State Department approves sale of munitions to Saudi Arabia

Dec 30, 2020, 5:47 AM (GMT+2)

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

The package would include 3,000 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) munitions, containers, support equipment, spares and technical support, the Pentagon said.