Saudi unmanned aircraft systems set for 2021 launch – ZAWYA

Saudi unmanned aircraft systems set for 2021 launch – ZAWYA

JEDDAH: INTRA Defense Technologies Co., in coordination with the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), has begun a project to manufacture and develop unmanned aircraft systems that will become operational in the first quarter of 2021.. The project, worth SR750 million ($195 million), is expected to generate around 500 jobs, 70 percent of which will be occupied by Saudis.. INTRA President Salman bin Nasser Al-Shathri said 60 percent of the project's operations will be handled by Saudi enterprises, and 60 percent of its output will be destined for export.. Al-Ohaili inaugurated the Assif Drone, manufactured by INTRA Defense Technologies Co., at the Dubai Airshow 2019..