Emiratis Balk at Strings Attached to F-35 Sale
The United Arab Emirates may not end up with the F-35 Lightning II, following the long running negotiations to sell the platform to the middle eastern nation. American Secretary of State Antony Blinken insists the FMS program remains ready to sell the fighter, but the Gulf state has expressed unhappiness at the strings that would come attached to F-35 operation. Ahead of an in-person UAE delegation to the Pentagon, one reportedly low-level official penned a letter outlining their desire to suspend talks on the deal.
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