US eyes accord on stealth fighter jets with UAE
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WASHINGTON: The United States and the United Arab Emirates hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the Gulf state in place by December, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a deal without running afoul of Israel.
Sources close to the negotiations said the goal is to have a letter of agreement in place in time for UAE National Day celebrated on Dec 2.
Any deal must satisfy decades of agreement with Israel that states any US weapons sold to the region must not impair Israel’s “qualitative military edge,” guaranteeing US weapons furnished to Israel are “superior in capability” to those sold to its neighbors.
With that in mind Washington is studying ways to make the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 more visible to Israeli radar systems, two sources said.
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz was due to meet his US counterpart Mark Esper in Washington on Tuesday.
Published in Dawn, September 23rd, 2020
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Sep 23, 2020 10:15am
USA need Arab money to fund its arms industry & bully poor countries.
When you have the big guns and stranglehold on financial and legal system, is it.surprising that people likes of Bush, Blair and Trump thing they are gods,
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Sep 23, 2020 10:22am
What an inhuman greed. The US is adding fuel to the fire, instead of working for peace in the world.
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Sep 23, 2020 10:33am
What a waste of money , we have already seen UAE pilots in action over Yemen , they seriously need training on existing jets such as F16s before buying new more complicated jets
The money they are spending is aimed at pleasing the USA rather then their own national needs .
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Sep 23, 2020 10:48am
Long live US, UAE and Israel.
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Sep 23, 2020 10:50am
@qet, look at yourself before pointing fingers
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Sep 23, 2020 12:24pm
It is easy. They can sell them the jets and then refuse to deliver them and keep the money. Then they can compensate UAE by giving them soybean or corn for the same amount. They have already done that with others.
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Sep 23, 2020 12:24pm
Part of the US - UK - France - Germany - Israel - UAE - India - Australia - Japan security group. Supported by Pacific nations..
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Sep 23, 2020 12:46pm
There is story of cat and tiger,cat taught all the studies to tiger but after learning all the knowledge one day tiger tried to attack the cat,it immediately climbed the big tree.Now the tiger asked the cat why it didn't teach to climb,I know and expected this to save myself.Moral of the story we can understand.
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Sep 23, 2020 12:46pm
Even UAE get the latest jet fighters, my question is: who will fly them - of course, either American or Isreali pilots will fly them on UAE's behalf. I don't think UAE's pilots will have the ability to fly such advance fighters, as it needs courage, ability, advance training and mental attitude to understand advance technology.
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Sep 23, 2020 02:24pm
Well done to both. This is progress
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Sep 23, 2020 03:07pm
Arabs love to waste their money to prop up US arms industry.
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Sep 23, 2020 05:21pm
When you find a sucker why not take advantage. This is what Trump is doing, not only selling
F-35 but future contract to perform periodic maintenance
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Sep 23, 2020 05:50pm
good job USA
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Sep 23, 2020 07:09pm
@M. Saeed, USA is doing right thing
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Sep 23, 2020 08:41pm
UAE must ask for free planes from USA if they consider it a good friend. UAE can give that saved money to Yameni who are suffering so much by UAE attacks.
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Sep 23, 2020 11:23pm
useless deal and waste of money, UAE's purchase will not benefit Arabs or UAE
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Sep 24, 2020 12:34am
Selling expensive weapons must be a very profitable business for weapon manufacturing companies. More you sell, more money you make.
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Sep 24, 2020 12:48am
@Nasir , Very good comment as buying expensive toys does not solve major problems of any country. UAE to buy expensive toys for what purpose or use against who? Chances are UAE would pay very good money for it and those expensive, high tech toys would stay in warehouse for long time, get rusted and become obsolete. If something goes wrong with those toys, chances are they would not know how to fix it and pay more good money to some one to fix it.
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Sep 24, 2020 01:40am
F35 to India is also discussed by Trump
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Sep 24, 2020 01:42am
@Ratan Bhai, 100% agree bro
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Sep 24, 2020 02:56am
USA congress will never approve the delivery after sale of F-35 for the safety of Israel.
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Sep 24, 2020 03:15am
India is also evaluation F-35 for its defence
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Sep 24, 2020 03:03pm
At the end of the day, money walks, money talks, money mocks, money rocks and often stalks.
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