• WORLD DEFENSE SHOW 2026 - Estonian officials came to Riyadh this week to feel out ways to facilitate bilateral procurement of defense technology with Saudi Arabia, a senior Estonian official told Breaking Defense. • Siim Sukles, undersecretary for Defense Industry & Innovation at the Estonian Ministry of Defense, described early talks as the “the first steps to introduce the agencies to each other to find some kind of common activities. • Because when it comes to procurement, it’s a global market.” He predicted a memorandum of understanding between the each nation’s procurement agencies could follow, though it’s unclear when. • The nations, separated by 2,600 miles and more than 60 degrees in temperature in February, last year signed a “general agreement” related to trade and economics, andan MoU in 2024to expand political consultations. • Sukles spoke to Breaking Defense at the World Defense Show taking place this week outside Riyadh. • The Estonian delegation there was led by Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, whotold Arab News, “In the modern world, cooperation built on trust and technology is the best defense.
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- WORLD DEFENSE SHOW 2026 - Estonian officials came to Riyadh this week to feel out ways to facilitate bilateral procurement of defense technology with Saudi Arabia, a senior Estonian official told Breaking Defense. Siim Sukles, undersecretary for Defense Industry & Innovation at the Estonian Ministry of Defense, described early talks as the “the first steps to introduce the agencies to each other to find some kind of common activities. Because when it comes to procurement, it’s a global market.” He predicted a memorandum of understanding between the each nation’s procurement agencies could foll
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