Regulations and Government
U.S. Stops Saudi Arms Sale; First F-15SAs Arrive in Kingdom
The White House has blocked a Saudi request for precision-guided bombs out of concern for civilian casualties in Yemen. The UK government may follow suit.
Boeing now describes the F-15SA as the Advanced Strike Eagle. The first deliveries reached Saudi Arabia just as the U.S. halted a sale of precision-guided weapons over concerns about Saudi airstrikes on Yemen. (Photo: Boeing).
Boeing now describes the F-15SA as the Advanced Strike Eagle. The first deliveries reached Saudi Arabia just as the U.S. halted a sale of precision-guided weapons over concerns about Saudi airstrikes on Yemen. (Photo: Boeing).

The U.S. has stopped a foreign military sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia out of concern over civilian casualties of Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen. The move coincided with the arrival in Saudi Arabia of the first Boeing F-15SA fighters stemming from a December 2011 arms agreement between the countries.