*DHAHRAN: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled Saudi Arabia’s firstlocally assembled Hawk jet training aircraft during a ceremony held at KingAbdulaziz Air Base.*
Stepping in into aviation industry, Saudi Arabia launched its first locallyassembled Hawk jet training aircraft, some parts of which were manufacturedby local companies, *Arab News* reportedlink on Monday.
According to reports, the Kingdom has utilised Saudi youth workforce up tomore than 70 per cent in the project, who are assembling 22 Hawk aircraftafter more than two years of training at the hands of internationalexpertise.[image: Embedded video]link
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A briefing was also given to the crown prince, who is also deputy primeminister and minister of defence, regarding the stages of assembling andmanufacturing the main parts of the trainer jet.
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[image: Saudi Arabia first Hawk jet training aircraft]
The plane took off for its test flight after the Crown Prince Mohammed binSalman gave the go signal during the event after completion of its rigoroustest.
The Saudi-British Defense Cooperation Program, in collaboration with BAESystems (BAE Systems), oversaw the training of Saudi youth with theparticipation of more than 25 national companies.
In addition to the training aircraft manufacturing project, Saudi Arabiahas launched its satellite and nuclear energy projects as part of a massivemodernization effort under the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 program
