Thursday, October 29, 2020

U.S. Moves Forward With The Sale Of Up To 50 F-35s To The UAE

A U.S. Air Force F-35A assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to taxi and take off from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, on April 24, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski/U.S. Air Force) 


WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is backing the sale of as many as 50 F-35 joint strike fighters to the United Arab Emirates in an arms deal worth an estimated $10.4 billion, according to multiple reports. 

The news came as the Trump administration informally briefed Congress on its plan to sell the advanced F-35 fighter to the United Arab Emirates Thursday. It follows weeks of speculation and behind-the-scenes debates about how to structure an F-35 deal with the UAE without cutting into Israel’s qualitative military edge. 

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WNU Editor: So much for lawmakers trying to slow down this sale .... Lawmakers take steps to slow down sale of F-35s to UAE (Defense News). 

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now we get to understand the Israel deals...

Anonymous said...

How so?