Saudi Assistant Defense Minister for Executive Affairs Khaled Al-Bayari met with several senior military and security U.S. and European advisors concerned with the security of the Red Sea.
These meetings took place on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on 16/2/2024, where leaders expressed heightened concerns regarding the escalating threats posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) on warships.
The following note provides a comprehensive overview of the following aspects:
- Al-Bayari’s proposals to the Saudi MoD on improving the defenses of Saudi warships based on his meetings in Munich
- The types of naval defense systems the MoD plans to procure
- The solutions that Riyadh considers to counter suicide UUVs
