Yes, GCC (especially Saudis) are feeling really insecure since the US drawdown in Afghanistan and not protecting them from Iranians. The Patriot missile batteries didn't do much to protect them from Houthi drone attacks, but the silent hunter system did. Notice, how they just bought $1.3 billion more of that? They have money and are looking for a protector that doesn't judge them.
Looks like the Saudis have now confirmed the $4 billion weapons package signed at the air show. The rumor on weibo is that CAB will be signed in the December visit. That would be quite the seismic move.
Looks like the performance of WingLoong-2 hasn't been great with Saudis, which is why they went for CH-4 and TB-001. But WingLoong-3 is quite a different beast, so Saudis might want that.
Egyptians are looking for Chinese loitering munitions. I'd be more excited to see them export j-10s to Egypt.
Looks like more Moroccan sales are coming too. China loves doing these 2 sided sales. But in general, it's weapons should be attractive to GCC countries and North African countries.
