US Approves $750M Military Education, Training Support Deal To Saudi Arabia

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale estimated $750 million to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an air force blanket order training program.

The training for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and other Saudi forces will include such subjects as civilian casualty avoidance, the law of armed conflict, human rights command and control, and targeting via MTTs and/or broader Programs of Instruction (POIs), DSCA said in a press release.

This continued blanket order training program includes but is not limited to, flight training, technical training, professional military education, specialized training, mobile training teams (MTTs), and English language training, the release states.

Program management, trainers, simulators, travel, billeting, and medical support may also be included.