These Middle East States Are Ordering A Lot Of Advanced Fighter Jets

Summary

This article by Paul Iddon, writing for Forbes, makes the following points:

• In 2010, the Obama administration authorized the sale of 84 advanced F-15s to Saudi Arabia as part of a record $60 billion deal.
• The Trump administration struck a deal to sell 50 F-35s and 18 MQ-9 Reaper drones to the UAE for $23 billion.
• Turkey was previously part of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program but was suspended from the program following its purchase of Russian S-400 air defence missile systems.
• Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, and Egypt are all ordering advanced fighters, while Qatar has ordered 96 of the most advanced 4.5-generation fighters from three different Western countries.

References

References from the Web:

• SEP 2022 Saudi Arabia, UAE Are Building up Air and Naval Forces to Counter Iran (businessinsider.com)
• FEB 2022 Fighter jets are suddenly all the rage in south-east Asia—AFR  

Source Information:

• Article Source: Forbes
• Media Check: Forbes - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)