President Trump on Saturday signed a $110 billion arms deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

The arms transaction is intended to bolster national security in Saudi Arabia as well as the country's ability to combat terrorism. The White House says the agreement will provide fighter jets, tanks, radar, combat ships and anti-missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia and will create defense-related jobs in the U.S.

The defense cooperation agreements signed Saturday offer the Saudis $110 billion immediately, and ultimately worth $350 billion over the next decade. In total, Trump signed eight letters of acceptance and one letter of intent said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. Also signed was a joint vision statement and private sector agreements.

Looking back on his "tremendous day," Trump also touted the "tremendous investments in the United States" made through the deals he just approved.

"Hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs," Trump said, according to a press pool report.

.@POTUS and King Salman sign a Joint Vision Statement between the United States and Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/vA9vTgqKZR — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) May 20, 2017



Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other members of the administration accompanied Trump and Saudi King Salman at the signing ceremony, as Trump kicks off his first overseas trip that will also bring him to Israel and the Vatican. Trump will also meet with NATO leaders.

The deal has the added benefit of "reducing the burden on the U.S. military to conduct those operations," according to a White House official. "This package demonstrates, in the clearest terms possible, the United States' commitment to our partnership with Saudi Arabia and our Gulf partners, while also expanding opportunities for American companies in the region, and supporting tens of thousands of new jobs in the U.S. defense industrial base," the White House official added.

This is huge news for US companies and American workers who will benefit #jobs https://t.co/9RarqOwVAy — Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) May 20, 2017



Tillerson is expected to hold a joint press conference with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at 6 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET) in Riyadh.

Earlier this week it was reported that Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, personally got involved in the dealmaking process, calling Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson while meeting with a Saudi delegation. He requested that Lockheed give the Saudis a better deal on the company's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system. Hewson reportedly said she would look into it.