US State Department approves potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

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WASHINGTON: United States State Department has approved potential sale of 3,000 smart bombs to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to two hundred and ninety billion US dollars.

The Pentagon said in a statement that proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by increasing its stocks of long-range, precision air-to-ground munitions.

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