The US and the UAE have tentatively agreed to a $980.4 million deal for "upgrades and sustainment" of the UAE's fleet of C-17 cargo planes. The State Department's ratification of the agreement was warmly received by the UAE embassy in the US, which also praised the aircraft's contribution to the delivery of COVID-19 and humanitarian goods. The embassy tweeted about the agreement, stating that "the C-17 fleet has been the workhorse of the UAE's Covid aid distribution efforts [and] employed in direct support of joint UAE-US security activities." The World Food Programme's director, David Beasley, tweeted a video of essential supplies being unloaded from the C-17 at the moment. "I picked up the phone and called President Sheikh Mohamed, telling him we needed help."Mr. Beasley declared, "People are in pain." "He responded, "We will help," without even batting an eye. Mohamed bin Zayed, my dear brother, is appreciate...
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