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State Department approves $24B F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM ET
Summary: The U.S. State Department approved a proposed $24 billion sale of F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia. The deal is described as having major ramifications across the Middle East.
WHO: U.S. State Department
WHAT: Approved a proposed $24 billion sale of F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 3 of 3 earlier reports)
Sources (14):
19FortyFive,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Breaking Defense,
Defense News,
Financial Times,
Jerusalem Post,
Middle East Eye,
Military Times,
New York Times,
Stars & Stripes,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
The Hindu
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