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US Declares $60b Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
The United States announced on Wednesday it had a plan to sell up to $60 billion worth of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia
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The United States announced on Wednesday it had a plan to sell up to $60 billion worth of military aircraft to Saudi Arabia, in a move designed according to US and Israel to "shore up a region overshadowed by Iran."

In a news conference, the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs said: "We think it will enhance regional security and stability rather than diminish it."

The sale, which had been expected, includes 84 new Boeing F-15 aircraft and 70 upgrades of existing Saudi F-15s. It also includes 70 of Boeing's Apache attack helicopters and 36 of its AH-6M Little Birds.

In addition, the deal will include 72 Black Hawk helicopters built by Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

Shapiro said the total value of the package would not exceed $60 billion, although he emphasized that Saudi Arabia may choose not to exercise all of its purchase options during the program, which will last from 15 to 20 years.

The assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, Alexander Vershbow said the United States had "consulted" the matter with Israel, and concluded that it would not undercut Israel's qualitative military edge in the region.

"We have consulted with Israel as this sale has taken shape ... based on what we've heard at high levels, Israel does not object to this sale," he said.

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