Africa Business Radio

The United States has approved a $650m sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia in what would be the Biden administration’s first major weapons deal with the Gulf kingdom. The Pentagon says the US State Department approved the sale to help Riyadh counter current and future threats. The Pentagon says this proposed sale will support US foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that continues to be an important force for political and economic progress in the Middle East. It added that Massachusetts-based firm Raytheon would be the principal contractor for the sale of AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment.