US approves sale of fifteen bn $ missile defence system to Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN (Basirat) :The US state department has approved the possible sale of a anti-missile defense system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15bn, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The approval opens the way for Saudi Arabia to purchase 44 Terminal High
Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) launchers and 360 missiles, as well as fire
control stations and radars.
Lockheed Martin Co is the prime contractor for the Thaad system, with Raytheon
Co playing an important role in the system’s deployment.
SOURCE: REUTERS
