US to sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks and hundreds of machineguns

US has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks,

  other military gear in 

deal worth US$1.15 billion.

 Saudi's Defence Security Cooperation

 Agency(DSCA) 

Riyadh had requested the possibility

 purchase of up to 133 

American M1A1/A2 Abrams that would be configured 

to Saudi needs,

 plus another 20 to replace damage tanks in fleet. 

The deal will include 153.50-calibre machine guns, 2667.62mm

 M240 machine guns, 

smoke grenade launchers armored recovery vehicles and range

 of other hardware. 

US State Department has approved

the "possible" sale and

 notified Congress.