Saudi Arabia requests AMRAAMs to replace weapons used against UAVs

AIM-120 on missile launch rail c Raytheon

Source: Raytheon

The US Department of State has approved a request from Saudi Arabia to buy up to 280 Raytheon AIM-120C air-to-air missiles in order to replace inventory used to intercept unmanned air vehicle (UAV) attacks on the Middle Eastern kingdom.

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