Saudi Arabia is in talks with Russia on the possible delivery of S-400 in the country. Saudi Ambassador to Russia Khalid Bin Raed Krimml confirmed the talks and said, they are successful, but the end date is not yet determined.
In his statement, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia said,, that at the moment the parties are discussing “technical” questions, and after, their experts decide, Russia and Saudi Arabia will start the final round of negotiations.
The ambassador also confirmed the opening of the office “Rostec” in Saudi Arabia and said, that in addition to talks on deliveries of S-400, Riyadh and Moscow discussed three of the agreement and all three have reached full agreement.
Recall, in October 2017 , the Arab media claimed that, that during his visit to Moscow, the king of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud has agreed with Russia on the purchase of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400. Then the fact of the agreement was confirmed by the “Almaz-Ante”, data producing anti-aircraft system.
C-400 “triumph” - the newest anti-aircraft missile system of long-range. It is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range, and can also be used against ground targets. Range C 400 reaches 400 kilometers, it is capable of destroying targets at altitudes of up to 30 kilometers. System C-400 “triumph” It was adopted by the Russian army in 2007 year.
Currently, the first set of regimental S-400 delivered to China. At various stages of the negotiations on supply of S-400 in Turkey and India. there is information, that system are very interested in Iraq.
