The Director of the Research and Development Center at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University in Al-Kharj, Dr. Thamer bin Suleiman Al-Munif, received on Thursday, 19 June 2025 CE, corresponding to 23 Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH, a delegation from the Defense Development Authority and a delegation from NCMS, in addition to a delegation from Otokar the Turkish company, which included Omar Enden and Davud Yazici and Metin Yerebakan, at the Center's headquarters in the city of Al-Kharj.
The visit began with a welcoming speech delivered by the Center's Director, followed by a field tour of the Center's laboratories and workshops, starting with the Advanced Mechanical Manufacturing Lab, where the delegations viewed the equipment and machinery used in manufacturing processes and listened to an explanation of their technical capabilities, specifications, and role in supporting research and development.
After that, the delegation moved to the Applied Electronics and Electromagnetics Lab, where they were introduced to its various sections, including the Digital Circuit Programming Section, the High-Frequency Electronics Section, the Printed Circuit Board Section, and the Biomedical Section, with an explanation provided about the operation of each section and its importance in supporting research and applied projects.
The visitors also viewed a number of the Center's most notable products and innovations, including unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV), power amplifiers (PA), surveillance robots (Surv-Bot), in addition to biometric reading sensors and landmine detection sensors, with an explanation given of their technical applications and fields of use.
At the conclusion of the visit, the delegations expressed their admiration for the advanced research and technical capabilities they had seen, as well as the equipment, projects, and innovative products housed at the Center, praising the achievements that reflect its excellence in the fields of research, development, and innovation.
