To counter these unmanned aerial vehicle threats, Saudi Arabia and the UAE employ Patriot and THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense systems. The Houthis, who have been fighting Yemeni government forces for about 7 years with the help of Iranian weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, are frequently launching missile and unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which support the government forces in the conflict. Video of successful destruction of missile platform and launch site /CY1AoAzfrp- وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE January 30, 2022 Missile was intercepted at 00:20 by air defences.
MISSILE COMMANDER PIN MOD
UAE MOD Joint Operations Command announces at 00:50 UAE time the destruction of platform for ballistic missile launched from Al-Jawf, Yemen towards UAE. Lockheed Martin will be the prime contractor if the contract is signed. A THAAD missile launcher (US DoD)Īccording to the DSCA, the approved sale will improve the UAE’s ballistic missile defense capabilities and reduce its dependance (operationally) on US forces in this regard. The second sale involves 96 THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missiles, two Launch Control Stations, two Tactical Operations Stations, spare parts, test equipment, technical documents, cryptology equipment, repair, return, and integration services to the UAE army, the first foreign customer of the THAAD system. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into its armed forces.”
citizens (approximately 70,000) residing in the Kingdom. These attacks threaten the well-being of Saudi, International, and U.S.
These missiles are used to defend the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s borders against persistent Houthi cross-border unmanned aerial system and ballistic missile attacks on civilian sites and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Regarding the sale, for which Raytheon will be the prime contractor, the Pentagon-affiliated Defense Security and Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a statement, “The proposed sale will improve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by replenishing its dwindling stock of PATRIOT GEM-T missiles. A powered-up MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug(Robert Barney/U.S.