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Navy/USMC

State Department Approves $800 Million Sale Of PAC-3 MSEs To Kuwait

Thursday, May 28th, 2020

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State Department Approves $800 Million Sale Of PAC-3 MSEs To Kuwait

Launch of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The State Department approved a potential $800 million Foreign Military Sale with Kuwait on Thursday for 84 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and other equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the possible sale on May 28. The FMS includes 84 MAC-3 MSE missiles with cannisters, two Patriot MSE test missiles 2-Pack per unit of issue, missile launcher modification kits, 26 PAC-3 Missile Round Trainers (MRT); 26 Empty Round Trainers (ERT), two PAC-3…

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