South Korea Secures $3.2B SAM Order From Saudi Arabia

LIGNex1 stand at World Defense Show

The LIG Nex1 display at this year's World Defense Show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Credit: LIGNex1
Saudi Arabia has signed on to buy 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry has announced. The deal was signed in November 2023 but only made public after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

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