The intercept already ran. Thursdayโs 23 already ran. 100,000 already ran. Chinaโs ask already ran. This is the unused sale notice.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Sept. 17: a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of F-35 Lightning II aircraft and related equipment. Estimated total: $24.3 billion. The request: 48 conventional-takeoff F-35s and 49 Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines โ 48 installed, 1 spare โ plus training, simulators, spare parts, and logistics. Principal contractors: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth; Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford. State: no additional U.S. government or contractor representatives would have to be assigned to the kingdom. State: the sale โwill not alter the military balance in the regionโ and would have โno adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness.โ A department sentence is not a jet in the air.
Breaking Defense, Michael Marrow, Sept. 17, 3:39 p.m.: the notice starts a 30-day congressional review. Congress can block it. Prices and quantities can fluctuate in negotiations. Trump announced an intent to sell F-35s to Riyadh in November 2025. A year-old announcement is not this determination. A determination is not a delivery. Morningโs Riyadh file mentioned $24.3 billion in one line. This unused board is the notice itself: 48, 49, 30 days.
The Houthisโ Saturday claim on Yanbu already ran with the intercept. October Europe zero already ran. We will not invent a Council text or airplanes on a Saudi ramp.
What this means for you
If you hold oil, Fridayโs $100.30 futures already ran with the close. If you needed Sunday middayโs unused international, it is a possible $24.3 billion sale on a 30-day clock, not a closed strait. Not investment advice.
Bottom line: 48 possible. $24.3 billion estimated. 30 days. Not delivered.
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