Saudi Arabia has requested the purchase of 48 F-35 fighter jets from Trump – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to RCO News Agency, Reuters reported in an exclusive news that the Trump administration is considering Saudi Arabia’s request to purchase up to 48 fighter jets. F It is 35.

The potential multibillion-dollar deal has cleared a key hurdle at the Pentagon ahead of the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, two sources familiar with the matter said.

The sale will represent an important policy change that will potentially change the military balance in the Middle East and also challenge Washington’s definition of the need to maintain Israel’s qualitative military superiority, Reuters report continued.

A person familiar with the matter and a US official told Reuters are Saudi Arabia made a purchase request directly to US President Donald Trump earlier this year F He had given the 35 and has long been involved in the construction of this fighter jet Lockheed Martin is interested.

This American official and a person familiar with the negotiations regarding the purchase of this fighter from Saudi Arabia told Reuters that the Ministry of Defense (Pentagon) is now considering the possible sale of 48 of this advanced aircraft, although the amount of the request and its current status have not been reported before.

This American official along with another American official stated that “this arms deal is progressing”, although no final decision has been made yet. load Not taken and before the final approval, several other actions including Confirmations More in the government, Trump’s signature and notification to Congress is needed.