Saudi Army, Stinger, Mistral and anti-aircraft missilesnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to have a project to buy more short-range anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft missile launchers for the Saudi Army. The following 330-word report sheds light on the project and tells how many missiles and missile launchers the Ministry intends to buy. Note that the Saudi Army has two types of short-range anti-aircraft missiles: the Stinger of Raytheon and the Mistral of MBDA. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/37 – September 13, 2013)]