the united kingdom has also been a major supplier of military equipment to saudi arabia since 1965. since 1985, the uk has supplied military aircraft—notably the tornado and eurofighter typhoon combat aircraft—and other equipment as part of the long-term al-yamamah arms deal estimated to have been worth £43 billion by 2006 and thought to be worth a further £40 billion. in may 2012, british defence giant bae signed a £1.9bn ($3bn) deal to supply hawk trainer jets to saudi arabia.