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Wahaj is an arms manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia. [1] Wahaj has premises in Riyadh's Second Industrial City. [2] Wahaj is also known as Saudi Advanced Technologies Company. [3]
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Wahaj is an arms manufacturing company in Saudi Arabia. [1] Wahaj has premises in Riyadh's Second Industrial City. [2] Wahaj is also known as Saudi Advanced Technologies Company. [3]
Wahaj was established in 2013 as a joint venture between Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM) and a member of the South Korean Hanwha Group. [4] The shares are split in a 3:1 ratio. [2]
In 2017 Wahaj built 18 jigs for the BAE Systems Hawk jet. The jigs were the first collaboration of Wahaj and the Saudi subsidiary of BAE Systems. [2]
On 1 March 2018 Wahaj partnered with Lockheed Martin to build Paveway II Plus laser-guided bombs. The bombs would be used on Saudi Arabia’s F-15s, F-16s and Panavia Tornados. When the plant is operational 70% of the bombs were to be locally-built. [5]
In 2019 Wahaj and the Rafaut Group signed a contract to build aviation manufacturing facilities in Saudi Arabia. [6]
In 2021 Wahaj partnered with Honeywell Aviation to manufacture aerospace parts for civilian aircraft. [7]
In October 2023 Wahaj chose to partner with the IFS AB subsidiary so as to secure its IT needs. [3] [8]
In February 2024 Milrem Robotics demonstrated their THeMIS UGV which was equipped with a Wahaj SCORPION remote-control dual gun system. [9]
In February 2024 Nexter signed an agreement with Wahaj that they would together develop a guided shell for use with the 156 CAESAR artillery delivery systems that were on order by the Saudi government, which had established more stringent precision standards than normal. The state-of-the-art ordnance systems used GPS and IMU; the newly-specified "Sabir" system would add a (drone-mounted) laser pointer feature and have a range of 60km. In addition, the Saudis prize the ITAR-free status of their new shells. [1]
As of February 2024, Wahaj was able to brag about 100% Saudi-made defense systems. [10]
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