US Approves $5 Billion Munitions Sale to Saudi Arabia Amid Growing Defense Ties

The US State Department has approved a potential $5 billion sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extended Range to Saudi Arabia, with Boeing as the principal contractor.

This is another major expansion of US defense sales to Saudi Arabia, and comes after Washington also approved a potential $750 million sale of AGT-1500 engines to Riyadh, with Honeywell serving as the principal contractor.

While these notifications represent potential sales and do not necessarily mean the agreements have been finalized, they mark another significant development in US-Saudi defense cooperation.