US weapons giant awarded $4b deal for missiles to Saudi Arabia
Aerospace and weapons manufacturing giant Boeing has been awarded contracts totally more than $4 billion to provide missiles to Saudi Arabia and other non-US governments.
The Pentagon made the announcement today, saying Boeing would undertake to deliver more than 1000 missiles to the House of Saud.
Boeing has been awarded $4b worth of contracts for missiles to Saudi Arabia. AP/AAP
One contract worth US$1.97 billion (A$3.06 billion) was for 650 air-to-surface missiles with a range of about 290km.
Another contract, worth US$657 million (A$1.02 billion) will see Boeing deliver more than 400 anti-ship missiles to Saudi Arabia, along with others to Brazil, Qatar and Thailand.
The delivery is set to be completed by 2028.
Boeing said in a statement the contract would restart their SLAM ER production line, which had gone dormant in 2008, France24 reported.
Manufacturing will take place in a number of locations across the US.
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