UPDATE 1-Unlike Trump, Biden arms export policy strikes balance on human rights, economics Reuters 5/5/2021
By Mike Stone
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20th, the United States signed a $23 billion dollar deal to sell F-35 jets, drones and advanced missiles to the United Arab Emirates.
It was part of flurry of last minute deals President Donald Trump had told Congress were coming in his last two months in office, forcing the Biden administration to make quick decisions on whether or not to stick with the geopolitically sensitive weapons sales.
To the surprise of some Democratic allies, Biden has so far kept the lion s share of Trump s more controversial agreements. Executives at five large defense contractors who requested anonymity to speak freely were also surprised by the speed of the Biden administration s deliberations.
ANALYSIS-Unlike Trump, Biden arms export policy strikes balance on human rights, economics
By Mike Stone
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ninety minutes before President Joe Biden took office on January 20th, the United States signed a $23 billion dollar deal to sell F-35 jets, drones and advanced missiles to the United Arab Emirates.
It was part of flurry of last minute deals President Donald Trump had told Congress were coming in his last two months in office, forcing the Biden administration to make quick decisions on whether or not to stick with the geopolitically sensitive weapons sales.
To the surprise of some Democratic allies, Biden has so far kept the lion s share of Trump s more controversial agreements. Executives at five large defense contractors who requested anonymity to speak freely were also surprised by the speed of the Biden administration s deliberations.
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Raytheon Technologies sending 1,000 oxygen concentrators to India
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UP to set up 10 oxygen plants in a week. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 4 : Aerospace and defence major Raytheon Technologies Corp on Tuesday said it is sending 1,000 oxygen concentrators to India.
The company employs nearly 5,000 people in India, primarily through Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace.
According to the aerospace and defence major, some of these oxygen concentrators have already started to arrive in India, through the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and organisations actively working with the government across the country. These life-saving devices will be distributed where the need is the greatest, including those communities where our employees work and live, the company said in a statement.