Middle East Eye
Saudi Arabia will deploy its own missile-defence systems to protect oil installations in the country’s east, following reports that the US was withdrawing two of its Patriot missile batteries from the kingdom, Al-Arabiya reported.
The Saudi-owned network reported on Monday that Riyadh would be deploying its Patriot Advanced Capabilities-3 (PAC-3) batteries to the kingdom’s oil-rich eastern province to replace the US’ Patriot surface-to-air missiles, which are meant to protect ground assets from missile and aircraft attacks.
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