S-400 (Dmitry Rogulin / ITAR-TASS)
Oct 9, 2017 — 12:26 — Update: 12:59
Russia has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia for the
delivery of anti-aircraft missiles after initial confusion over whether the
deal took place or not.
The sale of the S-400 surface-to-air missile systems
follows King Salman’s visit to
Moscow last Thursday. A preliminary agreement was also reportedly reached
to buy anti-tank guided missile systems, multiple rocket launchers, as well as
to organize production of the Kalashnikov automatic rifle in Saudi Arabia.
The following day, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation
Agency announced $15
billion in weapons sales to Riyadh.
On Monday, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency confirmed the
S-400 deal, citing Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation
spokesperson. The head of Russia’s state-owned corporation Rostec estimated in
July the value of the arms deal at $3.5 billion.
In another move widely seen as a snub to NATO, Turkey
also purchased S-400
weapons from Russia last month.
Russia is the world’s second largest weapons
exporter with total sales exceeding $15 billion annually.
Original post: themoscowtimes.com
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