Government Understanding

BAE SYSTEMS PLC
21 December 2005


          Government Understanding signed with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


                                                                21 December 2005


BAE Systems welcomes today's announcement that the Governments of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have
signed an Understanding Document, which is intended to establish a greater
partnership in modernising the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and developing close
service-to-service contacts especially through joint training and exercises.


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