The US State Department has approved potential defence deals worth a combined $1.5 billion with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The department cleared the potential training services and related equipment for military helicopters to Saudi Arabia for $1 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement. The US army will train the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps on […]The US State Department has approved potential defence deals worth a combined $1.5 billion with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The department cleared the potential training services and related equipment for military helicopters to Saudi Arabia for $1 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement. The US army will train the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps on […]

US clears $1.5bn Saudi and Bahrain defence deals

2025/12/02 18:53

The US State Department has approved potential defence deals worth a combined $1.5 billion with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

The department cleared the potential training services and related equipment for military helicopters to Saudi Arabia for $1 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement.

The US army will train the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Corps on a range of helicopters with an estimated total cost of $500 million and sell helicopter-related equipment for a further $500 million.

In November Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom will increase the pledged investment into the US economy to $1 trillion, up from the $600 billion he committed in January.

The potential sale and maintenance of F-16 jets to Bahrain for $455 million was also approved.

The principal contractors will be General Electric Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, a statement said.

Further reading:

  • UAE defence group Edge targets US market
  • Saudi Arabia to raise US investments to $1 trillion
  • Bahrain to invest $1.3bn into UK
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