
 
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BAE Systems will deliver the remaining 48 Eurofighter Typhoons on order for Saudi Arabia over the next five years, with the first examples now in final assembly at the company's Warton site in Lancashire.

A contract modification to Riyadh's 72-aircraft Project Al Salam deal was signed earlier this year, with the nation seeking to introduce additional capability to the European type. BAE says it resumed assembly work in January, as the revised deal was still being finalised.

The Royal Saudi Air Force's remaining Tranche 2 aircraft will be completed in the UK at a rate of between eight and 10 per year, and will be "future-proofed" to receive planned enhancements. Airframe modifications would enable them to carry an active electronically scanned array radar and potentially range-extending conformal fuel tanks.


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Saudi Arabia already has 24 Typhoons operational at its Taif air base, and is seeking to integrate national-specific equipment such as a French- or US-sourced targeting pod and precision-guided bombs in the short term. However, the bulk of its equipment requirements are in alignment with the development path now being defined for the four Eurofighter partner nations via a phase one enhancement process, sources say.

"The core nations can only benefit from work beyond the core programme," one source says, referring to the Saudi commitment as "a critical mass to hook into for exports".

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia employs about 5,300 people, including approximately 3,500 Saudi nationals. An in-service support capability for the Typhoon fleet is to be established in the country, with Riyadh also to receive significant technology transfer under the terms of its revised contract.

Saudi Arabian Typhoons to get capability boost

According indians French Pod and certain equipment is inferior to israelis, This article indirectly clarifies French have one of the most modern sophisticated equipment, thus the indian partial procurement of certain elements for its Rafale is political to keep isrealis happy.

Anyways RSAF should cancel the order of extra F-15SA or reduce the order from 84 to 24-36 and order 48-54 F-35 II.
 
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What spare parts specifically? For engines, electronics?

For everything. It started like 5 years ago with the plan being "ALL SPARE PARTS IN COUNTRY" program which has been so far a tremendous success. The plan is to first establish Spare parts manufacturing capability to support current equipment.

Then after that we move on to making indigenous systems. And we have already started on the next step. F-15s and Tornadoes get thier AirFrame soare parts from Al-Salam factories. Their engines in Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC). Their electronics from Advanced Electronic Company (AEC) their radars in KACST owned factories. And the same will be done with the Typhoons but to a larger extent like installing the Lamah sat communication system which is a Link-16 copy but instead of using American sats we will use Saudi sats for that.

The same can be applied to other branches of the Armed forces with a total of 126 companies making spare parts for our equipment. So when Saudis online say "We manufacture our own spares" they mean it.
 
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What spare parts specifically? For engines, electronics?

For everything. It started like 5 years ago with the plan being "ALL SPARE PARTS IN COUNTRY" program which has been so far a tremendous success. The plan is to first establish Spare parts manufacturing capability to support current equipment.

Then after that we move on to making indigenous systems. And we have already started on the next step. F-15s and Tornadoes get thier AirFrame soare parts from Al-Salam factories. Their engines in Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC). Their electronics from Advanced Electronic Company (AEC) their radars in KACST owned factories. And the same will be done with the Typhoons but to a larger extent like installing the Lamah sat communication system which is a Link-16 copy but instead of using American sats we will use Saudi sats for that.

The same can be applied to other branches of the Armed forces with a total of 126 companies making spare parts for our equipment. So when Saudis online say "We manufacture our own spares" they mean it.


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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Kingdom to boost military industries


By RIYADH: ARAB NEWS
Published: May 2, 2012 01:33 Updated: May 3, 2012 15:33

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.


Alsalam Aircraft Company




Link official "Middle East Propulsion Company (MEPC)":

Middle East Propulsion Company - Home



Advanced Electronic Company (AEC)




King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology signs collaboration agreement with Selex Galileo

Posted on 27 January 2010

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) has signed a collaboration agreement with Finmeccanica's Selex Galileo.

This new collaboration agreement enables Selex Galileo and KACST to perform joint research and development projects in Radio Frequency, Radar, Laser, Electro-Optics (EO) and Infra-Red Technologies. The agreement further advances Selex Galileo's high technology partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the working relationship with KACST.

KACST is an independent scientific organisation of the Saudi Arabian Government, established in 1977 under the name of Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology (SANCST) and later in 1985 renamed as ‘King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)

Selex Galileo says it is committed to developing high technology partnerships in Saudi and will continue to work with Saudi companies in areas of industrial participation.


