Kuwait has sealed a $156 million purchase of U.S.-built Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missile defenses, joining Israel and Saudi Arabia among the Middle Eastern state to receive the system, the Jerusalem Post reported today (see GSN, Dec. 20, 2007).
The U.S. defense contractor Raytheon said it is also pursuing PAC 3 sales to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey (see GSN, April 29; Jerusalem Post, July 16).