The US State Department said on Friday that it had decided to approve military sales with a total value of more than $8.6 billion to allies in the Middle East, namely Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. This announcement comes in the context of the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, and more than three weeks after a fragile ceasefire entered into force in Iran.
Published on: 05/02/2026 - 07:27 Last updated: 05/02/2026 - 11:29
On Friday, the US State Department expressed its approval of military sales with a total value of more than $8.6 billion to allies in the Middle East, namely Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE.
This step came nine weeks after the start of the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, and more than three weeks after a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war entered into force.
The US State Department stated that it had approved military sales to Qatar, including renewal services for the Patriot air and missile defense system, worth $4.01 billion, and Advanced Precision Kill Web Systems, worth $992.4 million.
The Ministry also approved the sale of an integrated combat command system to Kuwait at a value of $2.5 billion, and the sale of Advanced Precision Kill Web Systems to Israel at a value of $992.4 million.
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The Ministry also approved the sale of Advanced Precision Keel Web Systems to the UAE for $147.6 million.
The ministry said that the main contractor in the Advanced Precision systems deals with Qatar, Israel and the UAE is BAE Systems.
She added that RTX and Lockheed Martin are the main contractors in the integrated combat command system deal for Kuwait and the Patriot system renewal deal for Qatar. Northrop Grumman is also a major contractor in the Kuwaiti deal.
France 24/AFP
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