US State Dept approves $650m potential missile deal for Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, 05 November 2021, (TON): The Pentagon said “the US State Department has approved the potential sale of 280 AIM-120C air-to-air missiles in a deal valued at up to $650 million.”

The sale is the first major foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia by the Biden administration since taking office and adopting a policy of selling only defensive weapons to the Gulf ally.

The State Department approved the proposed sale on Oct. 26, a State Department spokesman said, adding that the air-to-air missile sale comes after “an increase in cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia over the past year.”

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