President Donald Trump is likely to reinterpret a 1987 arms control treaty, allowing the US to sell advanced military drones internationally and compete with Israeli, Turkish and Chinese manufacturers, Reuters reported Friday, citing a US official and four people familiar with the matter.

The new policy would allow Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, General Atomics and Anduril Industries to have their large drones treated as "Foreign Military Sales" by the State Department, Reuters reported, citing a US official.

The revised policy would open markets in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Eastern Europe nations to US companies, the report said.

The change marks the first phase of a broad overhaul of the US foreign military sales program, though the precise date to reveal the new drone policy has yet to be determined, the report said.

A US Department of State spokesperson declined to comment, Reuters said.

Kratos did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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