KUWAIT TO BUY $400 MILLION WORTH OF WEAPONS FROM US

  • 04/08/2022

Kuwait City: Jim Holtsnider, charge d'affaires at the US Embassy, emphasised Kuwait's strategic importance as a non-NATO partner.


According to Holtsnider, the sale of $400 million in arms to Kuwait, which has been an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East for the past four decades, will support US national security objectives by assisting in the improvement of a major ally outside NATO's infrastructure. 

"This deal, if completed, will also strengthen Kuwait's ability to confront regional threats now and in the future." said Holtsnider.

Moreover, The Defense Post, an American website specializing in defense-related news focusing in particular on the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, reported that the sale included ammunition for the Eurofighter Typhoon requested by the Kuwaiti government, in addition to 60 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles AIM-120 C-7/8 (AMRAAM), 250 2,000-pound general-purpose bombs, 501 1,000-pound MK-83 general-purpose bombs, 350 KMU-556 Joint Direct Attack Munitions groups, 702 MXU-667 Air Foil groups, 702 MAU -210 computer-improved control groups, plus logistics, technical support and training.

According to a press release issued recently by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the sale of this equipment and support will not alter the primary military balance in the region or negatively affect the United States' defense readiness.

In March, the Kuwaiti Air Force received its "third and fourth" Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft as part of a 28-unit order from Leonardo, under the Eurofighter Kuwait program, a cooperation between the Kuwaiti army and the Italian air force.

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