US to supply Saudi Arabia with F-35 fighter jets for first time VIDEO

The United States is set to provide Saudi Arabia with fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, marking the first time the country will acquire the advanced aircraft.

Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) summit in Miami on March 27, U.S. President Donald Trump said the F-35 is “perhaps the most capable fighter jet ever built," Caliber.Az reports. 

“And for the very first time, we agreed to sell Saudi Arabia perhaps the most capable fighter jet ever built - the F-35. The F-35 is amazing. And we sell them very sparingly. We don’t want other people to have them. I am confident that this partnership and so many others around the world will continue to grow and strive because under Trump America fights and competes for one thing: We fight to win,” Trump said. 

Late last year, the president designated Saudi Arabia as a key non-NATO ally under a strategic defence agreement, further strengthening military ties between the two countries.

By Sabina Mammadli