falling short
Senate effort to block F-35, drone sales to UAE fails
The sales are anticipated to proceed without further interruption
Mark C. Olsen
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez speaks at a ceremony at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., Feb. 4, 2019.
The Senate rejected a push on Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s plan to sell $23 billion in advanced military technology to the United Arab Emirates — a package that includes F-35 stealth fighter jets and MQ9 Reaper armed...