Advanced Equipment Procurement Agendas Evolve In The Middle East

Saudi Arabian Eurofighter Typhoon on runway

The Eurofighter consortium is hoping for additional sales in the region, with top-up orders from both Qatar and Saudi Arabia (pictured) in the cards.

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
Rising defense budgets in Asia and Europe in recent years mean that the Middle East no longer is the principal outlet for Western arms exports. But the region’s financial muscle and efforts to establish local arms manufacturing centers have kept it central to shaping the dynamics of the global...
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Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Tony Osborne

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