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More Than $2 Billion in UAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Arms Sales Approved by U.S. State Department

More Than $2 Billion in UAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Arms Sales Approved by U.S. State Department
U.S. Air Force personnel attach an inert AIM-9X air-to-air missile to an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a Rapid Aircraft Generation and Employment timed competition at Aviano Air Base, Italy on Oct. 13th last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As the U.S. tries to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. State Department has approved more than $2 billion in foreign military sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Friday. The largest approved sale is to the UAE---$1.2 billion for 259 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS)/an associated 1,554 missiles and 203 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) M57 unitary missiles by Lockheed Martin's [LMT] site in Grand…

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