GNN, SAUDI – Saudi Arabia’s vast defence spending and sophisticated air-defence capabilities are facing renewed scrutiny as missile and drone attacks attributed to Yemen’s Houthi movement expose vulnerabilities around the kingdom’s airports, energy infrastructure and other strategic assets. Despite investing heavily in advanced military technology, Riyadh continues to face the challenge of protecting a geographically extensive network of critical facilities from increasingly complex aerial threats.

The reported attacks targeting Riyadh’s main airport have intensified concerns over the effectiveness of the country’s... [Read more]