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🇸🇦🇦🇪Saudi Arabia & UAE:
Factor 1: A Radically Different Global Macro Backdrop.
Phase 1 (2022-23): The Blunt Instrument.
This wasn't a peace signing. It was a "wedding without a bride or groom."
📍Kiev: Capital in total darkness
🇷🇺 Russia
Natural Gas Powerhouse
The US has been trying for 12 years. The first Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) equipped Ford-class carrier launched in 2012. Yet, the US Navy's F-35C still operates from old steam catapults.
Forget the carriers for a moment. The real story is in Qatar.
Innovation Zones
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The partnership is fundamentally driven by systemic pressure from tensions with the West.
The Launch Problem: Ukraine Has No Key
The core of the issue is a massive divergence in focus and efficiency over the past two decades.
The US Navy's primary advantage—submarine stealth—is eroding.
The Core Capability
The Flawed Premise
The 2023 offensive was the largest NATO-equipped assault yet. Ukraine committed:
Scale as a Weapon System:
The American Agenda: Pressure & Profit
Dutch shipbuilder Damen, a cornerstone of NATO's naval industrial base, faces crippling corruption & sanctions violation charges.
Beyond the Battlefield: The Civilian Parallel