U.S., Qatar sign $12-billion fighter jet deal amid crisis

Qatar is home to 10,000 American troops and a major U.S. military base.

June 15, 2017 11:48 am | Updated 02:49 pm IST - DUBAI (United Arab Emirates):

In this January 1, 2009 file photo, A F-15 fighter jet does a low-level flyby over Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan.

In this January 1, 2009 file photo, A F-15 fighter jet does a low-level flyby over Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan.

A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit by two American warships to Doha are showing the vital military links Washington maintains to the country now at the center of a dispute with Arab nations.

Qatar said it had signed a $12 billion deal for the fighter jets. In November, the U.S. military announced a similar fighter jet deal for $21.1 billion. It’s unclear if they are the same deal.

Meanwhile, Cmdr. Bill Urban of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet told The Associated Press that the USS Chinook, a coastal patrol ship, and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Baranof were in Doha for “a routine port visit” on Thursday.

Qatar is home to 10,000 American troops and a major U.S. military base.

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