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مبروك للسعوديه صفقة ال60 مليار بعد إنقضاء فترة إعتراض الكونجرس
مبروك للسعوديه صفقة ال60 مليار بعد إنقضاء فترة إعتراض الكونجرس
بحسب موقع defensenews
اليوم ستنتهى الفتره المسموحه لإعتراض الكونجرس على الصفقه
أو تقليل أى أسلحه فيها
طبعآ جميعآ نعرف الصفقه جيدآ فلا داعى لسردها مره أخرى
WASHINGTON - Barring unlikely 11th-hour objections, a $60 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia was set Nov. 19 to go into effect despite initial worries from U.S. lawmakers over its impact on Israeli security.
The Pentagon unveiled plans for the sale on Oct. 20, and the U.S. Congress had 30 days to move to block or change the terms of the transaction, which partly aims to help Saudi Arabia counter Iran's regional influence.
"Thirty days are up at the end of today, after which the administration may proceed. There is no sign that Congress will block the sale," said a Senate Foreign Relations Committee spokeswoman, Jennifer Berlin.
The plan allows for the sale of 84 F-15 fighter jets, 70 Apache attack helicopters, 72 tactical Black Hawk helicopters and 36 light helicopters, as well as upgrades for 70 used F-15s, according to the U.S. State Department.
The delivery of the weapons to oil-rich Saudi Arabia would be spread over 15 to 20 years.
U.S. defense officials said the deal had been in the works for months with the Saudis, who have grown increasingly anxious about Iran's missile arsenal.
The defense package also includes thousands of laser-guided smart bombs, including JDAMS, as well as Hellfire and Sidewinder missiles.
The two countries have enjoyed a strong strategic alliance - highlighted by Saudi Arabia serving as the staging area for the 1991 U.S.-led war to evict Iraqi troops from Kuwait - but ties suffered over Arab-Israeli diplomacy and the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Experts say the helicopters would help Riyadh deal with border security, including threats like those that prompted a three-month Saudi assault on Shiite rebels along the Yemeni border in late 2009 and early 2010.
The better-armed Saudi forces lost at least 109 men in guerrilla-type fighting in the craggy border mountains, and the conflict went on many weeks longer than expected.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5075954&c=MID&s=AIR
مبروك للسعوديه صفقة ال60 مليار بعد إنقضاء فترة إعتراض الكونجرس
بحسب موقع defensenews
اليوم ستنتهى الفتره المسموحه لإعتراض الكونجرس على الصفقه
أو تقليل أى أسلحه فيها
طبعآ جميعآ نعرف الصفقه جيدآ فلا داعى لسردها مره أخرى
WASHINGTON - Barring unlikely 11th-hour objections, a $60 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia was set Nov. 19 to go into effect despite initial worries from U.S. lawmakers over its impact on Israeli security.
The Pentagon unveiled plans for the sale on Oct. 20, and the U.S. Congress had 30 days to move to block or change the terms of the transaction, which partly aims to help Saudi Arabia counter Iran's regional influence.
"Thirty days are up at the end of today, after which the administration may proceed. There is no sign that Congress will block the sale," said a Senate Foreign Relations Committee spokeswoman, Jennifer Berlin.
The plan allows for the sale of 84 F-15 fighter jets, 70 Apache attack helicopters, 72 tactical Black Hawk helicopters and 36 light helicopters, as well as upgrades for 70 used F-15s, according to the U.S. State Department.
The delivery of the weapons to oil-rich Saudi Arabia would be spread over 15 to 20 years.
U.S. defense officials said the deal had been in the works for months with the Saudis, who have grown increasingly anxious about Iran's missile arsenal.
The defense package also includes thousands of laser-guided smart bombs, including JDAMS, as well as Hellfire and Sidewinder missiles.
The two countries have enjoyed a strong strategic alliance - highlighted by Saudi Arabia serving as the staging area for the 1991 U.S.-led war to evict Iraqi troops from Kuwait - but ties suffered over Arab-Israeli diplomacy and the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Experts say the helicopters would help Riyadh deal with border security, including threats like those that prompted a three-month Saudi assault on Shiite rebels along the Yemeni border in late 2009 and early 2010.
The better-armed Saudi forces lost at least 109 men in guerrilla-type fighting in the craggy border mountains, and the conflict went on many weeks longer than expected.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5075954&c=MID&s=AIR
