Donald Trump is preparing a lucrative contract in the Middle East. In the game $ 100 billion

The agreement for the purchase of American weapons is to be announced during the Trump's planned for May 13-16 to Saudi Arabia-said the Reuters agency, citing six sources. The American president is also to visit the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Companies such as Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon), Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are to be involved in the contract. The package is to include sales, among others C-130 transport aircraft, MQ-9B shock drones, radars and bullets.

The US has long been one of the main suppliers of weapons to Saudi Arabia. In 2017, during the previous term of Trump, a similar agreement was announced with a value of approx. $ 110 billion, but contracts for $ 14.5 billion were completed.

Later, the American Congress blocked arms transactions with the Saudi after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashukdji, which according to the CIA was to be commissioned by the successor of the throne of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman.

At the end of the presidency of Joe Biden, Congress abolished the ban on exports, and the US sought to renew their contracts. Biden made the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia dependent on the restriction of cooperation by this country with China and bound contracts with a broader agreement covering the defense agreement between Washington and Riyjad, and the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations.