Prime Highlight:
- SANS signed an MoU with MITREat Dubai Airshow 2025 to enhance research, innovation, and advanced technology in Saudi Arabia’s air navigation system.
- The partnership aims to improve operational efficiency and deploy AI-driven decision-support technologies, advancing Saudi Arabia’s digital aviation strategy.
Key Facts:
- The collaboration will focus on AI, data analytics, advanced air traffic management, cybersecurity, and sustainable aviation projects.
- MITRE’s expertise in global air traffic management positions it as a strong partner to support SANS’ modernization and digital transformation efforts.
Background:
Saudi Air Navigation Services signed an agreement with US-based MITRE to strengthen cooperation in research, innovation, and advanced technology. They finalized the deal at the Dubai Airshow 2025, showing Saudi Arabia’s effort to modernize its air navigation system.
Saleh Al-Motirey, the Chief Technology Officer at SANS, and Kerry Buckley, the vice president of the Center for Transportation Systems Integration at MITRE, signed the MoU. The partnership aims to improve Saudi Arabia’s air navigation system by improving operational processes and deploying new decision-support technologies.
Under the agreement, both organizations will work together on research projects in AI, data analytics, and advanced air traffic management tools. These efforts aim to improve real-time decision-making, make air traffic more efficient, and introduce new solutions that raise overall performance.
The collaboration also includes efforts to improve data infrastructure and cybersecurity by adopting secure and modern digital systems. In addition, both sides plan to launch sustainability projects aimed at reducing fuel usage and cutting carbon emissions, in line with global aviation goals and Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation strategy.
MITRE, a well-known non-profit organization, brings decades of global experience in air traffic management, navigation systems, cybersecurity, and AI-driven solutions. Its expertise positions it as a strong partner in supporting SANS’ modernization agenda.
SANS said the MoU represents an important step toward building a more advanced aviation environment that expands national capabilities and creates new opportunities for research and development.
The company’s participation in the Dubai Airshow 2025 shows its role in presenting Saudi Arabia’s progress in digital aviation and building partnerships with global industry leaders. Many aviation executives visited the SANS pavilion to see the company’s latest solutions that aim to improve air traffic efficiency and support the growth of civil aviation in the Kingdom.
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