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The Diplomat - India and Saudi Arabia sign Defence Cooperation Pact India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Defense Cooperation on Wednesday in New Delhi. The MoU is the result of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud’s visit to India. al Saud is the crown prince, the...

The Times of India - Balancing act: India engages with Saudi Arabia and Iran The overlapping visits by crown prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif this week will highlight the delicate balancing act that India is doing in this...

Beautiful land masha'Allah. May Allah protect it and its people.

Thanks for the answer. I'm all for stronger Saudi-Pakistani relations. I think it's the most important bilateral relationship in the Muslim World and both can benefit from each other immensely. If Saudis can pump cash into it, get some co-production or technology transfer, that would be...

Is the JF-17 of sufficient quality to fit in with the rest of Saudi's fleet? Considering the money they're investing in their military, what's preventing them from purchasing something European or American? Not trolling, genuine question.

If Saudi does go ahead with compulsory military service, I hope they make the necessary exemptions for university students, expats and so on. Going by the Lebanese experience, that became a bit of a problem in the late 90s.

That certainly seems to be one way KSA is hedging its military relationships away from dependence on the US.

So let me get this straight. With the conclusion of this latest deal with BAE, the RSAF's fleet/order of Typhoons will essentially double from 72 to 144? Together with the rest of its inventory of F-15SA, F-15S and F-15C fleets, it'd have one of the finest air forces on the planet. Is there...

A headline like that is just asking for mockery. Iran's regional influence is at an extreme low: they lost in Bahrain, Assad can't win and has lost half of Syrian territory, Maliki can't govern and is facing an insurrection from the Sunnis, they've essentially struck out on getting a nuclear...

Looks like some more spending on the way. The Wall Street Journal: BAE Agrees Saudi Jet Order Pricing Defense company BAE Systems PLC said Wednesday that the U.K. and Saudi Arabia governments have agreed pricing terms relating to a long-standing agreement for the supply of Typhoon jets to...

Aren't they also directly responsible for the security of Mecca and Medina?

Oh okay, thanks for the clarification.

So for someone like me who has less than one hundred posts, I must get to that threshold and then make a payment to become a full member who can start threads? I think restrictions like this should come with space for exemptions. All the threads I started were from a website that sourced Agence...

The International Spectator - Aborted defence deal underlines India's procurement problem India’s decision to cancel a $740-million helicopter contract with Italian-owned AgustaWestland last week added to an already long list of failed defence deals which have left the military short of crucial...

The International Spectator - Report: Pakistan terror casualties up 20% Militant attacks in Pakistan killed nearly 2,500 people in 2013, up 20 percent from the year before, according to a think-tank which said the government’s “appeasement approach” had let the Taliban make a comeback. The...

The International Spectator - Iran ready to help Iraq battle Al-Qaeda Iran’s deputy chief of staff General Mohammad Hejazi said Sunday the Islamic republic was prepared to provide military equipment and advice to Iraq to help it battle Al-Qaeda. “If the Iraqis ask, we will supply them with...

The International Spectator - New Syria rebel alliance declares war on Al-Qaeda affiliate, ISIS A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists...

The International Spectator - China plans joint military command system China’s armed forces plan to set up a joint operational command system to “enhance efficiency” in crisis response, state media reported Friday. At present the People’s Liberation Army, (PLA) the world’s biggest military...

The International Spectator - China's economic rise relative to the US