Saudi Arabia acquires complexes THAAD - DSCA

The US State Department approved the delivery of Saudi Arabia (SA) as part of the Foreign Military Sales program to the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile defense systems, reports TSAMTO.

THAAD Missile Defense Systems Arrival in South Korea, March 2017


The total value of the deal was about $ 15 billion.

According to the resource, the CA government "has turned to the United States with a request to sell THAAD, 44 launchers THAAD, 360 mobile tactical fire and communications control stations THAAD, 16 radar AN / TPY-7 to 2 launchers."

The request also includes the supply of equipment for maintenance of THAAD batteries, 43 tractor units, generators, power supply units, trailers, communication equipment, tools, test and training equipment, repair, integration and commissioning of systems, supply of spare parts and components, transfer of technical documentation, personnel training, technical and logistical support from the contractor, infrastructure, and other related elements of material support ”.

The Pentagon said that the implementation of the contract will help maintain the security of the kingdom and the countries of the Persian Gulf in the face of Iranian and other regional threats.

The exoatmospheric interceptor THAAD provides a target hit with a direct hit method (hit-to-kill). The delivery of the complexes will provide the top level of the CA’s anti-ballistic missile defense system and will support Riyadh’s efforts to modernize the country's air defense system.

Comments

[garx]

And the fact that they came and asked C-400 is that blackmail towards the USA?

[Berber]

Most likely the way it is. And ours, knowing this, allegedly went to a deal.

[cniza]

There is a big political game, we will see how events will develop further.

[hrych]

No, but you just imagine that the SA, that Turkey generally dared to bargain and blackmail the United States. Hegemon weakens, weakens, even if his relatives are not putting anything.

[cniza]

Their brains swam with fat, and new frames are already becoming dangerous due to incompetence.

[The_lancet]

Saudi Arabia acquires complexes THAAD - DSCA

And here on the site they were so proud, we were happy with the purchase of C400)
The choice is crystal clear. There is money - the best is purchased
But you still need staff. Is the cost of training included or not?

[raw174]

Quote: The_Lancet

If there is money, the best is bought

Air defense is such a tricky thing, no one knows where the best is, because not one military conflict was not accompanied by a massive shelling of territories covered by a powerful air defense system. No one knows if the air defense can actually shoot down ICBMs or thirty cruise missiles at the same time ... There is a technical characteristics, there is no practice. Many virgins imagine themselves to be sex gurus, although in practice this does not always work out ...

[Berber]

Correctly in modern warfare are needed ligaments - EW, aviation, air defense. Moreover, air defense is multi-level and with ACS.

[raw174]

I am not an expert, but in my opinion it will not help against ICBMs and electronic warfare, it still receives target designation at home ... or is it not?

[Berber]

Everything is certainly so, but with the ICBMs it’s just easier. Harder with cruise missiles at low altitude. All this so that there are no holes in the "umbrella".

[gaura]

oh come on. And what is the best? Are there any applications for confirmation and comparison?

[Professor]

Quote: garx

And the fact that they came and asked C-400 is that blackmail towards the USA?

Are you sure they asked? There was nothing about this in the Saudi media.

[Orel]

Quote: garx

And the fact that they came and asked C-400 is that blackmail towards the USA?

I don’t think so. Rather, they will buy both this and that. They want to get what they need from everyone. Technology may also ask.

[Berber]

For technology, their hands are crooked.

[Partyzan]

The request also includes the supply of equipment for maintenance of THAAD batteries, 43 tractor units, generators, power supply units, trailers, communication equipment, tools, test and training equipment, repair, integration and commissioning of systems, supply of spare parts and components, transfer of technical documentation, personnel training, technical and logistical support from the contractor, infrastructure, and other related elements of material support ”.

Am I missing something or didn’t they really order service staff?

[Alexey RA]

Judging by how the army of the SA showed itself in Yemen, in this office they like to buy the most high-tech equipment - and give it to people who have been dialed from the streets by announcements.

[Professor]

Quote: Alexey RA

Judging by how the army of the SA showed itself in Yemen, in this office they like to buy the most high-tech equipment - and give it to people who have been dialed from the streets by announcements.

Judging by how many ballistic missiles fired by Saudi from Yemen were intercepted, not everything is so bad.

[Dead duck]

Quote: Alexey RA

Judging by how the army of the SA showed itself in Yemen, in this office they like to buy the most high-tech equipment - and give it to people who have been dialed from the streets by announcements.

Arabs always show off in the first place.

[rotmistr60]

or didn’t they really order service staff?

From the article

repair, integration and adjustment of systems, ... personnel training ...

All this will not be done virtually.

[Partyzan]

All this will not be done virtually.

so I'm talking about those who will shoot

[win]

Turkey also "purchased" the S-400. And now he is blackmailing that he can annul the agreement.
This is Muslim and Western philosophy. Recall Mistral ...

