World Defense Show Day 1: Highlights From Times Aerospace
HE Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI).
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GAMI Governor To Call For Greater Defence Dialogue
The World Defense Show, this year in its second edition, officially opened on Sunday in Riyadh.
The event offers a showcase of the ambition and growth of Saudi Arabia’s operational and manufacturing base in the defence field, alongside delivering one of the globe’s leading exhibition platforms for the global defence industry, said HE Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI).
Al-Ohali said: “Saudi Arabia's strategic location, abundant natural resources and leading industrial capabilities position us uniquely in the global defence landscape.
“This event is an ideal opportunity for industry leaders, policymakers and innovators to collaborate and chart the course for a secure and stable future,” he added.
“As we strive to achieve the Vision 2030 targets for a sustainable defence industry, we ensure that the World Defense Show serves as an opportunity to meet and build strategic partnerships with the giants of the defence industry worldwide.”
UK Moves In On New Saudi Typhoon Order
The collision of a number of factors appears to have set the scene for the resuscitation of a long moribund Saudi Typhoon order.
First Outing To WDS By Qatari NH90
The Qatar Emiri Air Force has sent one of its new NHIndustries NH90 NATO frigate helicopter (NFH) variants to the show, marking the type’s WDS debut.
Milkor UCAV Shows Its Teeth
South Africa’s largest UAV, the Milkor 380 is making itself known at WDS wearing full Royal Saudi Air Force markings, and carrying an array of advanced weapons.
Known as the Milkor UCAV in this armed form, the aircraft is ITAR-free, and has a ‘payload agnostic’ systems architecture, allowing the integration of weapons from any source.The aircraft can undertake various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles with payloads including Sigint/Comint systems, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) and an under-nose Wescam MX-15 electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) gimble.
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