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| Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system - al-Arabiya TV | Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system - al-Arabiya TV |
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| Riyadh has agreed to purchase S-400 air defense missile system from Russia, according to Saudi television station al-Arabiya. The deal was reportedly reached on the sidelines of the visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Moscow. | Riyadh has agreed to purchase S-400 air defense missile system from Russia, according to Saudi television station al-Arabiya. The deal was reportedly reached on the sidelines of the visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Moscow. |
| A memorandum of understanding has been reportedly signed to help the kingdom develop its own defense industries. | A memorandum of understanding has been reportedly signed to help the kingdom develop its own defense industries. |
| The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has already said Riyadh was showing interest in buying Russian missile systems. | The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has already said Riyadh was showing interest in buying Russian missile systems. |
| “There is some interest, of course. Talks on S-400 are in progress, but there are no final decisions yet,” he said today, adding that confidential negotiations on military-technical cooperation were being held. | “There is some interest, of course. Talks on S-400 are in progress, but there are no final decisions yet,” he said today, adding that confidential negotiations on military-technical cooperation were being held. |
| The S-400 is Russia’s most advanced long-range anti-aircraft missile system and can carry three types of warheads designed to destroy targets including ballistic and cruise missiles. | The S-400 is Russia’s most advanced long-range anti-aircraft missile system and can carry three types of warheads designed to destroy targets including ballistic and cruise missiles. |
| The system is able to track and engage up to 300 targets to an altitude of 27 kilometers at the same time. | The system is able to track and engage up to 300 targets to an altitude of 27 kilometers at the same time. |
| The deal is a potential coup for Russia. Saudi Arabia has traditionally purchased defense equipment from the United States. | The deal is a potential coup for Russia. Saudi Arabia has traditionally purchased defense equipment from the United States. |
| In June, the kingdom signed its biggest ever defense contract to buy American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) defense systems, guided missile frigates, military planes, and howitzers. | In June, the kingdom signed its biggest ever defense contract to buy American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) defense systems, guided missile frigates, military planes, and howitzers. |
| READ MORE: 'Turkey to get what Libya & Iraq lacked: Russian-made S-400 missile system' | |
| Earlier this year, Turkey signed a deal to buy the S-400 missile system from Russia with deliveries reportedly to start within two years. | Earlier this year, Turkey signed a deal to buy the S-400 missile system from Russia with deliveries reportedly to start within two years. |