Overview
- Public notices detail roughly $16.5 billion in proposed Foreign Military Sales for the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, with the Secretary of State citing an emergency and confirming congressional notification.
- For the UAE, the package includes about $1.22 billion in AMRAAMs, $644 million in F-16 munitions and upgrades, a $4.5 billion long‑range radar integrated with THAAD, and $2.1 billion in FS‑LIDS counter‑drone systems.
- Kuwait is slated for up to eight LTAMDS radars valued at $8 billion, while Jordan’s $70.5 million case covers aircraft maintenance, spare parts and munitions support.
- U.S. officials frame the expedited approvals as necessary to counter ongoing Iranian missile and drone threats to regional infrastructure and partner forces, naming RTX, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin as principal contractors.
- Separately, the Wall Street Journal reports about $7 billion more in UAE approvals not publicly announced under standard notice rules, including Patriot PAC‑3 missiles and CH‑47 Chinook helicopters.