AsianFin -- The United States has agreed to sell Saudi Arabia a comprehensive arms package worth nearly $142 billion, marking what the White House described as "the largest defense cooperation agreement" in U.S. history.

The deal, finalized during President Donald Trump's visit to Riyadh, includes contracts with over a dozen U.S. defense companies, covering air and missile defense, air force and space technology, maritime security, and communications, according to a White House fact sheet.