United Arab Emirates Suspending Talks With The U.S. On S $23 Billion Deal To Purchase F-35 Jets And Other Weaponry

Is the F-35 doomed in Dubai? (Samuel King Jr./US Air Force)  

Bloomberg: UAE Says It’s Suspending F-35 Talks as U.S. Sticks to Conditions 

(Bloomberg) -- The United Arab Emirates said it’s suspending talks with the U.S. on a $23 billion deal to purchase F-35 jets and other weaponry even as a delegation from the Persian Gulf nation prepares for strategic talks Wednesday at the Pentagon. 

The developments underscore continued maneuvering over the Biden administration’s pressure for the UAE to remove Huawei Technologies Co. from its telecommunications network over the next four years and take other steps to distance itself from China. It also follows the UAE’s moves to purchase French fighters. 

“The UAE has informed the U.S. that it will suspend discussions to acquire the F-35 as it reassesses the strategic requirements and the costs/benefits of the aircraft,” its embassy in Washington said in a statement Tuesday. 

“Technological advances, evolving regional dynamics, and new priorities have led to the re-assessment. The UAE may restart discussions after the program review. The UAE and U.S. were working toward an understanding that would address mutual defense security conditions.”  

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United Arab Emirates Suspending Talks With The U.S. On S $23 Billion Deal To Purchase F-35 Jets And Other Weaponry  

UAE suspends talks on $23 billion weapons deal with US -- AP  

UAE told the U.S. it will suspend talks on F-35 jets -Emirati official -- Reuters  

UAE suspends multi-billion dollar weapons deal in sign of growing frustration with US-China showdown -- CNN 

UAE F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Hangs By A Thread Amid Chinese Espionage Worries -- Warzone/The Drive 

UAE F-35 deal on life support after Emiratis cancel acceptance of weapons package -- Breaking Defense  

UAE suspends discussions on $23bn weapons deal with US -- Al Jazeera  

UAE may scrap $23-billion F-35 deal with US – reports -- RT 

UAE Reportedly Pauses Talks With US to Buy F-35 Stealth Fighters -- Sputnik

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