Saudi King Salman and S-400 deal

12 September 2018

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Summary

Saudi King Salman is said to be determined to go ahead with plans to buy an air defence missile

system of type S-400 Triumph from Russia. This comes as he is preparing to hold a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kingdom later this year. Tactical Report has prepared a 441-word report to shed more light on the subject. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 25/37 – Sept. 14, 2018]

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