“Today I instructed the department to notify Congress of our intention to authorize the proposed purchase of several advanced weapons by the UAE for a total of $ 23.37 billion,” he said in a statement.
In particular, the United States plans to sell to the UAE up to 50 F-35 fighters for $ 10.4 billion, up to 18 MQ-9B reconnaissance UAVs for $ 2.97 billion, as well as air-to-air and air-to-ground ammunition for $ 10 billion.
RT previously wrote that American Senators Robert Menendez and Jack Reed demanded to clarify the details of the alleged sale of F-35 fighters to the United Arab Emirates.
In September, US presidential adviser Jared Kushner said the administration was "seriously discussing" the supply of F-35s to the UAE.