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aahyan said:

Royal Saudi Arabian Navy will soon be force to recon with in Red Sea & Persian Gulf as it Expanding its capabilities after recent shopping.

• Ordering 4 Lockheed Martin MMSC ships
• 5 Navantia Avante -2200 corvettes

Complementing by 3 La Fayette class frigates, while RSAN in talks with several consortiums (EU/TK/SOK & Chinese) for additional 6 more heavy frigates & 8 large corvettes along SSKs.

Persian Gulf & Middle East Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

WDS 2024: HHI Unveils Its Frigate And Submarine Solution For Royal Saudi Navy https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/wds-2024/2024/02/wds-2024-hhi-unveils-its-frigate-and-submarine-solution-for-royal-saudi-navy/

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The list is getting longer for proposed/suggested 6 heavy FFGs & 8 large CORVs....

The Alfa 4000 and F-538 frigates will be preferred options other said above.

The F-538 frigate, which Navantia had previously offered to the Saudi Navy as part of the Eastern Fleet Modernization Program SNEP II.


Alfa 4000




F-538

The Iranian frigate Sahand sank today in the port of Bandar Abbas. Iranian state TV classified the case as an "incident".

Hanwha is preparing to export 200 K9 artillery guns to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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KSA signed a deal 4 MMRT with Airbus

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense signs a contract with Airbus Defense and Space Company to purchase 4 multi-mission refueling aircraft to enhance the operational capabilities of the Air Force.

These are standard A330-200 aircraft, but given a 2027 delivery date, expect some or all of the aircraft to have elements of the Evolution Standard – a NEO engine, A3R or A4R autonomous aerial refueling, enhanced self-protection, FCAS connectivity...

Saudi Air Fleet: 24 aircraft refueling

8 KC-130H aircraft
Two HC-130j aircraft
6 A330MRTT aircraft
8 KE-3 aircraft

With this deal, the number will increase to 28 aircraft






Signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Defense and Airbus to purchase “Airbus A330 MRTT” aircraft.. And transfer its technologies and knowledge to the Kingdom through the SAMIAirbus joint venture..

Hanwha Systems announced an $867 million deal for radars for the Saudi Cheongung-II order



The deal signed with local defense company LIG-Nex1, the system's manufacturer, is part of a $3.2 billion order announced on February 10 for the Cheongung-II for export to the Middle Eastern country.


This represents the company's second foreign export of the radar system after concluding a deal with the United Arab Emirates in 2022.

Hanwha's (AESA) multi-function radar plays an essential role in intercepting enemy aircraft and ballistic missiles from the ground and in the air.

Cheongung-II is a domestically developed medium-range surface-to-air missile system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles at an altitude of 15 to 40 kilometers (9.3 to 24.9 miles).



The company developed a specialized model for the Middle East of the "Cheongung-II" missile, taking into account the high temperature and sand dust in the desert, and by installing an Active Electronic Scanning Array (AESA) radar on the missile to improve detection and tracking performance.

Falaj-3 UAE OPV

‘Bani Yas’, the First Gowind Corvette for the UAE Navy​

UAE Navy receives second Gowind corvette from France​

The type delivered to the UAE Navy is the Gowind 2500 variant, which has a slightly increased displacement of around 2,800 tonnes and a length of 102 metres.

The Gowind is currently the most powerful Gowind corvette, featuring systems from France, Italy, Australia, UAE, Germany, Norway and other countries.

UAE considering additional Rafale....

UAE & France are in serious negotiation in Abu Dhabi for a new batch of #Rafale. These are 12 additional Rafale and an interest in the future nEUROn"2"

Saudi Arabia is close to participating in the manufacture of the “advanced European fighter”

The head of the Italian defense group, Leonardo, said that he would be “personally open” to Saudi Arabia joining the “tripartite project to build an advanced fighter aircraft” if Britain decided to reduce its commitments. He added, “The presence of a fourth partner may be very appropriate and it could be Saudi Arabia, of course.”