$60bn arms deal in pipeline for Saudi

The Pentagon will soon notify the US Congress of a potential arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, a senior US defence official said.

The arms sale includes 84 new Boeing F-15 fighter jets, upgrading another 70 of them as well as buying 72 Black Hawk helicopters built by Sikorsky.

The United States and Saudi Arabia are also discussing a package for the kingdom's navy.