Qatar: US attempts to revive contacts on the F-35note

There is talk about US attempts to revive contacts with Qatar on a possible deal for the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter). The following 372-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the US attempts to revive talks on the deal in the light of the recent Qatari-French contacts on the Rafale aircraft. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/28 – July 11, 2014)]