Moscow, MINA – Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed on supplies of S-400 missile systems, the press service of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation told TASS on Monday.
“We confirm that an agreement was reached with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the supplies of S-400 air defense systems, Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles, TOS-1A systems, AGS-30 automatic grenade launchers and AK-103 Kalashnikov rifles,” the press service said.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin earlier said commenting on the visit of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to Russia that Riyadh was interested in buying Russia’s S-400 systems.
Te S-400 system has a range of 400km (248 miles) and can shoot down up to 80 targets simultaneously, aiming two missiles at each one.
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he S-400 can target aircraft, cruise missiles, medium-range missiles, drones and other airborne surveillance systems. (T/RS5/RS1)
Mi’raj Islamic News Ageny (MINA)
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