For general knowledge sake:
Saudi defenses have intercepted numerous ballistic missiles since 2015.
Following source kept track of Saudi intercepts up to Sep 2020:
Despite major efforts to negate Houthi ballistic missile assets through airstrikes, the tempo of ballistic missile activity in Yemen continues.
missilethreat.csis.org
Additional intercepts are documented independently. For example:
Ballistic missiles can now be intercepted despite travelling at speeds of more than 2 kilometres per second
www.thenationalnews.com
Saudi might not make much of the data public, however.
UAVs were able to slip through more easily due to flying at very low altitude(s) and/or there might be gaps in Saudi radar coverage that Houthi learned about from Iran and managed to exploit.
Saudi often used to F-15s armed with AMRAAMs to intercept incoming UAVs. For example:
The action-packed clip underscores the immense expenditure of resources on the part of the Saudis to respond to these relatively low-cost threats.
www.thedrive.com
Saudi have done a good job in terms of protecting their lives and property with A2/AD assets on hand [on the whole].
But Saudi need to develop their defenses further. Patriot systems work but Saudi need to pair them with additional systems such as THAAD, C-RAM and Avenger, and plug radar coverage gaps across the country.
Let us see.
