Could Pakistan’s Chinese-made weapons help protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks?
Chinese-Pakistani fighter jets and a China-made air-defence system reportedly deployed to Saudi Arabia could be brought into action following Pakistan’s renewed pledge to defend the kingdom after deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that Islamabad would cooperate with Riyadh “in every possible way” under their defence agreements, after Houthi…
The recent deadly Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's main airport have prompted Pakistan to renew its pledge to defend the kingdom, following the signing of a collective-defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. This pledge could see Chinese-made JF-17 fighter jets and a Chinese-made HQ-9 surface-to-air missile system deployed to Saudi Arabia, providing another opportunity to test the performance of Chinese-origin military equipment under combat conditions.
The deployment would be funded by Riyadh, with Pakistani personnel handling the operation of the equipment. However, the effectiveness of the HQ-9 in operating alongside Saudi Arabia's existing air defences remains unclear, as there is no public evidence of arrangements allowing Pakistani or Turkish sensors to routinely "cue" Saudi weapons.
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