S-400 air defense systems © Sergey Pivovarov / Sputnik
Al Arabiya: Saudi Arabia agrees deal for Russian S400 missile defense systems
Saudia Arabia have agreed a deal to purchase S400 missile defense systems from Russia on Thursday during the state visit of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz to Moscow.
The deal will allow the kingdom to acquire one of the most advanced missile defense platforms in the world.
The S-400 Triumf is an anti aircraft, anti ballistic missile and anti cruise missile defense system that has been in service with the Russian Army since 2007.
The system uses four missiles, a very-long-range 400 km missile, a long-range 250 km missile, a medium-range 120 km missile and a short-range 40 km missile.
The System gives Saudi Arabia a multi-layer defense ability against aerial threats.
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2 comments:
Democrats bellyache about everything around the world.
Some Democrat leaders are going to get coal for Xmas or be taken behind the woodshed by some American companies.
The question is: why almost all the middle east countries are buying Russian weapons?
This kind of hardware is strategic, means there is a strategic sense in the heads of these governments.
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