U.S. approves potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extend Range to Saudi Arabia for $5 billion

Sep 4, 2026

U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh, as pictured through the glass of a car, ahead of the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed — Hamad I Mohammed

Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had approved the potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extend Range to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $5 billion.

The principal contractor is Boeing, the state department said.

The State Department also said it had approved a possible sale of AGT-1500 engines to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $750 million. The principal contractor for sale of the engines is Honeywell, the department said.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Christian Martinez; Editing by Katharine Jackson)

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