Selex Galileo develops the “Vixen 1000ES AESA Fire Control Radar” which will equip the Eurofighter Typhoon.






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Saudi Arabia already has 24 Typhoons operational at its Taif air base, and is seeking to integrate national-specific equipment such as a French- or US-sourced targeting pod and precision-guided bombs in the short term. However, the bulk of its equipment requirements are in alignment with the development path now being defined for the four Eurofighter partner nations via a phase one enhancement process, sources say.

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Link old post “Saudi Typhoons latest news”:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/172534-saudi-typhoons-latest-news.html




Link old post “KSA industrial defense : Project Simoom”:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/179707-ksa-industrial-defense-project-simoom.html
 
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Saudi Arabia has indicated that the newly bought 48 Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoon jets will be equipped with an AESA radar and CFT (Conformal Fuel
 
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BAE Systems will deliver the remaining 48 Eurofighter Typhoons on order for Saudi Arabia over the next five years, with the first examples now in final assembly at the company's Warton site in Lancashire.

A contract modification to Riyadh's 72-aircraft Project Al Salam deal was signed earlier this year, with the nation seeking to introduce additional capability to the European type. BAE says it resumed assembly work in January, as the revised deal was still being finalised.

The Royal Saudi Air Force's remaining Tranche 2 aircraft will be completed in the UK at a rate of between eight and 10 per year, and will be "future-proofed" to receive planned enhancements. Airframe modifications would enable them to carry an active electronically scanned array radar and potentially range-extending conformal fuel tanks.

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Eurofighter Typhoon “Tranche 3” with CFT (Conformal Fuel Tanks)



 
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BAE Systems Saudi Arabia employs about 5,300 people, including approximately 3,500 Saudi nationals. An in-service support capability for the Typhoon fleet is to be established in the country, with Riyadh also to receive significant technology transfer under the terms of its revised contract.



Saudi Arabian Typhoons to get capability boost


Great news,
This will boost the technology transfer to KSA and set a new higher level for air force spare parts manufacturing and potentially airplane building independence.

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@ Bubblegum Crisis

Thanks, a very informative post.

I actually didnt know Selex makes its own model of AESA. I thought Captor would be the only AESA in Typhoon.


Coincidentally, a few days ago a prototype with a different nose flew from Bae's Warton plant (where Saudi EF's will be made).
There are already some speculations this is AESA equipped model, since that particular airframe wasnt present at any of the recent shows/presentations. People assumed it was being fitted with new gear.

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BAE Systems will deliver the remaining 48 Eurofighter Typhoons on order for Saudi Arabia over the next five years, with the first examples now in final assembly at the company's Warton site in Lancashire.

A contract modification to Riyadh's 72-aircraft Project Al Salam deal was signed earlier this year, with the nation seeking to introduce additional capability to the European type. BAE says it resumed assembly work in January, as the revised deal was still being finalised.

The Royal Saudi Air Force's remaining Tranche 2 aircraft will be completed in the UK at a rate of between eight and 10 per year, and will be "future-proofed" to receive planned enhancements. Airframe modifications would enable them to carry an active electronically scanned array radar and potentially range-extending conformal fuel tanks.


getasset.aspx



Saudi Arabia already has 24 Typhoons operational at its Taif air base, and is seeking to integrate national-specific equipment such as a French- or US-sourced targeting pod and precision-guided bombs in the short term. However, the bulk of its equipment requirements are in alignment with the development path now being defined for the four Eurofighter partner nations via a phase one enhancement process, sources say.

"The core nations can only benefit from work beyond the core programme," one source says, referring to the Saudi commitment as "a critical mass to hook into for exports".

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia employs about 5,300 people, including approximately 3,500 Saudi nationals. An in-service support capability for the Typhoon fleet is to be established in the country, with Riyadh also to receive significant technology transfer under the terms of its revised contract.

Saudi Arabian Typhoons to get capability boost
Saudi Arabia is doing great Job they should get Russian and Chinese planes to with TOT and also new Frigates and Submarines but for Navy they should first develop Smaller Missile Boats and than go for producing Frigates
 
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@Audio

There are two prototypes of “SELEX Galileo” in competition to equip the Eurofighter Typhoon.

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SELEX Galileo Vixen radar family AESA




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SELEX Galileo CAPTOR-E Wide Field of Regard (WFoR) AESA Radar






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