FILE PHOTO: A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo
December 14, 2021
(Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is threatening to pull out of a multibillion-dollar deal to buy American-made F-35 aircraft, Reaper drones and other advanced munitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The Gulf ally complained that U.S. security requirements were too onerous, the report said, citing U.S. officials.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru)