VISION 2030

SAMI CEO Gives Interview to DefenseNews.com: ‘SAMI itself is acting as a kind of active holding company’

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The CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) recently gave an interview with DefenseNews.com about how the organization works within Vision 2030 to develop the Kingdom's future defense industry.

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