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Air Defence Forces at the inauguration ceremony in Jeddah, after Saudi Arabia's successful completion of Thaad system testing. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defence

Saudi Arabia inaugurates first battery of Thaad air defence system

US-made system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles inside and outside Earth's atmosphere

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