Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) subsidiary Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) is in talks with Thales Group to establish a joint electronic warfare (EW) systems integration facility in Riyadh.
The note provides an overview of the following aspects:
- The status of the talks
- The key role of the EW facility
- Aspects of the partnership between SAMI-AEC and Thales
- The subsystems and technologies Saudi Arabia will acquire
- The facility’s strategic defense value to the Kingdom
