
Saudi Arabia Approved to Purchase Up to 20,000 Laser-Guided Rockets for Low-Cost Drone Defense
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $2 billion arms sale authorizing Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 20,000 APKWS II laser-guided kits — 10,000 air-to-air and 10,000 air-to-ground variants. The deal is seen as a cost-effective countermeasure against mass drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi forces, with each guidance unit costing only $15,000–$20,000 compared to over $1 million for conventional air-to-air missiles.
Source: The War Zone










