The agreement could announce the duration of the planned trip of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in the Middle East next month.
The United States is ready to offer Saudi Arabia a package of arms worth more than $ 100 billion, reports the Reuters news agency, citing six sources familiar with the matter.
According to reports, the agreement is in process before a trip planned by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next month, Reuters reported Thursday.
It is reported that the main defense contractors, such as Lockheed Martin, RTX CORP, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, are involved in the supply of advanced weapons systems, Acorders to Reuters and several executives of the Companies Companies.
The sources cited by Reuters say that the contractor could see Riad supplied with a variety of weapons that include C-1330 transport aircraft, missiles and radar systems.
However, it is unlikely that Saudi Arabia will have access to the F-35 combat plane of Lockheed Martin. Only a select number of countries can buy F-35 from the USA, such as NATO allies, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
The predecessor of Trump, President Joe Biden, tried unsuccessfully to sign a new defense pact with Saudi Arabia with the broadest objective of standardization relations with Israel. The Biden Pact also asked Riyad to restrict Chinese investment and stop Beijing’s weapons purchases, but Reuters said he could not establish whether Trump’s proposition agreement requires similar restrictions.
Neinder the White House or Saudi officials immediately responded to the request for comments, but a United States defense official told Reuters that “security cooperation remains an important component” of the Saudi relationship of the United States. None of the defense contractors appointed by Reuters responded to the consultations.
While the United States has supplied weapons to Saudi Arabia for a long time, sales decreased in 2018 after the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In 2021, the United States Congress prohibited the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia following the murder and participation of Riyadh in the war in Yemen.
The Biden Administration assigned to soften its position on Saudi Arabia in 2022 after Russia of Ukraine hit global oil supplies, and the prohibition of offensive weapons sales rose in 2024 when Saudi Arabia was seen as a bey key holiday.
