Qatar will soon be the newest operator of the F-15

Reuters reported that the U.S. DoD and State Department have both cleared the sale of 36 F-15s to Qatar and 24 F/A-18s to Kuwait.

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By TSGT Michael Ammons, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce the sale during his visit to the Gulf this week.