Riyadh has turned away from American weapons.
According to Al-Khalij Online, Riyadh is looking to buy French fighters, and the reason is dissatisfaction with American weapons.
The American media “Business Insider” announced in a report that Saudi Arabia’s desire to buy French fighters shows the country’s dissatisfaction with the weapons received from America.
According to this report, America and other Western countries may not provide military equipment to Riyadh in the future.
The report said: After Saudi Arabia cut oil production last October, US lawmakers proposed a law that would stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which has affected relations between Riyadh and Washington.
Germany also announced last July that it would not allow the delivery of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters to Saudi Arabia.
According to this report, France’s Rafale fighter jets may be an attractive option for Riyadh in the shadow of the US and Germany’s refusal to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, especially since the purchase of Russian or Chinese fighters will lead to US sanctions and Saudi Arabia’s switch to fighter jets. Raphael’s is more logical.
According to the report of this American media, during the period of the previous kings of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh saw America as a strong ally, but now this situation is no longer prevailing.
The French newspaper La Tribune wrote last December that Saudi Arabia is willing to buy 100 to 200 Dassault Rafale fighters.
