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Washington has approved Saudi Arabia to receive a $3 billion sustainment package for the country’s fleet of Boeing F-15 combat aircraft.
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Feb. 3 that Riyadh has been approved to acquire spares, consumables, repair support, ground equipment and training for its F-15s.
Saudi Arabia operates the largest F-15 fleet outside the U.S. It is made up of at least five versions—F-15C/Ds, F-15SAs, F-15SRs and the remaining F-15S aircraft that have not been converted to F-15SR standard.
The F-15SA was the first derivative of the advanced Eagle that has since been sold to Israel, Qatar and the U.S. Air Force as the F-15EX. The F-15S was a Strike Eagle variant sold to Saudi Arabia in the 1990s, but these are now being converted to F-15SRs, bringing them to the same capability standard as the F-15SA.
DSCA says the proposed sale would “enhance Saudi Arabia’s capability to deter current and future threats by providing sustainment and training support for the Royal Saudi Air Force’s F-15 fleet.” The package is the latest in a series of major defense procurements that Riyadh is seeking from the U.S.
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