Reported four sources familiar with living in the United States and the Arab Gulf region, told Reuters that the United States is on track to sell $ seven billion dollars of fighter aircraft manufactured by Boeing Co. to Qatar and Kuwait, after years of delay and perhaps begin to notify the US House of Representatives about it next week at the earliest.
The sales process has been on hold for more than two years amid fears on the part of Israel, Washington's closest allies in the Middle East that it uses a gear against it.
US officials criticized Qatar for alleged ties armed Islamist groups.
Boeing has said it is encouraged by the continued progress and hopes to see progress in the two deals the two big sales soon. The US State Department said it could not comment on any arms sales are under way between the governments.
The reason for the delay state of frustration among US defense officials and industry executives profile officials who warned that a slowdown in Washington could lose billions of dollars if the work is fed up with buyers and sought other suppliers.
And come to the expected sale of fighter jets to approve while the White House is seeking to strengthen ties with Gulf Arab allies, who want to increase their military capabilities.
It is feared allies of Washington rapprochement with Iran's arch-foe after the nuclear agreement with world powers earlier this year.
An official from Qatar's Ministry of Defense declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, "It (the agreement) is imminent. We expect a decision next week."
America is preparing to approve the sale of fighter jets from Boeing Co. to Qatar and Kuwait
The adviser said the Qatari army also said that the deal is moving forward.
Either they did not comment on the cost of the transaction or the number of aircraft to be handed over.
And taught by the Ministries of Defense (Pentagon) and external Americas sell 36 Boeing F -15 fighter aircraft to Qatar worth some four billion dollars. It also is considering selling 28 aircraft F / A - 18 E / F Super Hornet fighter as well as other options for the sale of 12 of Kuwait in a deal estimated at three billion dollars.
Sources said that officials of the two ministries had agreed to a large extent already before the deals while they are waiting for final approval from the White House, which now supports the deals currently.
According to one source, which is not authorized to speak publicly, "management's decision very soon."
Once granted the White House official approval, US officials will inform the US House of Representatives on an informal basis before sending a formal notification to Congress after 40 days to announce the deals at that stage.
One source said that a third deal to sell F-16 fighter jets from the production of Lockheed Martin Corp. for Bahrain is still under study, but approval will not take long that way.
And increase Qatar - which hosts the biggest US air base in the Middle East - Kuwait's military Anvagahma after uprisings across the Arab world, and amid growing tensions between Gulf Arab states and Iran.
Kuwait, Qatar, part of a coalition of 34 countries announced by Saudi Arabia in December in order to face the regulatory Islamic state and al-Qaida in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt and
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