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UAE Requests $476 Million In Thousands Of AGM-114 R/K Hellfire Category II Missiles

Monday, May 16th, 2016

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UAE Requests $476 Million In Thousands Of AGM-114 R/K Hellfire Category II Missiles

Hellfire Firing Photo: Lockheed Martin

The State Department approved a possible $476 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for AGM-114 R/K Hellfire Category III Missiles and equipment, training, and support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on May 11.The possible sale includes 4,000 AGM-114 R/K Hellfire Missiles over the next three years in increments of 1,000 to 1,500 missiles as well as training and technical assistance. The major defense equipment (MDE) portion of the…

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