The Defence Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA), which is in charge of US weapon sales to foreign countries, notified the US Congress of the intended sale on July 20, the agency said in a statement on its website.
Congress has 30 days to raise any objections it may have. If nothing is said, the contract is deemed valid after that waiting period.
The deal involves the sale of 60 Patriot advanced capability (PAC-3) missiles, 20 launching stations, four radar systems and control stations, personnel training and training equipment, and spare parts, the DSCA said.
“Kuwait will use the PAC-3 missiles and equipment to improve its missile defence capability, strengthen its homeland defense, and deter regional threats,” the agency said.
Earlier this year at a forum that brought together the United States and the six members of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promoted a missile shield to protect Gulf Arab states from Tehran. Kuwait already has Patriot missiles.
