U.S. agrees to sell Saudi Arabia $142 billion arms package

US agrees to sell Saudi Arabia $142 billion arms package, largest defense cooperation deal in history.

The U.S. agreed on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) to sell Saudi Arabia an arms package worth nearly $142 billion, according to a White House fact sheet that called it "the largest defense cooperation agreement" Washington has ever done.

The agreement, signed during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh, covers deals with more than a dozen U.S. defence companies in areas including air and missile defence, air force and space advancement, maritime security and communications, the fact sheet said.

"The package signed today, the largest defence cooperation deal in U.S. history, is a clear demonstration of our commitment to strengthening our partnership," the fact sheet said.

Reuters first reported last month that the arms package would be worth well over $100 billion. Saudi Arabia is the largest customer for U.S. arms.

Former President Joe Biden's administration tried unsuccessfully to finalise a defence pact with Riyadh as part of a broad deal that envisioned Saudi Arabia normalizing ties with Israel.

The White House fact sheet did not mention if Riyadh would be permitted to purchase Lockheed's F-35 jets, the military aircraft that the kingdom has reportedly been interested in for years.

The two countries had discussed Riyadh's potential purchase of Lockheed's F-35 jets, two sources briefed on discussions told Reuters.