US State Department Approves $130Mln Sale of Guided Bombs to UAE

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The US State Department approved the sale of 1,600 guided bomb units to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of a package that is worth more than $100 million, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The principal contractors will be Boeing and Raytheon, the release noted, and the bomb units will be accompanied by containers and repair parts, along with technical and logistical support.

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“United Arab Emirates has requested a possible sale of 500 GBU-31B/B(V)1 (MK-84/BLU-117) bombs, 500 GBU-31B/B(V)3 (BLU-109) bombs, and 600 GBU-12 (MK-82/BLU-111) bombs,” the release, issued on Friday, said. “The estimated cost is $130 million.”

The proposed sale will provide the UAE with additional precision guided munitions capability to meet the current threat represented by Houthi aggression in Yemen and the Islamic State, the release explained.

The UAE is part of the ten-country Saudi-led coalition of mainly Gulf countries that have been conducting airstrikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen since late March 2015.

On May 14, 2015, US President Barack Obama told leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Countries — including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE — that the United States would assist in the development of a GCC-wide ballistic missile defense system.

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