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US Proposes $24.3 Billion F-35 Jet Sale to Saudi Arabia
The Indian Express50m
THE BRIEF
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The United States informed Congress of a proposed $24.3 billion sale of up to 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
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The deal would make Saudi Arabia the first Arab nation to operate the advanced stealth fighter, amid rising tensions in West Asia.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigned against the sale, citing a 2008 US law guaranteeing Israel's qualitative military edge.