Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia's $13M Unpaid US Bill Hinders Future Deals
Saudi Arabia hasn't paid the US $13 million for helping them in a war in Yemen.
They're trying to fix their payment system to pay this small amount, which is much less than the big deals they just made with the US.
The US is helping them to sort this out.
Saudi Arabia owes the US $13 million for aerial refueling operations in Yemen (2015-2018)
Payment attempts have failed due to internal Saudi financial system issues
The unpaid bill is a fraction of the $142 billion in US military equipment Saudi Arabia agreed to buy recently
US Defense Logistics Agency is assisting Saudi Arabia to resolve the payment issue
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the unpaid bill
- Who
- Saudi Arabia, US Defense Logistics Agency
- What
- Unpaid bill for US aerial refueling operations in Yemen
- When
- March 2015 - November 2018 (operations), October 7, 2021 (report), ongoing (payment issue)
- Where
- Yemen, US
- Why
- Payment attempts failed due to internal Saudi financial system issues
US Defense Industry
Saudi Arabia
Unpaid bill
US Defense Industry
Could deter future deals with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Eager to resolve payment issue and maintain relationship
- Recent US-Saudi arms deal
- Nearly $142 billion
