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Trump to reinterpret 1987 missile treaty to sell heavy attack drones abroad: Reuters
The reinterpretation would allow sales of over 100 MQ-9 Reaper drones internationally, aiding U.S. manufacturers to compete against Israeli, Chinese, and Turkish rivals, officials said.
- The Trump administration plans to reinterpret the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime to facilitate increased exports of advanced military drones to foreign buyers.
- This reinterpretation aims to classify drones like the MQ-9 Reaper as aircraft, allowing faster sales while sidestepping MTCR missile restrictions.
- The U.S. faces fierce competition from China, Israel, and Turkey, which sell drones with fewer restrictions, intensifying the pressure to revise drone export policies.
- A U.S. official indicated that the updated guidelines will enable the United States to lead the global drone market rather than losing ground to competitors like Turkey and China.
- The policy revision may permit the sale of more than one hundred MQ-9 Reaper drones to Saudi Arabia as part of a broader $142 billion arms agreement, though critics caution that it could contribute to increased conflict in already volatile areas.
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