Armée Saoudienne / Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

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WASHINGTON, November 28, 2012 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for technical services to recertify the functional shelf life of up to 300 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) (MIM-104D) Guidance Enhanced Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training nd logistical support for an estimated cost of $130 million.
The Government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of technical services to recertify the functional shelf life of up to 300 PATRIOT Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) (MIM-104D) Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM), modernization of existing equipment, spare and repair parts, support equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representatives logistics, engineering, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $130 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an important partner which has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed recertification program will allow the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces to extend the shelf life of the PAC-2 missiles in its inventory for an additional twelve years.
The proposed recertification program will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Raytheon Corporation in Andover, Massachusetts. The recertification process will be performed by Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale
Implementation of this proposed sale will require one contractor representative to travel to the Missile Assembly Disassembly Facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on an extended basis for missile assembly/disassembly support, system checkout, training and technical and logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2012/Saudi_Arabia_12-65.pdf

bizarre…. Seulement recertification program ?
Après les commandes des voisins et surtout la dernière commande d’avant hier pour le C4I je m’attendais plutôt à une commande THAAD ou PAC3…bizarre

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 First female soldiers graduate in Saudi Arabian army

Defense News September 2021 Global Security army industry

POSTED ON TUESDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2021 10:42

As reported by Sakina Fatima in The Sisat Daily, the first female recruits in Saudi Arabia graduated from the armed forces women’s cadre training
center on September 1. The graduation ceremony marked the first time in the kingdom’s history that women begin serving in front-line positions.


Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Center in Riyadh on Sept. 1, 2021. (Picture surce: screenshot from Saudi Ministry of Defense video)

The Saudi ministry of defense released a video clip of the graduation ceremony of the female soldiers after they completed a 14-week military training that began on May 30.

In February 2021, Saudi Arabia opened up military posts for women for the first time which allowed them to report through a unified portal. Saudi women can now rise from soldiers to officers in the Royal Saudi air defense, royal Saudi navy, royal Saudi strategic missile force, and the army’s medical services. Saudi women between the ages of 21 and 40 may apply for these positions.

 https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_september_2021_global_security_army_industry/first_female_soldiers_graduate_in_saudi_arabian_army.html  

L'Arabie Saoudite s'intéresserait à des systèmes de défense anti-aérienne Chinois..

Des rafales en Arabie saoudite ?

Après la déclaration de l'ambassadeur saoudien à l'onu, je me permet de penser qu'ils vont acheter rafale pour eux et pourquoi pas pour nous aussi, le choix du rafale pour eux s'explique par la difficulté à acheter plus de typhoon vu l'embargo allemand et la nécessité de remplacer les tornado vieillissants, et que le prix du pétrole ces derniers temps a renflouer leurs caisses.

Il y a quelques semaines le CEO de Raytheon technologies disait dans son rapport aux SEC que l administration Biden bloque un contrat de missiles de 450 millions deja payer par un client de ME.

In a demonstration of its long reach flying directly from King Abdulaziz AB in Dhahran, #RSAF F-15SA Advanced Eagles join the #Saudi- #Pakistani Naval Forces live fire exercise in the #ArabianSea and launch AGM-84 anti-ship missiles https://t.co/1slaAFfhtP pic.twitter.com/JF0KGqRSgD

— محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) October 7, 2021

Unprecedented scale of fire power demonstration by #RSNF/ #RSAF and #PNF in north #ArabianSea during Exercise Naseem Al Bahr-13. pic.twitter.com/WPRcuVGsi8

— محمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) October 7, 2021

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24.11.2021

Couach a procédé à la mise à l’eau du premier 2200 FPB destiné à l’Arabie Saoudite





Le Chantier Naval Couach, basé à Gujan-Mestras (33), a procédé le 19 novembre, à la mise à l'eau du premier 2200 FPB (Fast Patrol Boat) destiné à l'Arabie Saoudite. Premier d’une série de douze patrouilleurs dédiés à des missions de protection d’infrastructures sensibles, ce navire effectue désormais ses essais en mer sur le bassin d’Arcachon (photos Chantier naval Couach).





Depuis les premiers travaux de construction en 2020 (Couach l'avait emporté face à Kership. Voir mon post de 2015), le Chantier Naval Couach est parvenu à tenir le calendrier prévisionnel du programme malgré les effets de la crise sanitaire du Covid-19. La cadence de production atteindra très prochainement son objectif d’un navire produit par mois, le dernier navire étant prévu d’être livré début 2023.

