US President Donald Trump has secured trade commitments worth 600 billion US dollars from Saudi Arabia. During his visit to Riyadh on Tuesday, he signed multiple agreements covering energy, defence, mining and other sectors.

The largest element of Saudi Arabia’s investment pledge is an arms purchase agreement under which the kingdom will buy weapons worth 142 billion US dollars from the United States.

Two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters that the United States and Saudi Arabia also discussed the possible purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets by Riyadh, an aircraft in which Saudi Arabia has long shown interest.

Earlier in April, Reuters reported that the United States was preparing to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth more than 100 billion US dollars.

On Tuesday, the White House released details of several agreements signed by President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, describing them as “historic and transformative”.

According to Al Jazeera, the agreements include defence equipment sales worth around 142 billion US dollars, which the White House described as the largest such deal ever.

In addition, energy and technology investment agreements worth several billion dollars were signed. Overall, according to the White House, these deals form part of a broader investment package valued at about 600 billion US dollars.

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said that although energy remains the cornerstone of US–Saudi relations, investment and business opportunities between the two countries have expanded significantly.