Kendall: F-35 won’t be cleared for sale in Gulf region in near-term

The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer, Frank Kendall, has made it clear that Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter is not available for export to the Gulf region in the near-term.

“I think it would be a very sensitive sale to try to bring about for a lot of reasons.”

Kendall added that existing fourth-generation fighters field by nations in the region is sufficient to meet their defense needs.

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