Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5 Saudi Arabia Security
SWOT — 6 Saudi Arabia Defence Industry
SWOT — 6 Saudi Arabia Political
SWOT — 7 Saudi Arabia Economic
SWOT — 7 Saudi Arabia Business Environment
SWOT — 8 Political Overview — 9
Security Risk Analysis — 12 BMI’s Security
Ratings — 12 Table: Middle East And Africa Defence And
Security Ratings — 12 Table: Middle East And North Africa
State Terrorism Vulnerability Index — 13 Trends And
Developments — 13 Security
Overview — 16 Internal Security Situation –
Background — 16 Table: Insurgent
Groups — 16 Latest Developments — 17
External Security Situation – Background — 19 Latest
Developments — 21 Armed Forces And Government
Spending — 22 Armed Forces — 22 Table:
Regional Armed Forces, 2007 (including conscripted) — 22
Current Strength — 23 Historical
Strength — 23 International
Deployments — 24 Weapons Of Mass
Destruction — 24 Market Structure — 25
Arms Trade Overview — 26 Industry Trends And
Developments — 26 Procurement Trends And
Developments — 28 Procurement
Background — 28 Industry Forecast
Scenario — 30 Table: Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces,
2005-2012 (‘000) — 30 Table: Saudi Arabia’s
Government Defence Expenditure, 2005-2013 — 31 Key Risks
To BMI’s Forecast Scenario — 32 Macroeconomic
Forecast — 32 Table: Saudi Arabia – Macroeconomic
Activity, 2006-2013 — 35 Company
Profiles — 36 BAE Systems — 36 Thales
International — 39 Country Snapshot: Saudi Arabia
Demographic Data — 41 Section 1:
Population — 41 Table: Demographic Indicators,
2005-2030 — 41 Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown,
2005-2030 — 42 Section 2: Education And
Healthcare — 42 Table: Education,
2003-2005 — 42 Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 42 Section 3: Labour Market And Spending
Power — 43 Table: Employment Indicators,
1999-2006 — 43 Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012
(US$) — 43 BMI Forecast Modelling — 44
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 44 Defence
Industry — 44 Sources — 45
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