Saudi Arabia: No plans to increase arms purchases from Russianote

Saudi Arabia is said to have no plans to increase the value of its arms purchases from Russia. The following 371-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what the position is at the Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation (MoDA) following allegations on the existence of such plans. Note that Saudi Arabia is in talks with Russia to buy helicopters of types Mi-17 and Mi-35, Buk-M2E air defence systems, T-90S main battle tanks and BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles.