US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense
US-Gulf Cooperation Council eyeing path ahead on integrated air defense

“There are some technical challenges to being able to share it, but ultimately, it’s really an authority….We can at least pick up a phone and relay that there is a threat inbound,” Maj. Gen. Clark Quinn, the deputy commander of Ninth Air Force, Air Forces Central.

Russia, KSA Strengthen Military Ties In Signal To Washington; UAVs, Helos Potentially On Table

Russia, KSA Strengthen Military Ties In Signal To Washington; UAVs, Helos Potentially On Table
Russia, KSA Strengthen Military Ties In Signal To Washington; UAVs, Helos Potentially On Table

If Saudi Arabia want to send a signal to Washington without really endangering the American-Saudi security relationship, they’ll limit their arms deals with Russia to smaller – or even token – orders of relatively benign equipment.

Houthi ‘Terror’ Scuds Now Threaten Most Of Saudi Arabia

Houthi ‘Terror’ Scuds Now Threaten Most Of Saudi Arabia
Houthi ‘Terror’ Scuds Now Threaten Most Of Saudi Arabia

A new variant of the Houthi’s Burkan missile has a range of at least 1,200 km, putting almost all of Saudi Arabia within range of the Northern Yemeni rebels, posing a new threat to the kingdom. Ansar Allah, as the Houthis are formally known, released footage in August 2019 of a new ballistic missile, called…

Saudi Air Defense Stops Most Houthi Strikes

Saudi Air Defense Stops Most Houthi Strikes
Saudi Air Defense Stops Most Houthi Strikes

A record number of ballistic missile and drone attacks have tested Saudi air defense capabilities. They’ve succeeded admirably but at a high cost.