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Sun · 11 Oct 2026

Saudi Arabia Buys $5.75B US Arms Package Including Precision Strike JDAMs

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Saudi Arabia Buys $5.75B US Arms Package Including Precision Strike JDAMs

🎯 RIYADH — Precision munitions for a war Riyadh hasn't officially joined. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Extended-range JDAMs give Saudi air power stand-off precision strike capacity it currently lacks. With Houthi Red Sea operations already attriting, Washington is arming Riyadh to accelerate that pressure without committing more US assets. The deal also locks Boeing into Gulf dependency, tightening US-Saudi alignment as NATO-ally sanctions complicate coalition cohesion.

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