Saudi Assistant Defense Minister for Executive Affairs Khaled Al-Bayari and Governor of the Saudi General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) Ahmad Al-Ohali attended the 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025) on 22/7/2025 in Istanbul.
During IDEF, Turkiye unveiled its first hypersonic missile, the Tayfun Block-4.
The note provides an overview of the following aspects:
- Saudi views on enhancing defense cooperation with Turkiye with a focus on hypersonic missile technology
- Key factors driving Saudi decision
- Saudi preconditions for reaching agreements with Turkiye on hypersonic missiles
- Saudi official overseeing talks with Turkiye concerning hypersonic missiles
