WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The principal contractors will be Boeing and Raytheon, the release noted, and the bomb units will be accompanied by containers and repair parts, along with technical and logistical support.
The proposed sale will provide the UAE with additional precision guided munitions capability to meet the current threat represented by Houthi aggression in Yemen and the Islamic State, the release explained.
The UAE is part of the ten-country Saudi-led coalition of mainly Gulf countries that have been conducting airstrikes on the Houthi positions in Yemen since late March 2015.
On May 14, 2015, US President Barack Obama told leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Countries — including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE — that the United States would assist in the development of a GCC-wide ballistic missile defense system.
