US approves $23 billion in arms sales to Arab allies

US approves $23 billion in arms sales to Arab allies In notices sent to Congress on Thursday, the State Department said the US would sell more than $8 billion in air defense systems and related materiel, including drones, air-to-air missiles and F-16 fighter jet munitions to the UAE, $8 billion in missile defense and radar systems to Kuwait and $70.5 million of aircraft and munitions support to Jordan. Another $6 billion in sales to the three countries was approved but did not require congressional notification because they involved adjustments to previously approved packages or purely commercial sales, a State Department official said, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Reporting by AP news

In notices sent to Congress on Thursday, the State Department said the US would sell more than $8 billion in air defense systems and related materiel, including drones, air-to-air missiles and F-16 fighter jet munitions to the UAE, $8 billion in missile defense and radar systems to Kuwait and $70.5 million of aircraft and munitions support  to Jordan.

Another $6 billion in sales to the three countries was approved but did not require congressional notification because they involved adjustments to previously approved packages or purely commercial sales, a State Department official said, who spoke on condition of anonymity.