US to sell $100 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump is planning to offer Saudi Arabia an arms deal worth about $100 billion, Reuters reported, adding that the White House will make the offer during a visit to Saudi Arabia in May.
The planned weapons delivery package includes systems manufactured by major defense companies such as Lockheed Martin, RTX Corp, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics.
In addition, the parties are negotiating the sale of MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones and other equipment.
The sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia is also under discussion. Similar talks were previously held with the United Arab Emirates, but Washington froze them due to concerns about Chinese influence in the region.
According to the publication, Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will take place from May 13 to 16.
During this visit, in addition to arms deals, Trump is aiming to achieve the normalization of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel*.
However, Riyadh has stated that a Palestinian state must first be established in order to agree to such an agreement.
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