DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3e58bc/saudi_arabia_defen) has announced the addition of the "Saudi Arabia Defence and Security Report Q1 2011" report to their offering.
The Saudi Arabia Defence and Security Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, defence and security associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Saudi Arabia's defence and security industry.
Saudi Arabia has embarked on a massive arms deal with the US, indeed the largest ever between the two countries. On October 20 2010, US President Barack Obama notified the US Congress of the proposed US$60bn arms package to Saudi Arabia, which is expected to be approved.
The package includes: 84 new F-15 fighters (manufactured by Boeing), with upgrades for 70 more, and three helicopter types 70 Apaches, 36 Little Birds (both also made by Boeing), and 72 Black Hawks (made by Sikorski). In addition, the US is discussing a US$30bn package to upgrade Saudi Arabias navy. Further, discussions are continuing on the upgrading of Saudi ballistic missile defences through the purchase of the THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system (built by Lockheed Martin with radars supplied by Raytheon). The deal helps to bolster the US allys strength in the region at a time when Irans power is also increasing, and also assists in dealing with terrorist threats in the region. On October 30 2010, two sophisticated bombs were detected on freight aircraft on their way to the US, that had originated in the neighbouring country of Yemen. The bombs were hidden in parcels sent via both UPS and FedEx. The parcel bombs, and others found like them, are widely regarded to have been the work of the Yemen-based branch of al-Qaeda. According to Research Director of the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College Magnus Ranstorp: Yemen has become the new Afghanistan.
Key Topics Covered:
- Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Global Defence Overview
- Global Security Outlook
- Middle East Security Overview
- Security Risk Analysis
- Regional Political Overview
- Domestic Security Overview
- Armed Forces And Government Spending
- Market Structure
- Forecast Scenario
- Company Profiles
- BMI Methodology
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