{
  "id": 8105083,
  "title": "US to Sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia in $24.3 Billion Deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/us-to-sell-f-35s-to-saudi-arabia-in-24-3-billion-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:29:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-17/us-to-sell-f-35s-to-saudi-arabia-in-24-3-billion-deal-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The State Department notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes in a first-time sale that could be worth as much as $24.3 billion. The sale of the Lockheed Martin Corp. fighter jet to Saudi Arabia has been in the works for a number of years. President Donald Trump signaled in November the US would sell F-35s to the Kingdom, offering Crown Prince Mohammed bin…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MarketWatch",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia is now pushing to export more oil through the Strait of Hormuz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/saudi-arabia-is-now-pushing-to-export-more-oil-through-the-strait-of",
        "published": "2026-09-17T19:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}