and the total command-and-control infrastructure undergirding the THAAD system that Saudi Arabia purchased from the Americans in 2017. With the level of tension in the region—as Israel’s ...

The THAAD system “will substantially increase Saudi Arabia’s capability to defend itself against the growing ballistic missile threat in the region,” the statement added. CNN previously ...

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The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of a THAAD anti-missile defense system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday, citing Iran among ...

The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of its advanced Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) missile defence system. The State Department said the $15bn (£11.5bn ...

Saudi Arabia also operates the MIM-104 Patriot and is set to receive the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, THAAD, air defense missile system by the end of this decade. On the ground ...

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces' first THAAD trainees. (Saudi Arabia MoD) The first Saudi personnel who will operate the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system have graduated from ...

The sub-contracts for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will enhance manufacturing capabilities in Saudi Arabia and transfer expertise to strengthen the country’s defence ...

The urgency for missile defense in Ukraine grows as Russia advances its arsenal. However, global supply and delivery delays ...