Trump Approves F-35 Sale to Saudi Arabia, Triggering a New Middle East Air Power Shift

stlbeacon.org - 4/1/2026

President Donald Trump has again declared that Washington has agreed to sell F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia, and because the F-35 is not simply an aircraft but a software-defined combat system, the statement immediately elevates the issue from transactional arms sales into regional force-posture politics.

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