(Defense News) Aaron Mehta - The administration's much touted $110 billion arms proposal to Saudi Arabia, previously slim on specifics, includes seven THAAD missile defense batteries, over 100,000 air-to-ground munitions and billions of dollars' worth of new aircraft, according to a White House document obtained by Defense News. The document also shows a focus on space capabilities for the Kingdom, with two "Remote Sensing Satellites" estimated at $800 million and two satellite communications & Space Based Early Warning Systems estimated at $4 billion.
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