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United Arab Emirates’ Washington embassy says it finalized $23 billion weapons agreement; Biden administration can now review its terms
By TOI STAFF
23 January 2021, 4:56 am
Two US F-35 Lightning II’s bank after receiving fuel over the Midwestern United States, September 19, 2019. (US Air Force/Master Sgt. Ben Mota)
The United Arab Emirates confirmed on Thursday that it had inked agreements to buy up to 50 F-35 jets and other weapons from the US on former president Donald Trump’s last full day in office.
The UAE embassy in Washington said it had finalized the deal on Tuesday in a statement posted to its website. It said the letters of agreement signed with the US confirmed the terms of the agreement, including costs, technical specifications and expected delivery schedules.
The embassy said the total value of the contracts was approximately $23 billion. That included the jets, valued at $10.4 billion, 18 MQ-9B Reaper drones valued at $2.97 billion and other munitions valued at $10 billion.
“The UAE is committed to de-escalation and a new regional dialogue. This latest defense package confirms the UAE-US partnership by enhancing military interoperability to counter evolving regional threats,” the embassy statement said......Go to article
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