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UAE Requests $130 Million In Guided Bomb Units

Friday, June 5th, 2015

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The State Department approved a possible $130 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Guided Bomb Units (GBU-31s and GBU-12s) and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on May 29.The primary contractors would be Boeing [BA] and Raytheon [RTN].The requested FMS would include 500 GBU-31B/B(V)1 (MK-84/BLU-117) bombs, 500 GBU-31B/B(V)3 (BLU-109) bombs, 600 GBU-12 (MK-82/BLU-111) bombs, containers, fuzes, spare and repair parts, support equipment,…

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