Kingdom strengthen its defense capabilities to purchase 84 aircraft and modernization of 260

In the Convention, including ammunition, spare parts and maintenance, training and support

An official from the Ministry of Defence that the interest of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - may God protect him - to provide the best defensive capabilities of the Armed Forces, Saudi Arabia in all its sectors, the agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States through a program of foreign sales in the Ministry of Defence America, for the purchase of 84 aircraft fighter-type (F - 15 SA) advanced, and update the 70 aircraft of the type (F - 15) are currently in Royal Saudi Air Force, in addition to 70 helicopter combat of Apache third-generation, and 72 aircraft vertical multi-purpose type of Black Hawk, 36 / armed reconnaissance aircraft vertical-type (E-H 60 Aye), 12 helicopters of the type (MD 530 f).
The agreement also includes ammunition and spare parts and maintenance, training and support over many years to ensure that the Kingdom of the highest possible level of defense capabilities to protect its people and its territory.