US says it will sell up to 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia

US says it will sell up to 48 F-35s to Saudi Arabia Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 09/17/2026 - 19:44 The Trump administration has been working on the sale for months, but the key announcement comes as the kingdom battles Yemen's Houthis An Israeli F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft does a flyover during an air show in Tel Aviv, on 26 April 2023 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off The US State Department has notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes, in a move that has been widely opposed by I