The recent turmoil in Saudi Arabia, reflected in an unprecedented number of arrests of hundreds of officials, including key leaders of the economic, communications, and political sectors, ostensibly as part of a crackdown on corruption, may prove to be a development of historic magnitude. On November 4, 2017, the Supreme Anti-Corruption Committee headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was formed by a royal decree and given power to interrogate and arrest suspects, prevent them from leaving the country, and freeze their assets.

Anyone who has ever been involved in intelligence analysis knows how difficult it is to spot a change or a turning point, especially in the context of a prolonged, on-going process.

For us, as Israelis who experienced threats of total destruction and severe terrorist attacks, and continue to experience pinpoint terrorism, it is difficult to lift our heads up and scan the horizon around us. This difficulty is further intensified by the language restrictions we imposed upon ourselves.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced last week that it will push for $400 million in offset obligations that can include technology transfers from any foreign vendor selected to supply the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) with 12 new anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, The Diplomat reported on Tuesday.

The United Arab Emirates’ military is buying GBU-10 and GBU-12 Paveway laser-guided bomb kits from Raytheon in a deal worth $684.4 million, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The deals were announced by the UAE at the Dubai Airshow.

US officials have agreed that Iranian-backed militia could be using American-made arms, The Washington Free Beacon reported on Monday.

Elbit Systems will deliver six UAVs to the Honduran Military as part of a G2G deal between Israel and Honduras.

According to El Heraldo, the Honduran Army purchased three systems, each containing two drones. The unmanned aerial systems are expected to arrive in Honduras by the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019. The report does not specify which UAVs are included in the deal but mentions that Honduras ordered more than one type.

In the current vision of the Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi national anti-corruption Commission "Nazaha" has worked very well.

The anti-corruption Nazaha is a complex organization with a large set of international and local rules, always explicitly referring to the UN – and anyway international – best practice.

It will not be so easy to define Mohammed bin Salman's fight against corruption as an "ideological operation" or, even worse, "primitive."

Elbit Systems Ltd. reported today its consolidated results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.