Saudi Arabia To Acquire $142B In U.S. Defense Equipment

Saudi F-15s at a 2102 exercise in Nevada

Royal Saudi Air Force crew chief pulls wheel chocks from an F-15E Strike Eagle on Jan. 25, 2012, at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Saudi Arabia will acquire $142 billion worth of defense equipment from the U.S. in the largest single arms deals done between the two countries. Riyadh will receive “state-of-the-art warfighting equipment and services from over a dozen U.S. defense firms,” a fact sheet published by the White House...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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