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) 

Defense News: UAE could get up to 50 F-35s in $10B sale 

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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U.S. plans to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the UAE after accord with Israel -- Politico 

White House moves forward with sale of F-35s to UAE -- Al Jazeera 

U.S. Seeks to Sell Up to 50 F-35s to UAE for $10.4 Billion -- Bloomberg 

U.S. to sell 50 F-35s to UAE, Netanyahu says Israel will maintain its military edge -- Haaretz Administration notifies Congress it plans to approve F-35 sale to UAE -- The Hill 

White House informs Congress of plans to sell as many as 50 F-35s to UAE -- Times of Israel