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2019-09-27 Arabia

US deploys air defense systems, troops to Saudi Arabia

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Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-27 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia

#1 THAAD will be useless against drones and cruise missiles. patriot is almost useless against them

Posted by Lord garth 2019-09-27 14:30|| 2019-09-27 14:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Look on the used arms market for some ZSU-23 "Shrilka" and Sam-6 launchers from the old Warsaw Pact countries. Would work fine against "low and slow" drones, even if they would be mostly useless against modern stuff.

Posted by magpie 2019-09-27 17:19|| 2019-09-27 17:19|| Front Page Top

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