US pulling Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia

Posted 2020-05-08, Arabian Business Headlines

Photo: US Army

The US is pulling out four of its powerful Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia, after determining the threat from Iran that sparked an arms build-up in the region last year had waned, a Defence Department official said Thursday. Two of the anti-missile batteries deployed following the September attacks on Saudi... read full story

"I think everyone knew it was going to be a temporary plus-up at the time, unless things got bad, " the official said. "

Photo: SPC Daniel Nebrida of C Battery, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery - part of the 35th ADA Brigade - in Osan, Korea, checks canister cable connections on a "live" Patriot missile system positioned toward North Korea.