US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE
US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE The US State Department notified Congress last week that it approved the sale of more than $2bn in US weapons systems to Egypt , Kuwait , and the United Arab Emirates . Kuwait will buy an estimated $400m worth of repair services and parts for Patriot air-defence systems it operates, the State Department said in a statement on Friday.…
The US State Department recently informed Congress that it has approved the sale of over $2 billion in weapons systems to Egypt, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Kuwait is set to acquire around $400 million worth of maintenance services and parts for their existing Patriot air-defense systems. Additionally, Egypt has been granted permission to purchase more than 2,000 FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles along with up to 200 Javelin launch units.
The total cost of this transaction is estimated at $832 million. Notably, the United Arab Emirates is to buy up to 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-IIs (APKWS-II), which can be utilized in both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. This particular sale is projected to amount to $1.04 billion.
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