{"id":55780,"date":"2020-10-21T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/21\/lawmakers-take-steps-to-slow-down-sale-of-f-35s-to-uae\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:09:18","slug":"lawmakers-take-steps-to-slow-down-sale-of-f-35s-to-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2020\/10\/21\/lawmakers-take-steps-to-slow-down-sale-of-f-35s-to-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers take steps to slow down sale of F-35s to UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON\u2014 Two Senate Democrats are hoping to delay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/10\/09\/will-trump-sell-f-35s-to-uae-congress-wants-him-to-show-his-work\/\" target=_blank>the potential sale of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter<\/a> to the United Arab Emirates, introducing on Oct. 20 legislation that would block the delivery of aircraft to Abu Dhabi unless the U.S. government meets certain criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If adopted, the \u201cSecure F-35 Exports Act of 2020\u201d could have a far-reaching impact on future sales of the Lockheed Martin fighter jet to other nations in the Middle East. The bill would require the White House to provide a report detailing the technical risks of selling the F-35 to any country that is not a NATO member or not allies Japan, South Korea, Israel, Australia or New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For F-35 sales to Middle Eastern nations, the White House must also certify at multiple points during the sales process that the deal does not impede on Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge and that the customer meets certain criteria regarding human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authors of the legislation \u2014 New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California \u2014 have argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/09\/15\/trump-no-problem-selling-f-35-to-uae\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump is rushing sales<\/a> of the F-35 to the UAE without giving Congress, the State Department and the Pentagon ample time to review whether the deal would put Israel at risk by giving its neighbors equivalent technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnsuring that the United States and its crucial partner in the Middle East, Israel, maintain their critical qualitative military advantages over all potential adversaries is enshrined in law and must be one of the highest priorities of any President and Congress. This rush to close an F-35 deal by President Trump before the end of his term could well undermine that objective,\u201d Menendez said in a statement. \u201cThis legislation would require that a fair, comprehensive, and soberly deliberative consideration of any such sale takes place, shorn of extraneous political or other interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feinstein added that Congress has an obligation to ensure the nation\u2019s most advanced technology remains limited to the use of the U.S. military and its closest allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why this legislation places significant limits on this or any future administration\u2019s ability to sell the F-35 aircraft to the Middle East, where it could threaten our interests and Israel\u2019s military edge in the region,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unclear whether the legislation would apply to the pending sale of aircraft to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2020\/07\/22\/singapore-requests-new-f-35-training-location-also-host-its-f-16-jets\/\" target=_blank>Singapore<\/a>, which was approved to purchase four F-35Bs earlier this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2020\/09\/30\/switzerland-approved-for-potential-f-35-f-18-patriot-buys-worth-billions\/\" target=_blank>Switzerland <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2020\/10\/09\/finland-gets-the-green-light-to-buy-the-f-35-or-super-hornetand-billions-of-dollars-in-weapons\/\" target=_blank>Finland <\/a>are also considering procuring the F-35, and as non-NATO countries would be subject to the reporting requirements if the bill is passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. government would likely be able to quicken F-35 sales to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region through the bureaucratic hurdles posed by the legislation. However, the bill creates more difficult roadblocks for purchases by Mideast customers \u2014 an emerging and mostly untapped market for the F-35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the start of the sales process, the U.S. president would need to certify that deals involving a Middle Eastern country wouldn\u2019t compromise Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge, that the jets wouldn\u2019t be used against Israel, that measures have been taken to protect the F-35 from espionage, and that \u2014 should the customer nation violate one of those terms \u2014 the United States has the means to address that violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, the White House is required to move through another round of assessments before F-35s are delivered to Middle Eastern buyers. The legislation states that the president must reevaluate whether the sale compromises Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge, and certify that the customer has not committed human rights violations and doesn\u2019t have a history of transferring U.S. arms to terrorist groups, militias, or other adversaries of the United States or Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the legislation requires the United States take steps to guard the security of the F-35 during the \u201cdelivery, operation, storage and servicing of such aircraft,\u201d which could entail larger U.S. government and contactor footprints in Middle Eastern countries that buy the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president must also certify that the Middle Eastern customer has not acquired foreign technology to compromise the F-35 \u2014 particularly Russian or Chinese equipment. This is to prevent a situation similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/05\/12\/some-f-35-suppliers-are-having-trouble-delivering-parts-on-schedule-and-turkeys-departure-could-make-that-worse\/\" target=_blank>Turkey\u2019s ouster from the F-35 program<\/a> after it purchased the S-400 air defense system from Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News about the potential sale of F-35s to Abu Dhabi broke in August shortly after Israel and the UAE signed an agreement to normalize relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has reportedly pushed for the sale, with Miguel Correa, the National Security Council senior director for the Middle East, also playing a major role in discussions. Emirati military leaders have already been given a classified briefing on the aircraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/19\/world\/middleeast\/trump-netanyahu-israel-uae.html\" target=_blank>The New York Times <\/a>reported in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/israel-emirates-f35-exclusive-int-idUSKCN26D1AN\" target=_blank>Reuters <\/a>reported that the U.S. government is working to solidify an agreement by December that will allow F-35s to be purchased by the UAE without running afoul of Israel. 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