The US State Department has signed off on the potential sale of military hardware to Australia valued at an estimated $2 billion (A$3.1 billion), including fighter jet spare parts.

President Donald Trump celebrated the US Army on its 250th birthday, praising the military branch after a grand display of the service branch’s history and equipment during a parade in Washington, D.C. “The Army keeps us free, you make us strong, and tonight, you have made all Americans very proud,” Trump told soldiers during the event, per CNN.

BNSF and CSX teamed up to haul nearly 100 pieces of military equipment – tanks, armored vehicles, and tactical vehicles – from Fort Cavazos in Texas to Jessup, Md., in support of the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade scheduled for Saturday in Washington,

Rain dampened President Donald Trump's parade to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th birthday with thousands of troops, 150 vehicles and 50 aircraft in a parade, concert and fireworks.