Saudi Arabia signs training jet deal with UK

Deal will cost Riyadh $3 billion

Illustrative photo of an F-16 jet (photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90)
Illustrative photo of an F-16 jet (photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90)

Saudi Arabia signed a $3 billion deal with the United Kingdom on Wednesday to purchase training jets, according to the official Saudi news agency SPA (Saudi Press Agency).

The report cited an official source at the Saudi Defense Ministry, detailing the deal as including “modern aircraft… for advanced training, with simulators, ground equipment, training devices, spare parts and technical books.”

 

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