Jun. 10, 2021 11:53 AM
Despite numerous Israeli denials, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this week that the sale of advanced fighter aircraft to the United Arab Emirates played a “critical” role in convincing the Gulf state to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
In an interview with the Yedioth Ahronoth daily to be published on Friday, the former Trump administration official described the sale as one of a series of actions that allowed the normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE to move forward and eventually be signed.
The importance of the sale lies in the fact that it reassured Abu Dhabi that Washington considered it a trusted security partner, Pompeo explained, adding that it passed on a message that the United States, UAE and Israel all shared the same security concept.
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The Pentagon’s F-35 fighter jet, a revenue mainstay for manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and Pratt & Whitney, is facing pushback over its cost, the greatest in U.S. military history for a weapon system. Two squadrons of the planes are assigned to Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks. (Photo/Master Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/U.S. Air Force/TNS)
The Pentagon’s F-35 fighter jet, a revenue mainstay for manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and engine maker Pratt &Whitney, is facing pushback over its $1.7 trillion lifetime cost, the greatest in U.S. military history for a weapons system.
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the costliest weapon system in US military history. It now faces pushback in Congress [Hartford Courant :: BC-AEROSPACE-F35-CONGRESS:HC]
The Pentagon’s F-35 fighter jet, a revenue mainstay for manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and Connecticut-based engine maker Pratt & Whitney, is facing pushback over its $1.7 trillion lifetime cost, the greatest in U.S. military history for a weapons system.
The Joint Strike Fighter program and its supply chain that’s developed into an industrial system across the United States face few serious threats in Washington. But Congress could halt the practice of adding money to the president’s funding request and, long-term alternative programs could be in the offing.