F-35 Stealth Jets for Saudi Arabia

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00:00Yeah, I will say that we will be doing that. We'll be selling F-35s, yeah.

00:08After months of Pentagon review of a potential deal with Saudi Arabia,

00:13President Trump says he will sell the Kingdom F-35 fighter jets,

00:17describing Saudi Arabia as a strong and great ally.

00:23Yeah, no, I am planning on doing it. You know what about it? You've been a great ally.

00:28The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter, one of the most advanced and powerful combat aircraft in the world,

00:37nicknamed the stealth jet for its ability to avoid radar detection.

00:42The F-35 can reach speeds of up to Mach 1.6 and functions as a secure airborne data hub

00:50that collects and shares battlefield information.

00:53It can also conduct highly precise air-to-ground strikes

00:56and carry more than £18,000 of weaponry.