Saudi military industries authority to participate in Farnborough airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow is a trade exhibition for the aerospace and defense industries. (X@FIAFarnborough)
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Updated 17 July 2024
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Saudi military industries authority to participate in Farnborough airshow

  • Participation in FIA aims to highlight the capabilities of the Saudi military and defense industries sector
  • GAMI welcomes investors from around the world who are interested in investing in the military industries sector

RIYADH: The General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) will participate in the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2024, one of the world’s largest and most influential defense and aerospace exhibitions.

The event will occur from July 22 to 26, 2024, in Hampshire, London, United Kingdom.

GAMI aims to showcase its efforts in developing the military industries sector in Saudi Arabia, with the goal of enhancing national military manufacturing capabilities and making the sector a significant contributor to the Saudi economy and its defense and security independence.

The participation in FIA aims to highlight the capabilities of the Saudi military and defense industries sector and the achievements made by GAMI in building industrial and service capabilities in the Kingdom, in line with its strategic role in localizing over 50 percent of government spending on military equipment and services by 2030.

GAMI welcomes investors from around the world who are interested in investing in the promising military industries sector in the Kingdom.

The authority will showcase the supply chains it has established for small and medium-sized local and foreign companies as part of its efforts to create numerous investment opportunities in the military industries sector, in addition to strengthening international partnerships to achieve strategic independence for the military industries.

This will enable the sector to develop military and security systems and industries.

This participation comes at a time of rapid development and localization in the military industries sector in the Kingdom, as well as an increase in investment opportunities and abundant local capabilities to meet the operational needs of military devices.

It is in line with the Kingdom’s focus on the sector by creating strategic partnerships and engaging with international investors interested in investing in Saudi Arabia.


Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

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Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

  • King Abdullah recognizes strong ties between two nations

LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace in Amman on Sunday.

The prince’s official title will be “ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” to Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

King Abdullah recognized the strong ties between the two nations and wished the ambassador success in enhancing them.

The monarch also accepted the credentials of several other ambassadors, namely, Khaled El Abyad from Egypt, Brigitte Tawk from Lebanon, Louis-Martin Aumais from Canada, Paula Ganly from Australia, James Holtsnider from the US, Guo Wei from China and Shahin Shakir Abdullayev from Azerbaijan.

Yousef Issawi, chief of Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court, and Ayman Safadi, the nation’s foreign minister, also attended the ceremony, the Petra news agency reported.