Military Simulators Company established in Saudi Arabia

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Advanced Electronics Company signs Agreement with Thales Company

Riyadh, April 06, SPA -- The Advanced Electronics Company and Thales International Company signed here today a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a company to manufacture Training Simulators in Saudi Arabia.

The new company will be called "Advanced Arab Company of Simulators", and it will be located in the technical area at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh.

On this occasion, the Chief Executive Officer of the Advanced Electronics Company , Dr. Ghassan bin Abdulrahman Al-Shebel expressed his appreciation of and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs and Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Civil Aviation who is also the Chairman of Economic offset Committee for their continued keenness to transfer the advanced technology to the Kingdom and provide employment opportunities for citizens through urging the foreign companies on joint cooperation with the private sector for the great interest of the national economy.

--SPA
http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=543589




Thales and AEC sign JV

Thales, a global leader in mission-critical information systems for the aerospace, defense and security markets, and Advanced Electronics Company, a Riyadh-based company, have signed an agreement to establish a new company to manufacture simulators in the kingdom. The partnership will include the design, development and manufacture of different types of simulators in the kingdom and provision of training and full technical support, manpower and spare parts.

AME Info
http://www.ameinfo.com/152668.html


further details are available at arriyadh newspaper
http://www.alriyadh.com/2008/04/07/article332318.html
 
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kamikaze666

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"Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs"

That is the longest title i have ever seen! anyway, this look like the first step in establishing a Saudi Arabia military?
 

RubiconNZ

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"Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs"
anyway, this look like the first step in establishing a Saudi Arabia military?
What are you talking about?
Saudi Arabia has a very large, very well equipped military, certainly one of the strongest in the region.
 
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