WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden’s management has approved a $3 billion sale of complex medium-range missiles to Kuwait to protect the small oil-rich Gulf country.
The State Department briefed Congress on Thursday on the planned sale, which comes amid tensions in the region that many blame on Iranian proxies in Iraq, Kuwait’s northern neighbor.
The package includes 63 medium-range air-to-air missiles, 63 long-range surface-to-air missiles and 63 tactical missiles as related apparatus, such as radars and communication systems.
Management said the sale would meet U. S. national security and foreign policy objectives while bolstering Kuwait’s defense capabilities.
“The proposed sale will enhance Kuwait’s ability to address existing and long-term threats by editing its ability to protect malicious regional actors and improve interoperability with systems operated through U. S. forces. “”The U. S. and other Gulf branches,” the branch said in a statement.
He said that in addition to protecting its own electrical infrastructure, Kuwait is home to more than 4,000 civilian and U. S. military workers. U. S. The United States said the sale would replace the military’s balance in the region.