{"id":53100,"date":"2017-11-15T14:38:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T14:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/15\/saudi-use-of-us-russian-air-defense-systems-will-create-serious-challenges\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:50:51","slug":"saudi-use-of-us-russian-air-defense-systems-will-create-serious-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/dubai-air-show\/2017\/11\/15\/saudi-use-of-us-russian-air-defense-systems-will-create-serious-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi use of US, Russian air-defense systems will create \u2018serious challenges\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The simultaneous operational deployment of a U.S. and a Russian air-defense system in Saudi Arabia will be \u201cdifficult and will pose a problem,\u201d according to Lockheed Martin\u2019s vice president of air and missile defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia has reached agreements to reinforce its missile defense capabilities with the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and the Russian S-400 Triumf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/dubai-air-show\/\" title=\"\">Click here for full coverage of the Dubai Air Chiefs Conference and Dubai Airshow.<\/a><\/b><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S government would clearly have to make a serious decision regarding this matter,\u201d Lockheed\u2019s Timothy Cahill said in a press briefing at the Dubai Airshow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obstacles identified in the joint deployment include interoperability, data sharing and communication between the two systems.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will be faced with some serious challenges, especially that two different companies are producing air-defense systems,\u201d said Dan Norton, the vice president of strategic business development at Lockheed. \u201cCrossing of classified data will be the biggest issue. Segregation of data during joint fire missions will be of critical significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Terminal High Altitude Area Defense is in its delivery process to the UAE, while Saudi Arabia is considered to be the second international customer to acquire the system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The THAAD system is currently deployed in South Korea by the U.S Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about human rights concerns surrounding Saudi-led action in Yemen and the transfer of missile technologies to the kingdom, Cahill said: \u201cTHAAD is considered a defensive system, so it does not have an offensive capability nor carry a warhead. It\u2019s lethal to incoming missiles, but nothing else. 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And last October, Washington cleared a potential sale of 360 Lockheed Martin-produced THAAD hit-to-kill missiles, 44 launchers, and associated fire-control stations and radars in a package assessed at $15 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel to that potential U.S. deal, during an early October visit to Moscow by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Salman to Moscow, the kingdom announced an agreement with Russia to procure the S-400. According to U.S. and Russian executives interviewed in Dubai, neither deal has been formally concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are just delivering PAC-3 to Saudi Arabia. Particularly for the region, the Patriot provides an excellent point of defense while THAAD will provide more powerful radar capabilities and a larger missile that has greater range,\u201d Cahill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Barbara Opall-Rome contributed to this report.<\/i><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>For more news on global defense topics in Arabic, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/sdarabia.com\/\" title=\"\">SDArabia.com<\/a>.<\/i><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has reached agreements to reinforce its missile defense capabilities with the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system and the Russian S-400 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