technology transfer

AeroVironment unveils Jump-20X drone at IDEX 2025, eyeing expanded cooperation

The maker of the Switchblade family of drones is pushing into the maritime domain with the new version of its Jump-20 system.

Turkey’s Aselsan expands to Latin America, inaugurates an office in Chile

“We are confident that this strategic expansion will bolster our operations and contribute to our sustained growth and success in Latin America," Aselsan's general manager, Ahmet Akyol, said in a statement.

Past the deadline, Western defense firms still navigating Saudi Arabia’s localization mandates

"Foreign firms that are direct beneficiaries of lucrative Saudi government contracts will most likely be the first to relocate. [...] Firms who are invested in the Saudi market but do not have direct government dealings will likely try to bide themselves more time," one expert said.

UAE’s NIMR debuts JAIS MK2 armored vehicle, tech transfer to Saudi Arabia ‘on track’

NIMR has teamed with Saudi Arabia's SAMI to eventually locally produce the JAIS inside the Kingdom, NIMR CEO Abri du Plessis told Breaking Defense.

CEO for Saudi defense heavyweight SAMI talks Alsalam purchase, Turkish drones, global ambition

"Whether it's a vehicle land vehicle, a futuristic UAV that is a concept, some C4I systems, C2 systems, smaller versions of UAVs, converting a manned boat to unmanned boat — we've done it, it's us. The shift is already happening," Saudi Arabian Military Industries CEO Walid Abukhaled told Breaking Defense.

Outdoing US, China makes a splash at Emirati unmanned defense tech show

The Asian giant had more than 50 entities present at UMEX 2024, according to organizers, compared to less than two dozen from the US and just a few from Russia.