US and Saudi Arabia Sign $142 Billion Arms Deal

A White House statement says the deal with Saudi Arabia was the โ€˜largest defense sales agreement in history.โ€™

The United States and Saudi Arabia have finalized a deal for the Gulf monarchy to receive nearly $142 billion in new weapons, military equipment, and training support, the White House announced on May 13.

The agreement is part of a larger $600 billion deal for Saudi Arabia to expand its economic ties with the United States. The White House announced the deal at the start of President Donald Trumpโ€™s planned four-day tour of the Middle East.

In a fact sheet it released on Tuesday, the White House called the $600 billion overall deal โ€œthe largest set of commercial agreements on record between the two countries,โ€ with the military component alone representing โ€œthe largest defense sales agreement in history.โ€

According to the White House, the military portion of the agreement will cover โ€œstate-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services from over a dozen U.S. defense firms.โ€

Included on the list of new arms transfers are air and space systems, air and missile defense, maritime and coastal security, and systems to help secure Saudi Arabiaโ€™s land borders, modernize the Saudi militaryโ€™s land forces, and upgrade the Saudi militaryโ€™s communications systems.

The Epoch Times reached out to the White House and the Pentagon for additional details about specific weapons and military systems the United States would provide. Neither responded by publication time.

โ€œThe package also includes extensive training and support to build the capacity of the Saudi armed forces, including enhancement of Saudi service academies and military medical services,โ€ the White House said.

Saudi Arabia has maintained largely positive diplomatic and military relations with the United States and has been a leading purchaser of U.S.-made military systems for years.

During his first administration, Trump cultivated deep ties with Saudi Arabia through massive arms deals that were not always fulfilled. In 2017, he oversaw the signing of agreements between Saudi officials and American defense contractors totaling some $110 billion. Those deals aimed to furnish the Gulf power with advanced tanks, warships, air and missile defense systems, and cybersecurity technologies. Similarly, in 2020, Trump approved the sale of F-35 advanced fighter jets, Reaper drones, and air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia.

Byย Ryan Morganย andย Andrew Thornebrooke

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