Arms Sales: Saudi Arabia
Middle East
$110B
Total Since 2009
$4.8B
FY2024
#1
Buyer Rank
Share of top 15 buyers
🔫 Top Weapons Systems Sold
- ▸F-15SA fighters ($29.4B)
- ▸THAAD missile defense ($15B)
- ▸Patriot PAC-3 ($1.75B)
- ▸Abrams tanks ($1.15B)
- ▸Apache helicopters
📝 Background
Largest US arms buyer. Weapons used in Yemen war bombing campaign that killed thousands of civilians. Arms sales temporarily paused under Biden, resumed under Trump.
⚠️ Controversies
Khashoggi murder, Yemen school bus bombing with Raytheon MK-82, 200,000+ Yemen deaths