Boeing to Showcase Advanced Defense Capabilities at WDS in Riyadh

Boeing will participate in the World Defense Show (WDS 2024), to showcase the company’s industry-leading defense platforms and capabilities including the ScanEagle VTOL, an uncrewed vertical takeoff aerial launch system.

“WDS 2024, in Riyadh from February 4 to 8, is an important event for us to connect with partners and stakeholders, and we are proud to return to this second edition with an increased presence,” said Asaad AlJomoai, president of Boeing Saudi Arabia.

“The partnership between Boeing and Saudi Arabia spans over nearly eight decades, and we look forward to highlighting Boeing’s strong support to the development of Saudi led-aerospace and defense capabilities in the kingdom.”

F-15EX cockpit
As part of its presence, Boeing will present a virtual-reality display of the F-15EX cockpit, demonstrating the advanced multi-role fighter aircraft’s state-of-the-art design and technologies; and the T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Pilot Training System simulator, highlighting the ground-based training system of Boeing’s next generation training jet.

Also featured will be Boeing’s KC-46A tanker, the world's most advanced multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft; ScanEagle VTOL, an uncrewed vertical takeoff aerial launch system from Boeing’s subsidiary Insitu; and rotorcraft including the CH-47 Chinook and the AH-64 Apache.

Boeing Global Services will discuss the differentiators of its Next Generation Product Support, which is proving to be an effective and efficient option for government partners in the region who want to leverage Performance Based Logistics to maximize mission readiness.

Future Defense Leadership Forum
During the event, senior executives from Boeing, led by Ted Colbert, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, will participate in the Future Defense Leadership Forum and other high-level panels and discussions. Dr Brendan Nelson AO, president of Boeing Global, will join distinguished international and regional industry leaders in a discussion focused on achieving innovation goals in the defense industry.

Boeing has supplied more than 400 defense aircraft to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and has invested in partnerships with key players in the Saudi aerospace ecosystem including the Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the Royal Saudi Air Force and the National Guard.

During WDS 2022, Boeing and SAMI signed a preliminary agreement to form a Saudi Arabia-focused joint venture to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul, and sustainment services for the military rotorcraft platforms operated in the kingdom.