Riyadh, March 09, 2022, SPA -- The Saudi Arabian Military Industries Company (SAMI) announced the signing of a number of strategic agreements with international companies in the defense and security industries, during the activities of the World Defense Show, in Riyadh 2022. The agreements were signed by the CEO of SAMI, Eng. Walid Abu Khaled, and included agreements for maintenance, repair, overhaul, maintenance of aircraft structures, enhancing the Kingdom’s capabilities in this field, localizing products through future acquisitions, providing maintenance, and producing and developing defensive missile systems in the Kingdom. The agreements also included the manufacture and localization of four-wheel drive MRAP armored vehicles, as well as the provision of maintenance, repair, overhaul and training services, joint production, and maintenance to promote technology development and increase localization in the Kingdom. They also included discussing potential cooperation opportunities in developing local solutions in the field of military shipbuilding inside the Kingdom, and the development of female cadres to work in the military industries as well as the research and development sector. -- SPA 21:22 LOCAL TIME 18:22 GMT 0038 www.spa.gov.sa/w1703360