
Washington DC
By Safvan Allahverdi
WASHINGTON
The U.S. State Department has approved a total of $1 billion worth of potential weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, according to U.S. officials Thursday.
In a statement, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which works under the Pentagon, said Saudi Arabia was approved to purchase $670 million worth of (6,600) TOW 2B missiles along with 96 fly-to-buy lot for missiles.
"The proposed sale of TOW 2B missiles and technical support will advance the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to develop an integrated ground defense capability," the statement said, adding that Saudi Arabia will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense.
The agency said the proposed sale will also support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the U.S. by helping to improve the security of a "friendly country".
Additionally, the sale also includes nearly $407 million worth of a possible military equipment and service to Saudi
The proposed sales must now be approved by Congress. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.