{"id":965,"date":"2017-10-05T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/saudi-arabia-agrees-to-buy-russian-s-400-air-defense-system\/"},"modified":"2017-10-05T17:59:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T17:59:09","slug":"saudi-arabia-agrees-to-buy-russian-s-400-air-defense-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/saudi-arabia-agrees-to-buy-russian-s-400-air-defense-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia agrees to buy Russian S-400 air defense system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madaresharghi..com\">madaresharghi<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2 class=\"lide\">Saudi Arabia has signed preliminary agreements to buy S-400 air defense systems and receive \u201ccutting-edge technologies\u201d from Russia as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is on an official trip to Moscow as the first Saudi monarch to visit the European country.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"89\">\n<p>\n\tUnder agreements signed with Russian state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Saudi Arabia is set to procure the anti-aircraft\u00a0weapon system, the\u00a0Kornet-EM\u00a0anti-tank guided missile system, 220mm 24-barrel TOS-1A multiple rocket launcher as well as AGS-30\u00a0Atlant automatic grenade launcher, the state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSAMI, however, did not provide any information about the number of the systems or the value of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThese contracts are \u201cexpected to play a pivotal role in the growth and development of the military and military systems industry in Saudi Arabia,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Saudi Arabian Military Industries further noted that the memoranda of understanding also \u201cinclude the transfer of technology for the local production\u201d of the aforementioned military systems.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIn addition, the parties will cooperate in setting a plan to localize the manufacturing and sustainment of parts of the S-400 air defense system,\u201d SAMI said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<p>\n\tSaudi and Russian military officials also agreed on the production of AK-103\u00a0automatic assault rifles and its ammunition in Saudi Arabia besides educational and training programs for Saudi nationals.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThese agreements are expected to have tangible economic contributions and create hundreds of direct jobs. They will also transfer cutting-edge technologies that will act as a catalyst for localizing 50 percent of the Kingdom&#8217;s military spending,\u201d SAMI said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA number of other deals have been signed during King Salman\u2019s four-day visit to Russia, which started on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere are reports that Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company, Saudi Aramco, is discussing several investment opportunities with Russian producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption\/><\/figure>\n<p>\n\t\u201cLNG is one of the areas where we are looking for partners in Russia,\u201d Amin H. Nasser, president and chief executive officer of\u00a0Saudi Aramco, told reporters in Moscow on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNasser noted that there are no current plans to take a stake in\u00a0the Novatek LNG project, known as Arctic LNG-2. Novatek is Russia\u2019s largest independent natural gas producer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are not discussing this at this stage. We are looking at opportunities for working together with the different companies. But what you mention in particular &#8211; nothing from Saudi Aramco,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>madaresharghi Saudi Arabia has signed preliminary agreements to buy S-400 air defense systems and receive \u201ccutting-edge technologies\u201d from Russia as King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is on an official trip to Moscow as the first Saudi monarch to visit the European country. 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