DefenceTalkAntonov Company and Тaqnia Aeronautics of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This document confirms the parties’ intention to deliver 30 multipurpose AN-178 aircraft to Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). According to Retired Major General Ali Mohammed Al−Ghamdi, President of Тaqnia Aeronautics, the “Signing of this Memorandum is the next significant […]https://www.defencetalk.com/antonov-to-deliver-30-an-178-transport-aircraft-to-saudi-arabia-66142/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Saudi Arabia for air-to-ground munitions and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.29 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 13, 2015. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-to-buy-guided-bombs-air-to-ground-munitions-65857/

DefenceTalkThe US government has approved an $11 billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia four advanced warships, officials said Tuesday, amid mounting regional tension. Saudi Arabia is modernizing its eastern fleet, which faces off against Iranian forces across the oil-rich Gulf. The four ships, based on the US Navy’s littoral combat ship, are relatively small but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-saudi-arabia-four-advanced-warships-65679/

DefenceTalkMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday about the possibility of a political solution in Syria, where Moscow has been conducting airstrikes since late September The two huddled in the southern Russian city of Sochi and were joined by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Energy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-meets-saudi-prince-on-political-solution-in-syria-65593/

DefenceTalkA suspected Saudi-led air strike killed at least 28 people at a wedding in a rebel-held town in Yemen, witnesses and rebels said Thursday, even as UN peace efforts made headway. The Saudi-led coalition, under mounting criticism over the civilian death toll of its bombing campaign against Iran-backed rebels, denied any involvement in the latest […]https://www.defencetalk.com/suspected-saudi-led-air-strike-kills-28-at-yemen-wedding-65583/

DefenceTalkSanaa: Saudi-led air raids on rebels in Yemen killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, officials said, as the coalition intensified its attacks in the wake of a deadly missile strike. At least 10 people were killed in Sanaa, where coalition warplanes targeted the police academy and the headquarters of the security services, both in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/31-dead-as-intense-coalition-raids-pound-yemen-rebels-65301/

DefenceTalkWarplanes from the Saudi-led Arab coalition have launched heavy raids against rebel positions in seven Yemeni provinces, witnesses and military sources said Wednesday. The attacks that began overnight and continued Wednesday were the most intensive since the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan last week, witnesses said. Positions were targeted in the northern […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-led-warplanes-bomb-rebels-across-yemen-64706/

DefenceTalkParis: France said Wednesday it would look into building two nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia as part of a multi-billion-euro package of deals, days before the deadline of nuclear talks with the kingdom’s rival, Iran. A feasibility study will be carried out to build two European Pressurised Reactors in Saudi Arabia, French Foreign Minister Laurent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-study-building-nuclear-reactors-in-saudi-arabia-64667/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia has purchased in open competition, and after carrying out a complete evaluation, four C295W aircraft to enhance its capabilities. The C295W has been chosen based on its demonstrated excellent operational capabilities in hot and severe conditions and its proven affordable maintenance and operational costs. “We are very proud […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-arabia-orders-four-airbus-c295w-aircraft-64538/

DefenceTalkTwenty civilians were among at least 45 people killed in Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel-held armed forces headquarters in the Yemeni capital on Sunday, a medic said. The raids on the army headquarters in central Sanaa came a day after the kingdom’s air defences shot down a Scud missile fired from the war-torn country. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/45-dead-in-saudi-led-raids-on-yemen-capital-64403/