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The Military Industries Unified Portal

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The Military Industries Unified Portal
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The Military Industries Unified Portal is an e-platform for issuing the licenses required for exercising military-industrial activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This portal is organized by and under the supervision of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), which launched the portal to develop and sustain the military industries sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to allow investment in it.

GAMI offers licenses on the portal according to GAMI’s strategy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under three categories, which are military services, military manufacturing, and supplying military equipment or services. Exercising military-industrial activities is not allowed outside the industrial cities unless it is exercised within military installations and bases.

The Military Industries Unified Portal

The Military Industries Unified Portal offers a streamlined process to acquire the licenses. This process eases issuing of local operating licenses and provides key information about the regulations of military industries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It also offers investment advice for companies wishing to invest in the military sector. The regulation explains work controls in the military industries sector and related provisions.

How to Acquire a License for Exercising Military Industries Activities in the Kingdom

To acquire a license to exercise military industry activities, the investor has to follow some steps. First is logging into The Military Industries Unified Portal. Second, the applicant applies for one or more of the three categories according to the investor’s activity. Third is following some steps to issue a military-industrial permit. The license applicant can inquire about the application status through the portal’s website.

The portal offers to foreign investors the possibility to acquire a license if they meet the necessary conditions and requirements.

License Surrender after Being Issued on the Portal in the Kingdom

The investor who acquired a license for exercising military industries activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not permitted to sell or surrender this license or any other one issued from GAMI. The license can be amended within the limits of the commercial activities associated with the license or the scope of the license itself.

An establishment permit is only required if the license applicant wants to work in the field of commercial activities or the activities under the categories of the provision of military services or military manufacturing. The investor then, according to this permit, can start with the procedures related to the location of the facility and obtain the necessary approvals from the competent bodies.