A noter que le Chantier Naval Couach assurera enfin auprès de son client le MCO des navires ainsi que l’ensemble des opérations de formation des équipages.

Le 2200 FPB, d’une longueur de 22,35m pour 5,6m de large et moins d’un mètre de tirant d’eau, peut accueillir un équipage de 10 marins. Ses deux moteurs d’une puissance unitaire de 895 kW lui permettent d’atteindre la vitesse de 30 nœuds, et une vitesse de croisière de 15 nœuds, avec une distance franchissable de 600 nautiques à 28 nœuds. Le navire est équipé d’un canon téléopéré de 20 mm sur la plage avant, ainsi que d’une mitrailleuse de 12.7 mm à l’arrière. Un poste de conduite extérieur est également implanté sur le navire.

http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2021/11/24/couach-a-procede-a-la-mise-a-l-eau-du-premier-2200-fpb-desti-22592.html

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Navantia launches the fifth Al Jubail-class corvette Unayzah for Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia

According to information published by the Spanish Shipyard Navantia on December 4, 2021, the fifth Al Jubail-class corvette for the Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia (RSNF) named Unayzah was launched by the Spanish shipyard Navantia on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in the city of San Fernando of the province of Cadiz, Kingdom of Spain.

The fifth Al Jubail-class corvette for the Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia was launched by the Spanish Shipyard Navantia on December 4, 2021, (Picture source Navantia)

Under the patronage of the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), Lt. Gen. Admiral Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Ghufaili, the RSNF have celebrated the ceremonial launching of the last warship of "AVANTE 2200" Corvette, which is the 5th warship of its type within the Sarawat Corvette Project.

The warship was officially named, His Majesty's Ship "Unayzah", as part of its ceremonial launching held at the shipyard of the Navantia Naval Industries Co., in the city of San Fernando of the province of Cadiz, Kingdom of Spain.

The ceremonial launching was attended by the Saudi Military Attaché to Madrid; Vice President of Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company "SAMI" for military purchase sector Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Azl; a number of RSNF senior officers; a number of senior officials from the Spanish Navy; representatives from "Sami-Navantia" and "Spanish Navantia" companies and other parties.

On 12 July 2018 the Government of Saudi Arabia has signed the contract for the construction of five corvettes, an operation that reaches an amount of 1,8 billion Euros, the biggest one in the history of the public Spanish shipyards with a foreign client. Spanish shipbuilder Navantia signed a joint-venture agreement with state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) to build five corvettes based on Avante 2000 for Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). Under the agreement, the last vessel must be delivered in 2024, including construction, Life Cycle Support for five years, with an option for another five years.

The Jubail-class corvette is based on the "AVANTE 2200" design adapted to the requirements of the Navy of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi corvette is longer than the 98.9 m patrol version with a lenght of 104 to accommodate larger engines. She is a 2,000-ton class vessel capable of performing anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW) and anti-air warfare (AAW). The Al Jubail-class corvette has a maximum range of 4,500 nautical miles, achieving 25 knots powered by four diesel engines in CODAD (Combined diesel and diesel) arrangement.

The Al Jubail-class corvette is armed with one Leonardo SUPER RAPID 76mm main gun, Rheinmetall Air Defense MILLENNIUM 35mm close-in weapon system, four 12.7mm machine guns, 2x3 torpedo tubes, 2x4 anti-ship missiles and 32 ESSM surface-to-air missiles (8-cell Mk 41).

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2021/december/11077-navantia-launches-the-fifth-al-jubail-class-corvette-unayzah-for-royal-navy-of-saudi-arabia.html

https://progressives.house.gov/2021/12/congressional-progressive-caucus-leaders-urge-senate-to-block-weapons-sale-to-saudi-arabia-and-end-yemen-war

l'Arabie saoudite serait un client potentiel de ce système anti missile balistique

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 Saudi Arabia received 153 additional US M1A2 Main Battle Tanks MBTs at the end of 2021

Defense News February 2022 Global Security army industry

POSTED ON FRIDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2022 17:17


According to information published by the Defense Arab Twitter account on February 10, 2022, Saudi Arabia has received a new batch of 153
American-made M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) at the end of 2021 that will be upgraded to the M1A2S standard. Saudi Arabia has the
third-largest fleet of M1A2 MBTs in the world.



