10 janvier 2022 | International, C4ISR

Saudi Arabia may run out of interceptor missiles in ‘months’

Riyadh has ‘an urgent situation’ as it runs out of missiles for its air-defence system, Financial Times reports.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/9/saudi-arabia-may-run-out-of-interceptor-missiles-in-months-ft

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