The UK has deployed RAF Typhoon FGR4 jets to Saudi Arabia on a defensive counter-air mission to intercept Houthi missiles and drones targeting Saudi infrastructure.
The U.S. State Department approved a possible $24.3 billion Foreign Military Sale of 48 F-35A Lightning IIs to Saudi Arabia, advancing the most significant Middle East air power shift in a generation.
US intelligence officials warn that a proposed $24 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia risks exposing the aircraft's most sensitive technology to China through existing infrastructure ties.