US EditionUS Moves to Approve More than $16 Billion in Air Defense Sales to Middle East
- On Thursday, the United States approved $16.46 billion in emergency Foreign Military Sales to the UAE and Kuwait, bypassing congressional review, as announced by the State Department.
- Amid a spike in Iranian-linked attacks, Kuwait suffered a drone strike that killed six American soldiers, and the UAE reported engaging seven missiles and 15 UAVs, according to its Ministry of Defense.
- The UAE's largest package includes a $4.5 billion Long-Range Discrimination Radar supporting Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, $2.10 billion in FS-LIDS counter-drone systems, $1.22 billion in Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, and $644 million in F-16 munitions including GBU-39 and JDAMs.
- Under emergency provisions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the transactions, with the State Department saying urgent defense needs justified waiving Congress notification and review.
- The approvals position the United States to reinforce allied defenses amid evolving threats and global security and energy markets; an earlier article correction clarified the sale is a Long-Range Discrimination Radar, not the full THAAD system.
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The US Department of State announced Thursday the approval of arms sales for $16.460 million to the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Kuwait, three Middle Eastern countries seriously affected by the war with Iran, in packages that include ammunition for F-16 aircraft, radars, missiles and other components. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has “determined and provided detailed justification that there is an emergency requiring the immediate sale”…
US greenlights over $16B in ’emergency’ radar and missile sales to Middle East
WASHINGTON — As US allies in the Middle East fend off Iranian missile and drone strikes, the US today announced a slew of potential “emergency” Foreign Military Sales for high-dollar equipment that could replace munitions and systems used in the fight. In a series of notices posted online, the State Department said it’s ready to...
US Approves Over $16 Billion In Arms Sales To Gulf Nations Hit By Iran War
The biggest single sale is of lower-tier air and missile defense sensor radars, which are designed to track high-speed targets and give data to a missile defense network, to Kuwait for $8 billion.
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