200 troops, 4 radars, 1 Patriot battery: Pentagon announces Saudi Arabia deployment details

A US Patriot missile system in Turkey Reuters Osman Orsal

The US is sending a Patriot missile battery, four Sentinel radars and roughly a company’s worth of support personnel to Saudi Arabia, pumping more troops into a region already on edge due to the US pressure campaign against Iran.

In addition to the 200 troops and the air defense systems, two more batteries of Patriot missiles and another battery of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles were placed on standby, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said on Thursday.

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