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Feb- 2024 -

6 February

Saudi in Talks With Airbus for A330 Tanker, A400M Transport Aircraft

Saudi Arabia and Airbus are negotiating the supply of additional A330 military tanker and A400M transport aircraft to the Saudi Air Force.

Jan- 2024 -

31 January

Exercises

Uniformed soldiers from the Indian and Saudi Arabian Army stand in attention in front of a white plane in what appears to be an airport runway. Between the soldiers and the aircraft, a huge banner reads 'EX SADA TANSEEQ - 2024'. India's flag is on the leftmost side of the banner, while Saudi Arabia's is on the right. The background is a foggy gray sky with a barely visible skyline in the distance.

Juster Domingo

India, Saudi Arabia Begin First-Ever Joint Military Exercise

India and Saudi Arabia have commenced Exercise Sada Tanseeq, their first-ever bilateral army drill, in Rajasthan, Northern India.

30 January

Air

Juster Domingo

Global Combat Air Programme Might Include More Countries

Italy, Japan, and the UK are considering opening up the Global Air Combat Programme jet fighter initiative to other countries.

11 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

After Eurofighter, Germany OKs Iris-T Missile Sale to Saudi Arabia

Germany resumed direct arms exports to Saudi Arabia by approving the sale of missiles, ending a blockade in place since 2018.

8 January

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Ready to Sell Eurofighter Jets to Saudi Arabia: Minister

Germany is ready to allow sales of Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, having for years blocked arms deals with the Gulf kingdom.

Dec- 2023 -

7 December

Middle East

Joe Saballa

US OKs $582M Spy Plane Upgrade for Saudi, $85M Radar for UAE

The US State Department has approved a total of $667 million in foreign military sales to two Middle Eastern nations.

Oct- 2023 -

25 October

Africa

Sudanese security forces stand guard outside the foreign ministry in Khartoum on 28 January 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Army Says to Resume US and Saudi-Led Talks on Ending War

The Sudanese army said it has accepted an invitation to resume US- and Saudi-brokered talks aimed at ending more than six months of conflict.

23 October

Air

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Staff Writer With AFP

France Says Talking to Saudi About Rafale Fighter Sale

The French government is talking to Saudi Arabia about selling the kingdom Rafale fighter jets, France's defense minister said.

Sep- 2023 -

28 September

Asia Pacific

Crew members of China’s South Sea Fleet taking part in a drill in the Paracel Islands

Staff Writer With AFP

China, Saudi Arabia to Hold Joint Naval Drills Next Month: Beijing

China and Saudi Arabia will hold their second-ever joint naval drills next month, Beijing's defense ministry announced.

26 September

Middle East

Smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebel fighters in al-Jadaan area 50 kilometres northwest of Marib in central Yemen on February 11, 2021.

Staff Writer With AFP

Bahrain Says 2 Soldiers Dead in Attack Near Saudi-Yemen Border

Two soldiers from Bahrain were killed along the border between war-torn Yemen and Saudi Arabia, the Bahraini military said, in an attack highlighting persistent insecurity in the area.

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