Manufacturer catalog

Saudi Military Industries Corporation

Saudi Military Industries Corporation covers Saudi state defense-industrial production associated with the Military Industries Corporation and Saudi Arabian Military Industries naming family. The manufacturer context includes MIC-linked licensed production of the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle and SAMI's current role as the Public Investment Fund-owned national defense and security champion for Saudi localization programs.

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Saudi Military Industries Corporation is connected to the catalog through Saudi-licensed production and localization programs. Arms-control reporting documents a 2008 Saudi production-license context for the Heckler & Koch G36 through the Saudi Military Industries Corporation/MIC naming family, while current official sources describe SAMI as the PIF-owned national defense company founded in 2017 to develop Saudi military industries.

SAMI's current industrial scope is wider than small arms. Its public company pages describe land systems, aerospace maintenance and manufacturing, advanced electronics, ammunition, autonomous systems, and support services. The naval side is visible in the SAMINavantia joint venture and the Avante 2200 / Al Jubail-class corvette program, where Navantia reporting identifies HAZEM combat-system work and Saudi completion, integration, and testing commitments.

Defense manufacturingLand systemsSmall-arms licensed productionNaval combat-system localizationAerospace MRO and manufacturingDefense electronicsAmmunitionAutonomous systems

Notable Systems

Heckler & Koch G36, 5.56 mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Heckler & Koch G36

5.56 mm assault rifle

Independent reporting and arms-control research document Saudi licensed production of the G36 through the Saudi Military Industries Corporation/MIC naming family.

Sources: Small Arms in Small Hands, Saudi Arabia, 2015
Al Jubail-class corvette, Avante 2200-derived multi-mission corvette, Naval Systems

Al Jubail-class corvette

Avante 2200-derived multi-mission corvette

The Saudi Avante 2200 program links SAMI to naval localization through SAMINavantia, HAZEM combat-system work, Saudi completion and integration tasks, and a second batch of three additional corvettes contracted in 2024.

Sources: Navantia Al Jubail Delivery, Navantia Three Additional Avante 2200 Corvettes, Navantia Sixth Saudi Corvette Launch

Manufacturer History

  1. G36 production license documented

    Arms-control reporting records Saudi Military Industries Corporation receiving a production license for Heckler & Koch's G36 assault rifle in 2008.

    Sources: Small Arms in Small Hands

  2. SAMI founded

    PIF records Saudi Arabian Military Industries as established in 2017, with the company founded in May 2017 to develop and support military industries in Saudi Arabia and increase national self-sufficiency.

    Sources: Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) - PIF

  3. First Saudi Avante 2200 corvette delivered

    Navantia delivered HMS Al Jubail, the first of five Avante 2200-class corvettes for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, and identified SAMINavantia as part of the localization effort around the HAZEM naval combat system.

    Sources: Navantia Al Jubail Delivery

  4. Three additional Avante 2200 corvettes contracted

    Navantia reported a Saudi contract for three additional Avante 2200 corvettes, with SAMINavantia supplying the complete combat system and Saudi work on Hazem integration, trials, training, and future local shipbuilding capability.

    Sources: Navantia Three Additional Avante 2200 Corvettes

  5. SAMI operating across defense sectors

    SAMI's public company pages describe land systems, aerospace, advanced electronics, ammunition, autonomous systems, and support-service activities under the current defense-industrial group.

    Sources: SAMI official website, SAMI Land

Successors
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)
Subsidiaries
SAMI LandSAMI AlSalam Aerospace IndustriesSAMI Advanced ElectronicsSAMINavantia Naval Industries
Website links
SAMI official websitePIF portfolio profileSAMI LandNavantia Al Jubail delivery

Public sources use overlapping labels for the Saudi state defense-industrial context, including Saudi Military Industries Corporation, Military Industries Corporation (MIC), and Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI). The profile preserves those alternate names as aliases while using current official SAMI and PIF sources for the modern corporate structure. No manufacturer image is included because official SAMI web imagery is not rights-clear for reuse under the posted terms, and no separate open-license manufacturer-specific image was found during this pass.

