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Saudi defence R&D zooms in on Boston's innovation ecosystem

The General Authority for Defense Development, created to equip Riyadh with its own sovereign defence industry, is taking shape. In order to upscale, Saudi Arabia is attempting to closely align itself with Bostonian innovation. [...]

Published on 10.04.2024 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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