US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering
agreeing to a deal to supply Saudi Arabia with F-35 stealth fighter
jets, which are made by Lockheed Martin, Azernews
reports, citing Tribune.
“They wanna buy a lot of jets,” Trump told reporters aboard Air
Force One.
“I’m looking at that. They’ve asked me to look at it. They want
to buy a lot of ’35’ – but they want to buy actually more than
that, fighter jets.”
The potential sale comes as Trump plans to host Saudi Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House next week, when they
are expected to sign economic and defense agreements.
Asked about the talks, Trump told reporters it was “more than
meeting, we’re honoring” Saudi Arabia.
He repeated that he hoped Saudi would soon join the Abraham
Accords, which have normalized relations between Israel and
Muslim-majority nations. Riyadh has resisted such a step absent
agreement on a roadmap to Palestinian statehood.
A Pentagon intelligence report has raised concerns over the
potential F-35 deal, warning that China could acquire the
aircraft’s technology if the sale proceeds, the New York Times
reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the
assessment.
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