According to the White House, it is now clear that Saudi Arabia is purchasing an as yet unknown number of American F-35 fighter jets and around 300 tanks to strengthen the country's own defense.
The sale has been on the table for some time, but critical voices have been heard from, among others, Israel.
Israel currently has a military advantage over its neighbors, and questions have been raised from the American side about whether a deal could affect Israel's military strength. According to information provided to Axios this weekend, Israel will not make a deal difficult, but the country wants guarantees that a condition will be a normalization of relations between Israel and the Saudis.
According to CNN , however, Trump ultimately did not demand a normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel in order to sell the plan.
From the American side, there is concern that China, which is Saudi Arabia's main trading partner, will obtain important information about the technology in the plane, which is used by both the American military and navy, writes AFP.
In addition to the sale of F-35s and tanks, the countries have also agreed on more strategic defense cooperation where the US defense will have expanded opportunities to operate in the country.
The countries have also agreed on a multi-billion dollar nuclear energy agreement.
