{
  "id": 12831492,
  "title": "US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-approves-over-2bn-in-weapons-sales-to-egypt-kuwait-and-uae-12831492",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:04:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-approves-over-2bn-weapons-sales-egypt-kuwait-and-uae-0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US approves over $2bn in weapons sales to Egypt, Kuwait and UAE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-approves-over-2bn-in-weapons-sales-to-egypt-kuwait-and-uae",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:10:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}