RIYADH, 23 May 2022, (TON): Saudi nationals are to be trained to work in the military and defense industries sector following an announcement from the General Authority for Military Industries to establish a new academy.

GAMI Gov. Ahmed Al-Ohali said “it was an extension of the military industry sector’s strategy that was approved by the Cabinet in April last year.”

He added “the National Academy of Military Industries would be the largest supporter of the sector’s strategy of backing the country’s human resources.”

The launch ceremony was held at the academy’s headquarters in Riyadh and attended by more than 35 local and international companies and government institutions.

The academy's board of directors was formed at the event and the establishment license was handed over to the academy's chairman Walid Abu Khalid and other founding partners.

Al-Ohali said “the authority was committed to supporting national personnel and that the Kingdom's military industries sector had witnessed qualitative leaps during the past five years.”