Unfortunately, the cadres providing consultancy services to the relevant armed forces are extensions of certain arms lobbies. Traditionally, the diplomatic support of western states is valued in royal palaces, and major military contracts are to some extent important for strengthening this support. In recent history, many astronomical contracts have been not so much for strategic military competence as for complete packages of services including all the life-cycle logistics of the systems and the monetary equivalent of political support of the countries concerned on specific issues. Recently, there are signs that this is changing, at least for a few countries, due to the influence of world politics, and there are efforts to develop at least some capabilities domestically, but I am not sure if this is enough to create a truly defense policy independent Arab country in the future. In this regard, KAAN could provide an alternative way out of the bind that some Arab countries are in.