Pentagon to send radar, Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia

The Pentagon has said that it will send four radar systems, a battery of Patriot missiles and about 200 support personnel to Saudi Arabia, in a move that would strengthen the Kingdom's defences in the wake of attacks on its oil facilities earlier this month. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said that the deployment will augment the kingdom's air and missile defense



of critical military and civilian infrastructure.

The deployment was first announced on last Friday by US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Washington has been sending a steady stream of military assets to the Kingdom over the past several months, as part of the maximum pressure campaign against Iran.