Cambodia will scrap tariffs on US goods and pledged to buy as many as 20 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets in a bid to narrow its trade gap with Washington, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol.

Thailand and Cambodia on Friday welcomed a 19 percent trade tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, avoiding a threatened levy of 36 percent days after he intervened to help broker a ceasefire in their deadly border conflict.

The Royal Cambodian Air Force (RCAF) currently lacks combat-capable fighter jets—and operates only a limited fleet of helicopters primarily used for non-combat roles.