Trump administration moves forward with US$1 billion deal in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco

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Congress is notified about major international weapons deals and given the opportunity to review them before they go through

A Morocco deal would be among the first drone sales after the Trump administration moved ahead with a plan to sell more drones to more countries

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Donald Trump’s administration has moved forward with US$1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco. Photo: AFP

Reuters

Published: 7:12am, 12 Dec 2020Updated: 7:58am, 12 Dec 2020

President Donald Trump’s administration moved forward with US$1 billion in sales of drones and precision-guided weapons to Morocco on Friday, sending a notice to Congress about the potential deals, according to sources familiar with the notification.

The deal includes four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones made by privately held General Atomics, and Hellfire, Paveway and JDAM precision-guided munitions made by Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing, the sources said.

Reuters was first to report on Thursday that Washington was negotiating the sale and would notify Congress soon.

News of the deal came as the White House announced an agreement brokered with US help for Morocco to normalise relations with Israel.

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