Localization of Military Defense Industries in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Insights from His Majesty’s Recent Tours to France and the Czech Republic
His Majesty King Abdullah II's visit to the Czech Republic on September 18, 2026, and his meeting with the heads of several Czech companies specializing in defense industries, was not an event isolated from his extensive and tireless royal tours aimed at building and developing Jordan’s defense and technological partnerships. The Prague visit came directly on the heels of signing a joint defense cooperation agreement between Jordan and France in Paris, reaffirming the royal determination to go to great lengths to preserve Jordan's security and stability while enhancing its military capabilities and industries. His Majesty’s blessed efforts in opening windows of cooperation for Jordan with major nations and leading military manufacturing and development companies call for maximizing these achievements and expanding them toward the horizon of conceptualizing a project for "localizing modern defense industries, acquiring knowledge and technology, and ensuring sovereignty over...