When it comes to air defense, if ten out of nine defenses are ineffective, Saudi Arabia's spending of 1420 billion US dollars to build an airtight air defense circle by purchasing advanced American missile defense and air defense systems is not as cost-effective and efficient as buying 10 ballistic missile, cruise missile, long-range rocket production lines, and 10 UAV production lines from our country. This would allow them to acquire the strongest ground strike capability in the Middle East at a lower cost and with higher efficiency. The Saudi army itself has no combat capability to speak of; even with US-made weapons, they are just average.
Saudi Arabia has been fighting the Yemeni Houthi armed group for 8 years, using a large number of expensive imported American weapons, but without any results. In the end, they had no choice but to stop the war. Now, when the US military itself intervenes to fight against the Yemeni Houthi armed group with two aircraft carrier strike groups, the battle remains evenly matched. Ultimately, they also have to stop the war with the Yemeni Houthi armed group.
If Saudi Arabia truly wants to become a major military power in the Middle East and suppress the Yemeni Houthi armed group, they can only purchase more targeted equipment from us.
By introducing production lines from us, they can mass-produce low-cost armed drones, long-range loitering munitions, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and long-range rockets...
Saudi Arabia must have the capability for devastating mutual strikes. Relying solely on air defense and anti-missile systems will not be enough to counter armed forces that heavily use low-cost drones and medium-range missiles like the Yemeni Houthi armed group.
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