F-35, tank sales part of new US-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement
As part of the defense deal, Riyadh will purchase nearly 300 tanks from Washington.
Before Trump’s Abraham Accords optimism, a more subdued view at Middle East conference
At the IISS Manama Dialogue, senior US officials pushed for more countries to join the historic agreement, but at least Lebanese and Syrian officials suggested it won't be that easy.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Israeli strike in Qatar jeopardizes normalization in the region: Experts
“I think that in terms of major achievements in the Abraham Accords, this will further throw dirt on the grave of Saudi-Israeli normalization," analyst Ryan Bohl told Breaking Defense.
Will Iran conflict’s aftermath drive Israel, Saudi Arabia towards normalization?
"The president is certainly hopeful that more countries in the region will sign on to the Abraham Accords," said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Trump still has ‘hope’ for Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel, but hurdles lie ahead: Experts
“I think that ... rapprochement is in deep freeze and will remain in deep freeze until sometime after Gaza is resolved,” one analyst told Breaking Defense.
How US election might impact stalled Saudi-Israeli normalization, arms sales to Gulf
"Regardless of whether Harris or Trump wins this year’s presidential election, I don’t expect Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel at any point in the foreseeable future," said Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a US-based consulting firm.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Is a US-Saudi defense pact ‘very close’? There are two big reasons for skepticism.
Despite optimistic talk from top diplomats in both the US and Saudi Arabia, regional experts don't see any movement in the near term, due both to Riyadh's demands and the Gaza conflict.
Hamas attack might freeze Saudi-Israeli normalization, but won’t likely kill it: Analysts
The Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and Israel's retaliation also prompted the first-ever call between Saudi and Iranian leaders.
Improved Saudi-Iran relationship has Israel nervous — about Iran, and about China
According to government sources, the Israeli Ministry of Defense paused a large arm sale to a Middle Eastern nation when the Saudi-Iranian deal was announced.
Dozens of Israeli defense firms eye ‘really eager’ Gulf customers at IDEX 2023
“There is a very big difference between a mistress and a real wife,” quipped retired Brig. Gen. Ariel Karo, Rafael’s executive vice president for marketing and business development, during an interview with Breaking Defense, referring to the relationship with Gulf customers since the signing of the Abraham Accords.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
First Israeli Barak air defense system deploys to UAE, bigger deals expected: Sources
The UAE first began asking Jerusalem quietly about its defense systems in January in the wake of purported Houthi attacks.
UAE’s Paramount Group Opens In Israel, Company Says At IDEX
UPDATED: Adds Comment Of Former Israeli Aerospace CEO ABU DHABI: UAE-based Paramount Group Ltd. ADGM has opened offices in Israel, the company announced at IDEX today. Back in September 2020, a joint peace deal was signed between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the United States – known also as the Abraham Accords Peace […]