Our Story: How SR2 Defense Systems Became the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s First Private-Sector Advanced Defense Technologies Manufacturing Group

SR2 Defense Systems is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first private-sector advanced defense technologies manufacturing group of its kind, fusing Saudi industrial capability with the world’s most advanced defense technology from US, NATO, and allied innovators to manufacture advanced defense systems in-Kingdom at scale. SR2 Defense Systems and SR2 are trade names of SR Advanced Strategic Systems, a Saudi-domiciled private-sector entity headquartered in Riyadh.

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SR2's story began almost a decade before its founding in 2025.

HRH The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman saw the transformation that the Kingdom's defense sector needed - 10 years before it became truly urgent. The Vision was there. The investment was made. But the capabilities weren't delivered.

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HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Vision 2030
"Is it reasonable that in 2014 Saudi Arabia was the fourth-largest military spender in the world, and the third-largest in 2015 — while we have no defense industry inside the Kingdom?
We have a massive demand for military industries, and we must build the capacity to meet it here in Saudi Arabia."
— HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
HRH The Crown Prince's Vision in 2016 was a decade ahead of its time.
We're here and ready now to help realize it.
2016
2026