"Kuwait needs these missiles to meet current and future threats of enemy air-to-ground weapons," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement on its web site about the deal, valued at 900 million dollars.

The proposed sale "will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major non-NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East," it sid.

The agency said it had notifed the US Congress on Tuesday of the possible transfer of 209 MIM-104E Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T Missiles, sought by Kuwait.

"The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region," the DSCA said in the statement.

Share This Article With Planet Earth

del.icio.us	Digg	Reddit
YahooMyWeb	Google	Facebook

Related Links
Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com
Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com
All about missiles at SpaceWar.com
Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com

US plans missile interceptor sale to Kuwait S.Korea conducts anti-missile training amid N.Korean warning Japan considers exporting SM-3 missiles Washington backs Israeli Arrow II upgrade Russia deploys air defence missiles in Abkhazia: general U.S. Army eyeing 'nanomissile' launcher Russia denies S-300 missile system export Vinson Uploads And Launches Missiles For Qualifications Unmanned Aircraft System Completes Wing Load Tests USAF And Navy Take Steps Toward Joint RPA Training Azerbaijan To Buy Training Target Drones From Turkey Europe's Focus On Unmanned Network Centric Solutions To Boost The Unmanned Ground Vehicles Market Persistent Wireless Broadband Communications Network For The Battlefield Mexican navy aircraft to use Telephonics Raytheon's ASTOR Saving Lives In The Counterinsurgency Battle Testing Of Australia's Network Centric Command And Control System Completed High-Performance, Shock-Tolerant ATALIN Selected By US Army Aerojet Demonstrates NextGen Solid Ramjet Fuel Raytheon Develops Next Gen Jammer Technology For U.S. Navy Russia's 5G Fighters To Be Better, Cheaper Than Foreign Analogs Pentagon sees budget uncertainties ahead Gates plans to slash 'top-heavy' Pentagon hierarchy India's arms factory plan hits snags First US woman intelligence agency chief appointed Outside View: What's in a name? Vietnam-U.S. joint exercises start Russia And India Hold Joint Military Exercises Fiji leader wants to replace Pacific allies with China Truck-borne laser weapon to be on way soon Maritime Laser Demonstration System Proves Key Capabilities For Shipboard Operations Phalanx Sensors Used In Laser Shoot Down Of Airborne Targets Boeing Accepts Delivery Of Key Component For US Army's HEL TD