Saudi Arabia: Arms talks with Russia continue progressnote

The Saudi-Russian arms talks are said to be continuing progress. The following 414-word report included in Tactical Weekly of December 18, 2009, sheds light on the talks and tells at which stage they are now and when to expect a deal. Note that the talks focus on 150 helicopters of types Mi-17 and Mi-35, 20 medium-range Buk-M2E air defence systems, 100 BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles and 150 T-90S main battle tanks.