Keyword: M1 Abrams
![An M1 Abrams of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, on 11 September 2022. While many Middle Eastern states have and continue to be dependent on foreign suppliers for their defence equipment, over the past decade, efforts have been made to change this. [US Army/Sgt Nicolas Ramshaw]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Saudi-M1-Abrams_US-ArmySgt-Nicolas-Ramshaw-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Tracing the path of Middle Eastern efforts to develop indigenous defence industries")
Tracing the path of Middle Eastern efforts...
Building indigenous defence industries is strategically attractive but can be challenging to execute. Earlier...
![Seen here in service with the Kuwait Land Forces, the M1 Abrams family is the most numerous MBT in the inventories of Gulf militaries. [US ANG/MSgt Matthew Keeler]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/01_M1-Abrams_US-ANGMSgt-Matthew-Keeler-Kopie-324x160.jpg "Desert tracks: The Gulf AFV market")
Desert tracks: The Gulf AFV market
Since 2015, countries in the Gulf have imported more than 4,500 armoured fighting vehicles...
Romania’s Ongoing Military Transition
The end of the Warsaw Pact and the collapse of the Soviet Union opened...