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Trump administration has formally informed the United States Congress of its intention to sell dozens of F-35 advanced fighter jets and other military hardware to the United Arab Emirates
The Trump administration has formally informed the United States Congress of its intention to sell dozens of F-35 advanced fighter jets and other military hardware to the United Arab Emirates, the Washington Post reported Monday.
The deal for the UAE to acquire the stealth F-35s has raised concerns in Israel that it would erode the country’s regional military edge, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drawing criticism for allegedly authorizing it in the context of Israel’s normalization with Abu Dhabi.
The package will include 50 F-35 jets, as well as 18 Reaper drones and thousands of bombs and missiles, according to the report.
If US lawmakers oppose the deal they have 30 days to produce a resolution to block the sale, though two-thirds of Congress would be needed to override a presidential veto.
Informal notification of the deal had been given to the Congress last month.
Reports of the US intention to sell F-35s to Abu Dhabi began to surface in August, days after the UAE agreed to normalize ties with Israel following negotiations brokered by the White House. It came as a shock in Israel, particularly to the country’s security establishment, which Netanyahu had excluded from the negotiations with Abu Dhabi.
Until then, the US had rejected requests from countries in the Middle East to purchase the F-35 primarily out of concerns that such sales would damage Israel’s qualitative military edge, or QME, which the United States is legally required to ensure remains intact despite any American arms sales in the region.
US President Donald Trump, center, with from left, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, September 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The prime minister has repeatedly denied that he gave approval for the sale of the F-35, as well as advanced unmanned aerial vehicles and other weapons, as part of the UAE deal, or that there were secret negotiations to that effect. This has been publicly questioned by Defense Minister Benny Gantz and outright disputed by opposition party members.
At a meeting Monday of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to discuss the arms deal, committee member Nitzan Horowitz, the Meretz party leader, accused Netanyahu of knowing all along that the F-35 would be provided to the UAE.
“Netanyahu and his people knew and they also knew, before it was signed, that the plane deal was a central part of the [normalization agreement]. They just lied in order to bypass the defense establishment and prevent possible opposition,” Horowitz said.
In light of the proposed weapons sales to the UAE, Gantz traveled to Washington twice and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper came to Israel once in the span of just over a month in order to lay out the general framework for a way in which the US would ensure Israel’s military advantage.
US and Israeli officials have asserted the F-35 sale was not directly tied to normalization, but Trump officials have acknowledged that the deal with Israel placed the UAE in a better position to purchase the advanced aircraft, which only Israel has in the Middle East.
Netanyahu initially voiced opposition to the sale, but last month reversed his position, issuing a statement saying Israel would not oppose US plans to provide “certain weapon systems” to the UAE.
Days later the White House informally notified Congress of the proposed sale.
The Trump administration has formally informed the United States Congress of its intention to sell dozens of F-35 advanced fighter jets and other military hardware to the United Arab Emirates, the Washington Post reported Monday.
The deal for the UAE to acquire the stealth F-35s has raised concerns in Israel that it would erode the country’s regional military edge, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drawing criticism for allegedly authorizing it in the context of Israel’s normalization with Abu Dhabi.
The package will include 50 F-35 jets, as well as 18 Reaper drones and thousands of bombs and missiles, according to the report.
If US lawmakers oppose the deal they have 30 days to produce a resolution to block the sale, though two-thirds of Congress would be needed to override a presidential veto.
Informal notification of the deal had been given to the Congress last month.
Reports of the US intention to sell F-35s to Abu Dhabi began to surface in August, days after the UAE agreed to normalize ties with Israel following negotiations brokered by the White House. It came as a shock in Israel, particularly to the country’s security establishment, which Netanyahu had excluded from the negotiations with Abu Dhabi.
Until then, the US had rejected requests from countries in the Middle East to purchase the F-35 primarily out of concerns that such sales would damage Israel’s qualitative military edge, or QME, which the United States is legally required to ensure remains intact despite any American arms sales in the region.
US President Donald Trump, center, with from left, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, during the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, September 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The prime minister has repeatedly denied that he gave approval for the sale of the F-35, as well as advanced unmanned aerial vehicles and other weapons, as part of the UAE deal, or that there were secret negotiations to that effect. This has been publicly questioned by Defense Minister Benny Gantz and outright disputed by opposition party members.
At a meeting Monday of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to discuss the arms deal, committee member Nitzan Horowitz, the Meretz party leader, accused Netanyahu of knowing all along that the F-35 would be provided to the UAE.
“Netanyahu and his people knew and they also knew, before it was signed, that the plane deal was a central part of the [normalization agreement]. They just lied in order to bypass the defense establishment and prevent possible opposition,” Horowitz said.
