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Jeff
Kohler, Boeing's vice president for international business
development, told reporters the government review process had
taken longer than expected.
"We’re a little frustrated, and I know the customers are in the
region," he said at the Dubai Airshow, without giving details
about the specific deals or the number of jets involved. Boeing
generally will not discuss specific buyers since arms sales are
negotiated between governments.
A $3 billion deal for 28 F/A-18E/F fighter jets for Kuwait that
includes options for 12 more jets, and a separate deal for F-15
fighters for Qatar, have languished in the U.S. regulatory
process, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Kohler, who formerly headed the Pentagon agency that oversees
foreign arms sales, said the delays reflected a larger problem -
that the U.S. government had not expanded its capacity to
process arms deals despite a large increase in such transactions
by many of the biggest weapons makers in recent years.
He said he feared the government's failure to process arms sales
in a timely manner could cost U.S. arms makers needed revenues.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Stephen Coates and Mark
Potter)
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