{"id":39391,"date":"2020-10-09T19:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T19:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/09\/will-trump-sell-f-35s-to-uae-congress-wants-him-to-show-his-work\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:54:52","slug":"will-trump-sell-f-35s-to-uae-congress-wants-him-to-show-his-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/09\/will-trump-sell-f-35s-to-uae-congress-wants-him-to-show-his-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump sell F-35s to the UAE? Congress wants him to show his work."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 Two key Democrats are voicing \u201cnumerous questions\u201d over President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/09\/15\/trump-no-problem-selling-f-35-to-uae\/\" target=_blank>potential sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates<\/a>, accusing him of rushing a deal for political advantage instead of thinking through potentially dire national security implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., was another sign the fast-moving sale may slow to a halt on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo questioned whether such a deal with Abu Dhabi, which has security ties to Russia and China, would compromise the F-35, an advanced and sophisticated stealth warplane, and whether such a sale would set off a Middle Eastern arms race in which Iran seeks advanced warplanes from Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How would the administration ensure the F-35\u2032s sensitive technology isn\u2019t threatened by the UAE\u2019s ties to China (which sold it Wing Loong drones) and Russia (which is selling it the Sukhoi Su-35 fighter, the Pantsir S-1 missile defense system and the Kornet-E anti-tank missile system)? Has the UAE agreed to terminate cooperation and purchases with Russia and China in exchange for the F-35?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warning that \u201cU.S. national security and the safety of American troops could be seriously compromised by this sale,\u201d they said the administration\u2019s \u201cbreakneck speed\u201d toward a deal \u201cseems more tied to the political calendar than a sober deliberation about regional security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-35 program has grown to eight partner nations and six Foreign Military Sales customers. \u201cHave you, or will you,\u201d the lawmakers wanted to know, \u201cconsult with our partners about these risks and their views of this potential sale to the UAE concluding the sale?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/israel-emirates-f35-exclusive-int-idUSKCN26D1AN\" target=_blank>Reuters<\/a> reported that Washington and Abu Dhabi hope to have an initial agreement on the sale of the F-35 in place by Dec. 2, as the Trump administration studies how to structure a deal without running afoul of American ally Israel. That news came on the heels of an agreement normalizing relations between the UAE and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That timeline would be \u201can extremely accelerated schedule, for interagency review, consultation with Congress, and preparation for [finalizing the deal] \u2015 a process that can take months, if not longer,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cIt has traditionally taken months for a complete and comprehensive interagency review of a proposed sale of this importance and sensitivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/female-pilots.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/female-pilots.jpg.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/female-pilots.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/female-pilots.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/female-pilots.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,535 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, launches an F-35A Lightning II while Airman 1st Class Ashlin Randolph, a 380th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, gives the signal to proceed recently on the Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, flightline. Thompson is the first female to fly an F-35A Lightning II into combat. She was also launched by an all-female maintenance crew.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aside from key questions about how many aircraft were requested and the timeline for delivery, the lawmakers want to know how the Trump administration determined the sale would not jeopardize Israel\u2019s qualitative military edge, or QME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any arms sale must satisfy a longstanding agreement with Israel that states any U.S. weapons sold to the region must not impair Israel\u2019s QME, guaranteeing U.S. weapons furnished to Israel are \u201csuperior in capability\u201d to those sold to its neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/israel-emirates-f35-exclusive-int-idUSKCN26D1AN\" target=_blank> <\/a>reported that the U.S government is studying ways to make the F-35 more visible to Israeli radar systems. A working idea was for Israeli air defenses to be able to detect UAE-operated F-35s with technology that effectively defeats the stealth capabilities of the jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the aircraft would be reduced in their capabilities, the lawmakers want to know precisely how, with \u201ca detailed written and graphic comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agencies and congressional committees that would normally be involved in such a sale have been left confused and frustrated by Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner\u2019s secret push to sell the F-35, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/20\/politics\/kushner-uae-israel-f-35-fighter-jet\/index.html\">CNN reported<\/a> last month. The negotiations have reportedly been led by the National Security Council\u2019s senior director for the Middle East, Miguel Correa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, R-Idaho, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2020\/09\/24\/top-us-lawmakers-voice-support-for-israels-military-edge-amid-f-35-sale\/\" target=_blank>has said<\/a> any potential arms sales would have to include congressional consultations, meet Washington\u2019s obligation to retain Israel\u2019s QME and satisfy other requirements of the Arms Export Control Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many of the headlines surrounding the sale have focused on Israel\u2019s QME, the UAE\u2019s connections to Russia and China also present the Trump administration with serious questions. It\u2019s unlikely that Abu Dhabi, which has developed those ties as a strategic hedge against its relationship with Washington, would give them up, said Samuel Ramani, a Mideast researcher at Oxford University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe UAE is looking at foreign policy in a multipolar and global sense. It\u2019s looking at the U.S. as a core partner, but it\u2019s also trying to diversify with Russia, with China, with India, Brazil, the Turks and non-Western countries,\u201d Ramani said. \u201cWeapons development with Russia is a way of signaling to the United States that if you don\u2019t back on our line on Iran, if you\u2019re not confident about having a long-term military presence in the Gulf and defend us, we can go elsewhere and we will go elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ramani said there\u2019s a parallel between the UAE\u2019s purchase of Russian military hardware and Turkey\u2019s, which led to its expulsion from the multinational F-35 program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be the last time we\u2019ll see the UAE and Russia together on a common front, given their common interests, given their security partnerships,\u201d Ramani said. \u201cWhen you see what\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-air-power\/2020\/08\/06\/libya-is-turning-into-a-battle-lab-for-air-warfare\/\" target=_blank>happening in Libya<\/a>, and think \u2018where will this be five years or 10 years down the line,\u2019 I would say a stronger partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US F-35 sale to UAE is moving at &#8216;breakneck speed,&#8217; but it may slow to a halt on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":43949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":86,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[15,86],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3431],"class_list":["post-39391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-pentagon-congress"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"YMPL2ZHKPBGV5KDYJO2GCBR3RM","arc_canonical_url":"\/congress\/2020\/10\/09\/will-trump-sell-f-35s-to-uae-congress-wants-him-to-show-his-work\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Will Trump sell F-35s to the UAE? 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