Major arms sales to UAE and Saudi Arabia under review

The new Biden administration temporary suspended the F-35A Lightning II sale to the United Arab Emirates and arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

It is not uncommon at the start of a new administration to review these kind of major arms sales, but the speed with which the Trump administration wanted to seal the deal with the UAE was already an indication that this would definitely be reviewed by the Biden administration.

For the United Arab Emirates see our news-items of 12 November 2020 and 13 January 2021. For Saudi Arabia see our news-item of 1 February 2018.

Photo: USAF Airman 1st Class Jacob Wongwai