US Still Ready to Sell F-35s to UAE, Blinken Says After Abu Dhabi Suspends $23 Bln Defence Deal

The US approved the sale of 50 F-35 fighter jets, 18 Reaper drones, and other high-grade military equipment to the UAE in January 2021, months after the previous Trump administration brokered the Abraham Accords, which led to the normalisation of ties between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. The UAE already operates F-16 fighter jets.