The Trump administration has informally notified Congress of its intent to sell some $2.9 worth of potentially armed MQ-9B Reaper drones to the United Arab Emirates. The proposed sale, reported by Reuters, would include maritime radar.
Why it matters: The notification comes a week after the State Department informally notified Congress of a plan to sell dozens of advanced F-35 fighter aircraft to the UAE, a move administration officials have said was enabled by the Emirates’ normalization of ties with Israel.
