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Kuwait Requests About $900 Million In Patriot Sales

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Monday, August 16th, 2010

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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…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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