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13.03.26 - 16:21
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Bericht: Keine Formel-1-Rennen in Bahrain und Saudi-Arabien (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Nach der militärischen Eskalation im Nahen Osten sagt die Formel 1 nach Informationen des Pay-TV-Senders Sky die beiden Grand Prix in Bahrain und Saudi-Arabien ab. Wie es auf der Internetseite des TV-Senders heißt, streicht die Königsklasse ......
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13.03.26 - 07:51
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Saudi Aramco To Buy Ukrainian Interceptor Drones To Defend Oil Fields (ZeroHedge)
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Saudi Aramco To Buy Ukrainian Interceptor Drones To Defend Oil Fields
Low-cost interceptor drones are poised to see massive demand across U.S.-aligned Gulf states as the conflict with Iran grinds deeper into its second week, exposing the absurdity of expending multi-million-dollar interceptor missiles to eliminate IRGC drones that cost roughly $20,000 to $30,000 each.
One day after The Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi Arabia is in talks with Ukrainian counter-drone firms to acquire low-cost interceptor drones, the outlet provided additional color on Thursday on the companies involved and how the interceptors would be fielded.
Apparently, oil giant Saudi Aramco is in talks with Ukrainian drone companies SkyFall and Wild Hornets to acquire interceptor drones to defend its oil fields against IRGC drone attacks.
The move to acquire interceptor drones comes after IRGC drone strikes on the Berri oilfield, and amid a broader wave of IRGC attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure that has severely...
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11.03.26 - 23:48
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Saudis Eye "Large Order" Of Ukrainian Interceptor Drones As Kill-Cost Missile Crisis Deepens (ZeroHedge)
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Saudis Eye "Large Order" Of Ukrainian Interceptor Drones As Kill-Cost Missile Crisis Deepens
Saudi Arabia is in discussions with a Ukrainian counter-drone firm to acquire low-cost interceptor drones designed to counter inexpensive IRGC kamikaze drones. The cost-exchange ratio remains highly unfavorable for the U.S. and its Gulf partners, who are using multimillion-dollar interceptor missiles against $20,000 drones. If the conflict drags on for months, the risk of depleting critical interceptor missile stockpiles will become a major problem, not just in the Gulf area but also on the Ukrainian battlefront.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Saudi Arabia is preparing to purchase a "large order" of interceptor drones and electronic warfare equipment from Ukraine. This report is based on sources and has yet to be confirmed.
The unfavorable kill-exchange ratio for the Saudis - eliminating a $20,000 IRGC drone with a +$2 million missile - is quickly straining defense budgets a...
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11.03.26 - 16:36
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Wadephul bringt gestrandete Touristen von Doha nach Riad (DPA-AFX)
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KATAR/RIAD (dpa-AFX) - Außenminister Johann Wadephul nutzt seinen Krisenbesuch in Katar, um deutschen Touristen eine Heimreise zu ermöglichen. Das kündigte der CDU-Politiker bei seinem Besuch in Doha an, der Hauptstadt des Golf-Emirats. Unter den deutschen ......
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11.03.26 - 09:18
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Dozens Of Oil Tankers Divert To Red Sea As Saudis Reroute Crude Flows From Hormuz Chokepoint (ZeroHedge)
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Dozens Of Oil Tankers Divert To Red Sea As Saudis Reroute Crude Flows From Hormuz Chokepoint
Despite continued disruption at the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint, maritime traffic has not fully collapsed.
More ships transiting the Strait with transponders turned off https://t.co/PpEsenCVCE
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 10, 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, reports that a U.S. warship had escorted an oil tanker through the critical chokepoint helped push Brent crude futures down toward $81/bbl, reinforcing the view that paralysis on the waterway has, for now, begun to ease.
But even with signs that the critical maritime chokepoint is seeing a modest pickup in activity, this does not imply that normalcy will return this week. In fact, Bloomberg cites ship-tracking data showing uncertainty remains high, with at least 25 tankers diverted toward Saudi Arabia's Red Sea export hub at Yanbu.
Saudi Aramco is maxing out its east-west pipeline to Yanbu, which can carry 7 million barrels per day. CEO Amin Nasser...
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