JERUSALEM — Despite the lack of a formal normalization event between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the countries have a shared interest and desire in developing defense cooperation, including the joint detection of Iranian aerial threats with American assistance, observers in Israel and the United States say.
Earlier this month, the head of United States Air Forces Central, which is the air component of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in the Middle East, Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, told The Jerusalem Post that the U.S. is working on creating a digital connection between Israel and Gulf Arab states that can be used to issue alerts over fast-moving threats such as cruise and ballistic missiles.
