Saudi Arabia-Lockheed Martin: Expanding defense partnership in 2025?

This will include transfer of technology (TOT) and localization agreements.

In this regard, Al-Otaibi recently met with several officials at Lockheed Martin.

The note provides an overview of the following aspects:

• The aspects of defense cooperation with Lockheed Martin
• The technologies Saudi Arabia is looking to acquire under TOT
• Lockheed Martin’s views on activating defense partnership with Saudi Arabia
• Al-Otaibi’s stance on the F-35 file