U.S. to Ease Export Controls on Military Drone Sales to Allies
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The U.S. said it will ease restrictions on the sale of armed drones, a shift that could benefit key allies such as Saudi Arabia while allowing Washington to better compete with countries like China.
The shift will help American allies “meet their urgent national security and commercial requirements and it also advances the United States national security and economic interests,” Assistant Secretary of State R. Clarke Cooper said in briefing with reporters on Friday. A top Democrat slammed the move.