The US administration announced unilaterally amending the controls of the 1987 Treaty on the Limitation of the Proliferation of Missile Technology to allow it to sell drones, and the move sparked opposition within Congress in light of expectations that Saudi Arabia and the Emirates involved in the Yemen war may benefit from them.
On Friday, the White House said in a statement that these drones can launch missiles with a speed of more than 800 kilometers per hour.
He added that the missile technology monitoring system is extremely important in slowing deployment and promoting peace and security, but it is in urgent need of modernization because it applies to drones systems.
Earlier yesterday, US President Donald Trump said that measures would be taken to improve standards for the export of drones systems.
The New York Times had quoted congressional and Republican lawmakers as concerned that the Trump administration would bypass the treaty ban.
It quoted these legislators that several countries in the Middle East are seeking to purchase drones, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and both countries are waging a devastating air war in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians.
These legislators tried to prevent the Trump administration and American companies from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after criticism of the United States for the use of American bombs in the Yemen war.
The New York Times indicated that exceeding one part of the agreement could undermine its effect and encourage other countries to ignore or reinterpret its terms.
Congress has sought more than once during the past year to stop a deal to sell arms to the UAE and Saudi Arabia with more than $ 8 billion, but the US President resorted to what is known as an emergency item to bypass lawmakers' opposition to the deal, citing what he described as Iranian threats in the region.