Here's what the Saudi military is buying from the US..

[Samee Ulhaq]

Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout
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While in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump signed a deal that will provide Saudi Arabia over $110 billion in weapons, marking what is the largest weapons deal in American history.

According to a report by ynetnews.com, the package includes four frigates based on the Littoral Combat Ship, 115 M1A2S Abrams tanks, the MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3 missile system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, 48 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 150 Blackhawk helicopters, and a number of other systems.

The frigates are slated to replace the four Al-Madinah-class frigates that Saudi Arabia acquired from France in the 1980s. One of these frigates was damaged by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen this past January.

Bloomberg News reports that the deal was originally for two ships based on USS Freedom (LCS 1), which is currently in service with the United States Navy, but was increased to four, and there is an option for four more vessels. This is the first export order for the LCS hull.

The Lockheed Martin website notes that this ship adds remotely-operated 20mm cannon, the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missile, long-range surface-to-surface missiles, and the AN/SLQ-25 “Nixie,” a decoy intended to draw torpedoes away from a ship.

A separate deal could include up to 16,000 kits for the Paveway series of laser-guided bombs. These weapons are used on Saudi jets, including the F-15S Strike Eagle, the Tornado IDS, and the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Many of the weapons deals had been initiated during the Obama Administration, but had beenplaced on hold due to concerns about civilian casualties in the Yemeni Civil War. The Saudi Arabian military has been launching strikes against the Houthi rebels to back the Yemeni government.

 

[52051]

If these thing worth $110 billion then I have a hellish size of bridge to sell to them as well

 

[Maxpane]

its not their fault they dnt have any knowledge
. show something glitter they will buy it in million dollars

 

[S Hussain]

Dumb Saudis are cowards. They can buy all the weapons in the world but eventually the House of Saud will fall along with their Zionist masters

 

[NakedLunch]

God gave these people oil, but what happened to the brain they should have got along with it?

 

[!eon]

Once again nice to see local Pakistani Iranians on front line for mullah.
It's their own money people, not stolen from Iran. No need to burn your asses in vain.

 

[Shotgunner51]

$110 billion in weapons

the package includes four frigates based on the Littoral Combat Ship, 115 M1A2S Abrams tanks, the MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3 missile system, the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, 48 CH-47 Chinook helicopters, 150 Blackhawk helicopters, and a number of other systems.

Seems normal with the items, but are Lockheed Martin (and other dealers) selling at hugely inflated profit margins? Because the amount paid by Saudi is even more than a quarter of net value of all equipment assets owned by US DoD ($414.8 billion, incl furniture, fixture, and equipment, excl buildings, land, facilities, etc.).

Source:
2016 Financial Report of US Government

The US Government held about $3.5 trillion in assets, mostly $1.3 trillion in net loans receivable (primarily student loans) and $979.5 billion in net property, plant, and equipment. DOD comprises approximately 72.7% of the Government’s reported property, plant, and equipment, net, as of September 30, 2016.

Total liabilities ($22.8 trillion) as of September 30, 2016, consist mostly of: (1) $14.2 trillion in federal debt securities held by the public and accrued interest and (2) $7.2 trillion in federal employee and veteran benefits payable.

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/rpt/finrep/fr/16frusg/01112017FR_(Final).pdf
https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsr...16/note_finstmts/fr_notes_fin_stmts_note6.htm​

 

[Azadkashmir]

saudis are the guard dogs ensuring the wealth and resources of muslim is transfered over then used against them.

 

[Aasimkhan]

These Saudis r big goofs