Manufacturer Sources

  • SAMI official websitePublisher: Saudi Arabian Military Industries | Note: Supports current SAMI company identity, defense-industrial focus, employee/location scale, and listed company areas. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SAMI OverviewPublisher: Saudi Arabian Military Industries | Note: Supports SAMI's role as a PIF-owned Saudi defense company founded in 2017 to develop and support military industries. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) - PIFPublisher: Public Investment Fund | Note: Supports country, 2017 establishment, PIF ownership context, self-sufficiency goals, and official company website link. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SAMI LandPublisher: Saudi Arabian Military Industries | Note: Supports current land-systems manufacturing, engineering, and MRO-U focus relevant to Saudi defense-industrial production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SAMI January 2026 NewsletterPublisher: Saudi Arabian Military Industries | Note: Supports the Riyadh Roshn Front contact address used for headquarters context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Saudi Arabia, 2015Publisher: Transparency International Defence & Security | Note: Supports the MIC/Ministry of Defence ownership context and G36 licensed-production connection for the cataloged rifle. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Small Arms in Small HandsPublisher: terre des hommes / Brot fuer die Welt / BITS | Note: Supports the 2008 Saudi Military Industries Corporation G36 production-license context and the Saudi-made G36 reference. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • SAMI Terms of UsePublisher: Saudi Arabian Military Industries | Note: Supports the decision not to reuse official SAMI website imagery because the terms reserve rights in images and brand assets. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Navantia Al Jubail DeliveryPublisher: Navantia | Note: Supports the first Saudi Avante 2200 delivery, SAMI/SAMINavantia participation, HAZEM combat-system localization context, and first-batch program details. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Navantia Three Additional Avante 2200 CorvettesPublisher: Navantia | Note: Supports the 2024 second-batch Avante 2200 contract, SAMINavantia combat-system role, Saudi completion work, Hazem integration and trials, training, and Avante 2200 intellectual-property transfer to GAMI. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Navantia Sixth Saudi Corvette LaunchPublisher: Navantia | Note: Supports the 2026 launch of the sixth Saudi Avante 2200 corvette, second-series delivery plan, Saudi completion and combat-system testing, and HAZEM integration through SAMINavantia. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • AVANTE 2200 CombatantPublisher: Navantia | Note: Supports Avante 2200 Combatant role, multi-mission combat-system context, survivability, sensor and weapons package, helicopter capability, RHIB capability, and integrated management and communication systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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Heckler & Koch G36, 5.56 mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2006 Criminal Violence in Mexico, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreHeckler & Koch G365.56 mm assault rifleBuilt in: Germany; Saudi Arabia under licenseThe Heckler & Koch G36 is a German 5.56 mm assault rifle built around a reinforced-polymer receiver, indirect gas operation, a rotating bolt head, folding stock, and modular rifle, carbine, compact, and export configurations. Its cataloged conflict record spans Mexican police firing during the 2014 Iguala operation, German support to Kurdish Peshmerga forces fighting Islamic State in Iraq, and Saudi-licensed rifles diverted from Hadi-aligned forces into militant hands in Yemen.

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Al Jubail-class corvette, Avante 2200-derived multi-mission corvette, Naval SystemsAl Jubail-class corvetteAvante 2200-derived multi-mission corvetteBuilt in: Spain / Saudi ArabiaThe Al Jubail-class corvette is the Royal Saudi Naval Forces' Avante 2200-derived surface combatant program, built around Navantia's Spanish corvette design with Saudi localization through SAMI and the SAMINavantia joint venture. The class combines first-batch ships delivered from 2022 to 2024 with a three-ship follow-on batch that adds Saudi completion, HAZEM combat-system integration, and industrial-participation work; it remains relationship-only because the available sources support program, manufacturer, and specification context rather than direct conflict use.