UAE: F-35 deal and F/A-XX future jetnote

Recent media reports have claimed that US concerns over the UAE’s growing ties with China may hinder the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE Air Force (UAEAF).

However, Emirati Ambassador to Washington Yousef Al-Otaiba is said to have claimed that such media reports are inaccurate.

Meanwhile, there is talk that the US administration may be linking the completion of the F-35 deal to the sale of the F/A-XX future sixth-generation air superiority fighter jet, which is under development in the United States and is set to be put into service in 2029.