RIYADH: Saudi Arabian Military Industries is accelerating its push to deliver its 2030 strategy, aiming to anchor a sustainable national defense base built on deeper localization, advanced technology transfer and development, and an integrated industrial ecosystem spanning Saudi Arabia’s defense and security sectors.
SAMI CEO Thamer Al-Muhid said the next phase marks a decisive shift in SAMI’s trajectory, from building capabilities to full industrial enablement, to strengthen self-sufficiency, readiness, and defense sovereignty in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Muhid said the strategy translates into developing and supporting defense industries inside the Kingdom, boosting self-reliance and playing a central role in meeting the Vision 2030 goal of localizing 50 percent of defense spending. That target, he said, will directly boost the armed forces’ readiness and operational capacity.
On the sidelines of the recently concluded World Defense Show in Riyadh, he described the coming stage as a qualitative leap from foundation-building to broad-based defense industrial expansion, reinforcing the Kingdom’s long-term defense readiness and sovereignty.
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