Washington, Feb 4:The Biden administration has approved the sale of $65 million of spare parts for Patriot radars and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems to the United Arab Republic (UAE), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a press release.
“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II Case and related equipment for an estimated cost of $65 million,” the release said on Thursday.
The agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale also on Thursday, the release said.
“The UAE has requested to buy… common spares/repair parts to support [its] Homing All the Way Killer (HAWK), Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target (PATRIOT) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon systems,” the release added.
An earlier FMS case, valued at $30 million, provided the initial requirement and the amended FMS case would extend the funding to cover an additional three years raising the estimated total case value to $65 million, according to the release.
(UNI)
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