United States has delivered 153 additional M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to Saudi Arabia at the end of 2021. (Picture source Twitter account
Arab Defense)


According to the Military Balance 2021, Saudi Arabia's armed forces have a total of 960 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) including 140 AMX-30, 450 M1A2/ M1A2S, and 370 M60A3. Following SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) Arms Trade Database information, in 2009, Saudi Arabi has ordered 314 M1A1 Abrams MBTs that were converted to M1A2S standard. In 2016, the second batch of 153 M1A2S was ordered.

On 28 July 2006 the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of M1A1 and upgrade of M1A2 to M1A2S Abrams tanks as well as associated equipment and services.

This proposed sale consists of three phases: (1) engineering phase for 30 months, (2) purchase of and upgrade of 58 M1A1s to M1A2S (Saudi) configuration, and (3) teardown of the 315 M1A2 Abrams in Saudi Arabia’s tank fleet and upgrade to the M1A2S configuration. The Abrams Integrated Management(AIM) program was designed economically to rebuild and maintain the M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) to a ‘like-new condition to improve fleet readiness and reduce sustainment costs. The 58 M1A1s would undergo an ‘AIM-like’ process and will be upgraded to the M1A2S configuration in the United States. The 315 Saudi M1A2A MBTs would undergo an ‘AIM-like’ process and would be re-configured to the M1A2S configuration.

The M1A2S is a program launched by the Saudi defense industry focusing on designing, developing and converting both M1s and M1A2s to an M1A2S configuration, with the goal of increasing the vehicle’s lethality while limiting obsolescence issues.

Citing information from the Global Security website, the M1A2S tank is an enhanced version of the American M1A2 Abrams MBT fitted with an improved hunter/killer capability with second-generation FLIR.

The M1A2S keeps the same armament as the American M1A2 Abrams consisting of one 120 mm smoothbore M256 cannon which can fire a wide range of ammunition as the M829 APFSDS-T (Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot), M830 HEAT-MP-T (High Explosive Anti-Tank-Multi Purpose - Tracer), M831 TP-T training round and M865 TPCSDS-T training round. Mounted coaxially to the right of the main armament is a 7.62 mm M240 machine gun, and a similar weapon skate-mounted on the left side of the turret for the loader can be elevated from -30 to +65º, total traverse being 265º. The commander's station is armed with a standard 12.7 mm Browning M2 HB heavy machine gun which can be elevated from -10 to +65º and traversed through 360º.


https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_february_2022_global_security_army_industry/saudi_arabia_received_153_additional_us_m1a2_main_battle_tanks_mbts_at_the_end_of_2021.html      

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WDS 2022: HHI Unveils HDF-3800SA Frigate For Royal Saudi Navy



South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) unveiled the new HDF-3800SA frigate at World Defense Show (WDS) 2022 currently held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

10 types of warships are being exhibited at WDS, which is the first defense exhibition hosted by the Saudi General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) HHI unveiled the HDF-3800SA for the RSNF’s frigate acquisition project HHI signed an MoU with IMI, a local shipyard to target the Saudi warship market

HHI participates in the ‘World Defense Show 2022’ held at the WDS venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for 4 days from March 6 to 9. HHI is showcasing its 10 models of naval vessels, including HDF-3800SA and fast attack craft to target the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) naval defense market.

WDS is the international defense exhibition, held for the first time this year, where 600 defense companies from around the world are exhibiting their latest products.

HDF-3800SA Frigate



(HHI is showcasing two HDF-3800SA Frigate scale models at WDS 2022. This one features a 76mm “STRALES” (with guided ammunition) main gun, 16x K-VLS for K-SAAM, 2x Sylena Mk2 decoy launchers by Lacroix, 8x C-Star anti-ship missiles, 2x triple torpedo launchers, 2x rockets launchers and a CIWS (on top of the helicopter hangar). The frigate can accommodate the new MH-60R helicopter of the Royal Saudi Navy. It is also fitted with a variable depth sonar.)

The HDF-3800SA, unveiled by HHI at WDS 2022, has a length of 120 meters, a beam of 15 meters and a displacement of 3,800 tons. The frigate is capable of Anti-Air, Anti-Surface, Anti-Submarine and Electronic Warfare missions. In addition, in order to meet localization requirements, HHI is planning to build part of the vessel at IMI, a local shipbuilding partner in Saudi Arabia.