In light of the proposed weapons sales to the UAE, Gantz traveled to Washington twice and US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper came to Israel once in the span of just over a month in order to lay out the general framework for a way in which the US would ensure Israel’s military advantage.
US and Israeli officials have asserted the F-35 sale was not directly tied to normalization, but Trump officials have acknowledged that the deal with Israel placed the UAE in a better position to purchase the advanced aircraft, which only Israel has in the Middle East.
Netanyahu initially voiced opposition to the sale, but last month reversed his position, issuing a statement saying Israel would not oppose US plans to provide “certain weapon systems” to the UAE.
Days later the White House informally notified Congress of the proposed sale.
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Yeah I wouldn't be suprised when Greece can acquire some f-35 which would put us on a disadvantage
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If they sell to UAE, they will also sell it to Qatar and U.S. friendly nations.
They will even accept to sell F-35 to Turkey again in the future but this time with no partnership.
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≤ F-35 Lightning II ($10.4bn)
≤ MQ-9B UAV + munitions ($2.97bn)
Air launched munitions ($10bn)
≤ MQ-9B UAV + munitions ($2.97bn)
Air launched munitions ($10bn)
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≤ F-35 Lightning II ($10.4bn)
≤ MQ-9B UAV + munitions ($2.97bn)
Air launched munitions ($10bn)
American toys overpriced....
Sad part of the story they will pay billions of dollar to America for maitain and downgraded version.
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It is really painful that people's money is distributed as bribes..
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It’s their money so they can spend it the way they like to. They have enough financial resources unlike us.
Even if the weapons they get are downgraded aren’t you at least a bit worried that a country that is an absolute enemy of Turkey is buying so many advanced drones, bombs, missiles and F-35s? I can assure you the main target for all of them will be Turkey.
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802 AIM120C8
2004 MK-82 500LB
1000 MK-84 2000LB
1002 MK-83 1000LB
2500 SDB-1
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This weapons package is bought to counter one primary threat: Iran.
With all these bombs and AGM missiles, they can target Iranian naval bases, bunkers, radars and even small ships. With the 800+ AMRAAMs they can target all the Iranian UAV's.
With all these bombs and AGM missiles, they can target Iranian naval bases, bunkers, radars and even small ships. With the 800+ AMRAAMs they can target all the Iranian UAV's.
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Non of ther weapons will be capable to hit Turkey. WIll they use it in Libya? Maybe.
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Maybe... you tell it like it is nothing serious.
With what are you going to counter their F-35s that will be fully loaded with all kinds of sophisticated anti-air and air to ground missiles and bombs if they put them in Western Egypt? Do we have the proper Air Defense coverage or maybe we can defeat them with our aging fleet of F-16s (that are no match for their planes) and the Vietnam War era F-4s?
Isn’t it worrying to you that TuAF now starts to seriously lag behind its competitors/enemies in the Middle East and in Europe? Israelis, Emiratis, Greeks, Saudis and Egyptians are building massive fleets of new and capable fighters while we can’t do anything to counter them.
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Why are your telling me that F16 is practice target? They are building massive fleets with what cost, F35 will downgraded. Untill Greece will have modern fleet we will have the same fleet, our F16 will be upgraded with Turkish AESA. Only problem will be F35, i don't now but i trust ourt defence industry. Egypt will be not capable to maintain ther fleet, cost are to much.
Ther was a time Greece was better armed then us, in the end what happened? Should think longterm and not for 5 years.
SavunmaSanayiST: Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı’nın ana vurucu gücünü; Blok 30, Blok 40, Blok 50 ve Blok 50+ konfigürasyonundaki F-16 Fighting Falcon savaş uçakları oluşturuyor. Bu F-16’lar için yüksek derece öneme sahip ÖZGÜR Modernizasyonu ve AESA Radar projelerindeki son durum hakkında bilgi verebilir misiniz?
Prof. Dr. İsmail DEMİR: ÖZGÜR, artık belirli bir olgunluğa ulaştı. Denedik ve gayet iyi, artık “F-16’larımız ÖZGÜRLEŞ’me yolunda” diyebiliriz. Projenin ilk uygulaması başarıldı. Bundan sonra, uygulamanın yaygınlaşmasını bekliyoruz.
AESA radarda da çalışmalar devam ediyor. Çok kısa sürede AESA radarı, F-16’larımıza takmış olacağız ki bu iki çalışma da yine bizim Milli Muharip Uçak konusunda atmamız gerek adımlardı. Böylece ön almış olduk. F-16’ların da bu anlamda modernize edilmesi hatta yapısal ve aviyonik modernizasyonlarının da yapılması, uçakların ömrünü daha da uzatacaktır diye düşünüyoruz.
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UAE who buys BM North Korea and from China and other stuff is allowed to buy F35.
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Damn its 50, I would of thought max 20 but this can give Turkey some real headache
