{"id":39240,"date":"2022-08-02T22:09:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/02\/state-department-clears-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-uae\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:12:41","slug":"state-department-clears-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2022\/08\/02\/state-department-clears-weapons-sales-to-saudi-arabia-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department clears weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. State Department on Tuesday cleared possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/05\/03\/state-dept-clears-25-billion-sale-of-patriot-missile-defense-system-to-bahrain\/\" target=\"_blank\">foreign military sales<\/a> to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the first deal, Saudi Arabia would buy 300 Raytheon Technologies-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/02\/21\/raytheon-will-participate-in-army-missile-defense-sense-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">MIM-104E Patriot missiles<\/a> for more than $3 billion. Control stations, fire control and other equipment would be included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This batch of Patriot missiles would replenish a dwindling stockpile for Riyadh. According to DSCA, the sale is meant to defend against attacks by Houthi rebels from Yemen, who shoot ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial systems into Saudi territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arms sale to Saudi Arabia comes after years of rocky relations between Washington and Riyadh over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with then-candidate Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/12\/08\/senate-rejects-bipartisan-bid-to-stop-650m-saudi-arms-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\">pledging in 2019<\/a> to make the country a \u201cpariah\u201d on the international stage. In February of last year, Biden banned U.S. offensive weapons sales to Riyadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the same day of the foreign military sale, a Yemeni truce was extended. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/exclusive-us-weighs-possible-resumption-offensive-arms-sales-saudis-sources-2022-07-11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters recently reported<\/a> the administration is discussing whether to lift the offensive arms ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia has historically played an outsized role in foreign military sales for the U.S. defense industry. 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