- The State Department notified Congress of a planned sale of up to 48 F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia in a first-time deal worth as much as $24.3 billion.
- The sale of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet to Saudi Arabia has been in the works for several years, and President Trump signaled the US would sell F-35s to the Kingdom in November ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's White House visit.
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“The State Department notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes in a first-time sale that could be worth as much as $24.3 billion.”