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SAMI opens land industrial complex, launches HEET vehicles and local content programme at World Defense Show
SPA Riyadh, February 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) inaugurated the SAMI Land Industrial Complex at the World Defense Show and launched a new wheeled armoured vehicle line under the HEET Program, alongside a local content programme designed to build national defence supply chains. The complex spans 82,000 square metres within an industrial area of one million square metres and operates in line with Industry 4.0 technologies, leverag
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Saudi Industrial Development Centre, Airbus sign aviation localisation memorandum at World Defense Show
SPA Riyadh, February 9, 2026 (SABN) – Saudi Arabia’s National Industrial Development Center signed a memorandum of cooperation with Airbus to explore opportunities to develop and localise the aviation and helicopter industry in the Kingdom. The signing took place on the sidelines of the World Defense Show in Riyadh under the patronage of Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef. Under the memorandum, the two sides will examine steps to build an integrated
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Saudi defence minister inaugurates World Defense Show in Riyadh, launches new SAMI units
SPA Riyadh, February 9, 2026 (SABN) – Saudi Arabia’s defence minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Sunday inaugurated the third edition of the World Defense Show in Riyadh under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, as the kingdom seeks to deepen international defence cooperation and expand domestic military manufacturing. The show, organised by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), runs until February 12. At Saudi Arabian Military Industries’ (SAMI) pavi
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SAMI Advanced Electronics, Lockheed Martin open software factory in Riyadh
SPA RIYADH, Jan 29, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – SAMI Advanced Electronics Company (SAMI-AEC), a Saudi Arabian Military Industries company under the Public Investment Fund, announced a strategic collaboration with Lockheed Martin to open a new software factory in Riyadh, aimed at accelerating local development of advanced software solutions and supporting Saudi Arabia’s digital command-and-control ecosystem. The software factory is designed as an end-to-end platform fo
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SAMI signs new commercial aviation agreements during participation at Dubai Airshow 2025
📷SPA DUBAI, November 23, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), the national defense and security company owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), concluded its participation in Dubai Airshow 2025 with high-level delegation visits and a series of strategic agreements that strengthen its presence in the commercial aviation sector. According to a SAMI press release, the company participated with a broad presence through its aerospace
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