This is the advanced missile-defense system Russia is selling to US allies
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Saudi Arabia agreed to purchase Russia's advanced S-400 Triumf missile-defense system on Thursday during King Salman's visit to Moscow.
The agreement marked the second time in the last month that a US ally has agreed to purchase the S-400 system from Moscow.
In September, Turkey finalized and made a deposit on a $2.5 billion deal for the S-400, deepening tensions between Washington and Ankara.
The S-400 is a very capable missile-defense system, somewhat comparable to the US's MIM-104 Patriot, according to CSIS.
Here's what it can do.
The S-400 Triumf, which NATO calls the SA-21 Growler, is a fourth-generation long-range missile-defense system that Russia began developing in 1993.
It's also the successor to the S-200 and S-300 air-defense systems, and became operational in 2007.
Source: CSIS
It's capable of taking out aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles in the terminal phase.
Source: CSIS
However, it does not have hit-to-kill ballistic-missile-defense technology, which means it can't physically collide with incoming warheads.
Source: CSIS
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