02.10.2014 - 07:37 [ trend.az ]

Pentagon: U.S. plans Patriot missile sale to Saudi Arabia

The United States plans to sell Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia worth $1.75 billion and long-range artillery to the United Arab Emirates valued at about $900 million, the Pentagon said Wednesday, Al Arabiya reported.

The Defense Department informed Congress of the potential arms sales this week as fighter jets from both of the Gulf states took part in a U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.