The US-made F-35 stealth fighters being sold to Saudi Arabia will lack certain superior features. (File)

Saudi Arabia F35 deal : US President Donald Trump’s decision to sell F-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has irked Israel, Washington’s closest ally in the Middle East. However, the Trump administration might be doing a balancing act as report claim that the F-35s being sold to the Kingdom will lack several advanced features, enabling Israel to maintain its qualitative edge in the region.

Is Trump selling nerfed F-35s to Saudi Arabia?

According to a Reuters report, the F-35s which will be sold to Saudi Arabia, will be ‘less advanced’ than the ones operated by Israel, and will reportedly lack certain advanced features, such as cutting-edge weapons systems and

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