[corporal]

Quote: Partyzan

Am I missing something or didn’t they really order service staff?

Yesterday there was news about this. There, and about the training of technicians and about simulators.
Moderators sleep or what? Repeat news.

[ZVO]

Quote: Partyzan

The request also includes the supply of equipment for maintenance of THAAD batteries, 43 tractor units, generators, power supply units, trailers, communication equipment, tools, test and training equipment, repair, integration and commissioning of systems, supply of spare parts and components, transfer of technical documentation, personnel training, technical and logistical support from the contractor, infrastructure, and other related elements of material support ”.

Am I missing something or didn’t they really order service staff?

... training equipment
transfer of technical documentation, training of personnel, technical and logistic support from the contractor

[NEXUS]

We have the S-400 for THAAD - DSCA mattresses ... it's smart when money is like a fool wrappers.

[garnik]

It’s just that you don’t have to roll your lips. That the Turks, that the Saudis were, are and will be strategic opponents in the future. And all these squandering in front of Russia only to earn bonuses in front of the Americans and solve their mercantile interests. And we, having entered into friendly relations with them, give real allies a reason for distrust of Russia.

[demo]

The performance characteristics of THAAD

The THAAD anti-missile is a single-stage solid-propellant (launch weight 900 kg, length 617 and maximum body diameter 37 cm), consists of a warhead, a transition compartment and a solid-propellant rocket engine (solid rocket motor) with a tail skirt-stabilizer developed by Pratt & Whitney.

The anti-missile head is made in the form of a detachable homing step of intercepting kinetic action, designed to defeat ballistic targets by direct hit. In its bow, a double-wing aerodynamic fairing, discharged at the end of the flight, is installed.

The interception stage includes: a multispectral infrared homing head (GOS) operating on average (3,3–3,8 μm) and far (7–10 μm) sections of the IR range, a command-inertial control system, and also a propulsion system ( DU) maneuvering and spatial orientation.
HAAD is designed to destroy operational tactical missiles (OTR, firing range up to 1000 km) and medium-range ballistic missiles (BRRS, up to 3500 km) at altitudes of 40-150 km and ranges up to 200 km.

Launcher

At the launcher, ten PRs are placed in transport and launch containers. They are mounted in a single module on the 10-ton chassis of the M1075 tractor, developed on the basis of a heavy off-road truck by Oshkosh Truck Corporation. The total weight of the launcher is 40 tons, length 12 m and height 3,25 m. It takes 30 minutes to reload it. THAAD launchers are airborne and can be relocated on C-141 heavy cargo aircraft.
Command post

Command post (CP) can be removed from the radar station (radar) at a distance of 14 km. It provides signal processing, data exchange between the CP.

The so-called “kinetic interception” concept is used in the THAAD complex - only the kinetic energy of the hardware unit is used to hit the target. According to the developers, thanks to the high kinetic energy of the hardware unit, the THAAD complex should be significantly more effective against obsolete ballistic missiles (type R-17).


With 400
Technical specifications
Range of defeat of the aerodynamic target:
maximum - more than 250 km;
minimum - 3 km.
Target hit height:
maximum —27 km;
minimum - 0,01 km.
Range of defeat of tactical ballistic targets:
maximum —60 km;
minimum - 5 km.
Speed ​​of hit targets - up to 4800 m / s;
The deployment time of the system from the stowed state is 5 minutes;
The time to bring the system to combat readiness from a deployed state is 3 minutes;
Operating time of the system before overhaul - 10 hours;
Service life
land means - at least 20 years;
anti-aircraft guided missiles - 15 years.
The number of simultaneously fired targets by one SAM - up to 6.


That's interesting.
Why the hell did the Saudis need that one, that the other complexes?
What are they going to shoot down Hussite rockets?
So for now they’ll deliver. while taught, a couple of missiles in the royal palace will please.
In general, it is not clear with whom they were going to fight?
Maybe with Iran?
Then yes. Required.

[gaura]

The Saudis are preparing for war or what?

[APASUS]

Here you have all the answers that the SA will buy the S-400 from us. What the Arabs knocked out from the USA, a discount, delivery time or consent for other purposes, I still think we will find out

[Abracadabrus]

Quote: APASUS

Here you have all the answers that the SA will buy the S-400 from us. What the Arabs knocked out from the USA, a discount, delivery time or consent for other purposes, I still think we will find out

What is the difference that they knocked out there, the main thing is that they forced the penguins to do as they need. This is a precedent. And the appetite comes with eating. This audience understands only power and, having bent once, they will try to bend again and again. Maybe we didn’t win financially, but slightly lowered the image penguins, and it is not known which is better.

[MadCat]

imagine that they knew how to bargain even before this incident

[coffee]

Rehearsal of a trojan horse