The HDF-3800SA design is based on the FFX Batch II (Daegu-class) frigate currently in service with the Republic of Korea (RoK) Navy. Design improvements include the Hi-Bow hull form, exclusively designed by the Hyundai Marine Research Institute. The frigate is configured with a Korean combat system suite.

MoU between HHI and International Maritime Industries (IMI)



HHI and IMI signed an MOU extension for joint-participating into the Saudi naval ship business. This MOU extension signing ceremony was held at the joint booth of HHI-IMI in the WDS exhibition hall, in the presence of Dr. Abdullah Alahmari, President and CEO of IMI.

HHI’s Executive Vice President, Mr. Moonyoung Park said:

“We will continuously develop state-of-the-art naval vessels that can pave the way for the future defense market in the Middle East beyond the Saudi by actively utilizing the needs of the international navies and our shipbuilding technology.”

Meanwhile, HHI has recently been concentrating its capabilities on overseas naval market, signing contract for two 3,100 ton-class corvettes for the Philippine Navy last year, and unveiled a standard ship model for OPV (HDP-1500Neo) at the International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) 2021.


https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/wds-2022/2022/03/wds-2022-hhi-unveils-hdf-3800sa-frigate-for-royal-saudi-navy/

et voilà...je l'ai rêvé pour nous, les saoudiens l'ont fait pour eux !

https://www.asharqbusiness.com/article/34600
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Raytheon et Lockheed abritent des composants de missiles Patriot et THAAD en Arabie saoudite

Economie de l'Est avec Bloomberg
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Raytheon envisage de fabriquer une partie des composants du missile Patriot en Arabie saoudite, comme l'a révélé le responsable de la guerre terrestre et de la défense aérienne de la société, Thomas Laliberté, lors d'une interview accordée à "Al-Sharq", aujourd'hui, lundi, en marge du Monde Salon de la Défense en Arabie Saoudite La capitale saoudienne, Riyad.

Le responsable du géant américain de l'industrie de la défense a annoncé la signature d'un accord avec l'Autorité générale des industries militaires pour transférer la chaîne de production d'éléments de la chaîne d'approvisionnement des composants du système de défense antimissile "Patriot" au Royaume, "et cette partie de la chaîne d'approvisionnement servira l'Arabie saoudite, la région et tous nos clients dans le monde.

L'Arabie saoudite, premier exportateur mondial de pétrole et propriétaire de la plus grande économie arabe, cherche à localiser plus de 50 % de ses dépenses en équipements et services militaires d'ici 2030, contre environ 13 % actuellement.

Lire aussi : La localisation de l'industrie militaire saoudienne est passée de 3% à 13% en 4 ans
Arabie saoudite, Émirats arabes unis et Égypte

En outre, Ray Bezzelli, vice-président des affaires internationales chez Lockheed Martin, a déclaré dans une interview exclusive avec Al-Sharq que son entreprise dépensera plus d'un milliard de dollars pour localiser certaines de ses industries et produits de défense en Arabie saoudite à l'appui de Vision. 2030.

Il a ajouté que le marché du Golfe "est très important pour nous, car le volume de nos affaires dans la région s'est élevé à 4 milliards de dollars en 2020. Alors que notre activité commerciale dans le Royaume a notamment dépassé les 10 milliards de dollars au cours des cinq dernières années".

Quant à l'itinéraire de l'accord d'avion F35 pour les Émirats arabes unis ; Bezzelli a répondu qu'il y avait des discussions gouvernementales entre Washington et Abu Dhabi à ce sujet. Il a révélé qu'il se rendrait en Égypte immédiatement après l'exposition de Riyad, "où ils attendent des offres de notre part pour rechercher des opportunités supplémentaires pour localiser la fabrication et la maintenance de certains produits".

L'Autorité générale des industries militaires a annoncé son approbation de deux projets de localisation de la fabrication de lanceurs de missiles intercepteurs THAAD, en plus de la fabrication locale de conteneurs de missiles, en coopération avec la société saoudienne Lockheed Martin, la filiale locale de la société mère américaine ( Lockheed Martin), qui fait partie des projets de localisation du système de défense aérienne THAAD.

Fin 2018, l'Arabie saoudite a accepté d'acheter 44 lanceurs, missiles et autres équipements THAAD, pour une valeur de 15 milliards de dollars.

Un très joli coup des sud coréen qui proposent de plus en plus des produits très intéressant