Oil giant Saudi Aramco wants to buy Ukrainian interceptor drones for protection against Iran – WSJ
Drone Industry
Saudi Aramco is in talks with two Ukrainian companies to buy interceptor drones to protect against Iranian attacks on oil fields.
As reported by Censor.NET, sources told The Wall Street Journal this.
What is known
The Saudi company is said to want to buy Ukrainian drones before the country’s government and regional competitors, including Qatar.
Sources told the newspaper that Saudi Aramco is already in talks with Ukrainian companies SkyFall and Wild Hornets.
In addition, the Saudi Arabian government is holding talks with Ukraine on the purchase of interceptor drones.
Background
- Earlier, Zelenskyy said that three professional Ukrainian teams had travelled to the Middle East. They will work in different countries in the region to combat Iranian drones. In exchange for this assistance, Kyiv hopes to receive missiles for Patriot air defence systems.
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According to Axios, Ukraine last year offered the United States protection against Shaheds, but the proposal was rejected.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that Ukraine and the United States will still sign an agreement on drone production.
