Greek-Operated Air Defence System Shoots Down Ballistic Missile, Drone over Saudi: Reuters
The Greek Patriot battery fired two missiles, and Greek security sources said both incoming threats were destroyed near Yanbu's oil facilities.
- On Thursday, an air defence system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone in the Yanbu region, home to major oil refining facilities.
- Since 2021, Greece has deployed a US-made Patriot battery in Saudi Arabia under an agreement to protect energy infrastructure, marking the fifth combat use since the US and Israel launched their war with Iran.
- The Greek Patriot system launched two missiles, and "Both were shot down," security sources said; Yanbu port is critical for Saudi crude shipments when the Strait of Hormuz faces disruptions.
- Earlier on Thursday, Saudi Civil Defence issued alerts warning of potential danger across Mecca, Tabuk, Jeddah, Yanbu, and Taif; officials later declared the threat had passed.
- European allies are playing a widening military role in defending Gulf energy infrastructure amid the broader US-Iran war, while Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces repel Houthi attacks across multiple fronts in Taiz.
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Saudi Arabia's air defence systems successfully intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemeni Husites at the cities of Al Taif and Yanbu, informed the official representative of the Arabian coalition, Major-General Turki al-Maliki. Saudi Arabia's air defence equipment reflected a missile attack by the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement on the cities of Al-Taif and Yanbu, reported Al-Maliki, transferred TASS. "The air force of the kingdoms intercep…
The incident occurred within the framework of the participation of the Hellenic Force in the mission of the international initiative to support the air defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The post Greek Patriots in Saudi Arabia shot down a ballistic missile and a drone appeared first on in.gr.
Greek Patriots intercepted a ballistic missile and a drone in Saudi Arabia. According to a relevant update, at 13:40 today, Thursday, September 24, the Patriot Guided Missile Artillery of the Hellenic Forces in Saudi Arabia (ELDYSA), as part of its participation in the mission of the international initiative "Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) Concept" to support the air defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was successfully involved by lau…
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