Crown Prince Launches First Locally-Assembled Hawk Training Aircraft

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the unveils the first locally-assembled Hawk training aircraft at the King Abdulaziz Air Base. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the unveils the first locally-assembled Hawk training aircraft at the King Abdulaziz Air Base. (SPA)
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Crown Prince Launches First Locally-Assembled Hawk Training Aircraft

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the unveils the first locally-assembled Hawk training aircraft at the King Abdulaziz Air Base. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the unveils the first locally-assembled Hawk training aircraft at the King Abdulaziz Air Base. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, unveiled on Sunday the first locally-assembled Hawk training aircraft, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

Some parts of the aircraft were also manufactured in the Kingdom.

Upon his arrival at the King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Sector, Prince Mohammed was briefed on the stages of assembling and manufacturing the main parts of the Hawk.

He was also briefed on the initiatives of the Saudi-British program on the transfer and localization of technology.

More than 70 percent of Saudi youth are working on assembling 22 Hawk aircraft after receiving more than two years of training by international experts.

The Crown Prince witnessed the launch ceremony, which included a video presentation on the stages of assembling the aircraft.

The Saudi-British Defense Cooperation Program, in collaboration with BAE Systems, oversaw the training of Saudi youth with the participation of more than 25 national companies.

Also at the King Abdulaziz Air Base, the Crown Prince laid the foundation stone for the establishment of the Air War Center.

The Center will contribute to the development and modernization of combat plans against potential threats, developing and evaluating air force capabilities, standardizing combat concepts and testing and evaluating systems and weapons.

The Air War Center will support the combat readiness of the Air Force, carry out joint and mixed exercises with brotherly and friendly countries, as well as training in an advanced electronic warfare environment, to use and evaluate effective combat tactics.



UAE President Tells Rubio Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
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UAE President Tells Rubio Rejects Displacement of Palestinians

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Center Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, on February 19, 2025. (AFP)

United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that Abu Dhabi rejected any displacement of Palestinians, official media said.

Sheikh Mohammed "affirmed the UAE's firm position rejecting any attempts aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land", the Gulf state's WAM news agency said following a US proposal to take over the war-battered Gaza Strip and move its inhabitants.

It added that the president "stressed the need for the reconstruction of Gaza to be linked to a path leading to comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution".

The Abu Dhabi meeting covered a range of regional and international issues of shared concern, with a focus on developments in the Middle East and the Palestinian Territory and ongoing efforts to address the crisis in Gaza, as well as its implications for regional peace, stability, and security.

Sheikh Mohamed and Rubio also discussed cooperation between their countries, as well as ways to further deepen ties across various fields in pursuit of their joint interests.