US sells Qatar $12bn of F-15 jets despite political dispute

Posted on 20 Jun 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

The US is continuing the tradition of not letting politics get in the way of business, with a deal finalized last week to sell Qatar billions of dollars of fighter aircraft.

An F-15 fighter jet. Image courtesy of the US Air Force. All up, the oil and gas-rich state of Qatar will buy $12bn worth of F-15 jets manufactured by Boeing. According to reports, this will net the country at least 36 individual airframes. The F-15 is an air superiority jet produced…

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