Just a week after Saudi Arabian military aircraft participated in the opening waves of airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria, the US has approved a proposed $1.75 billion sale of modernized Patriot air defense missiles and support equipment to Saudi Arabia. The sale, announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, encompasses 202 Patriot Advanced PAC-3 missiles, as well as test targets, fire control computers, launch station modification kits, logistics system kits, and other components. According to the DSCA announcement, the sale will help replenish the Saudis current Patriot stocks that are facing obsolescence “due to age and the limited availability of repair parts.” The Saudis are the latest US ally in the Gulf to either modernize their air defense arsenals or upgrade existing stocks. Qatar signed a deal in July that included the sale of modernized Patriot batteries as well.
Schiess Highlights Space Force’s Role in Epic Fury
Sept. 15, 2026
Guardians are playing a critical role in U.S. operations against Iran, providing electronic warfare effects to stifle enemy air defense and communication systems and other space capabilities vital to the war effort, Gen. Douglas Schiess said in one of his first appearances since swearing in as Chief of Space Operations.
