Kuwait is requesting an approximately $900 million Foreign Military Sale to buy Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T) missiles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Aug. 10.
Kuwait requested a possible sale of 209 MIM-104E PATRIOT GEM-T missiles.
Raytheon [RTN] would be the prime contractor for the potential sale.
Kuwait needs the missiles to meet current and future threats of enemy air-to-ground weapons. Kuwait would use the increased capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense.