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A soldier kneeling in the desert fires an FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile, with the back-blast visible

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US approves sale of 2,020 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Egypt, with further approvals for the UAE and Kuwait

The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Egypt of up to 2,020 FGM-148F Javelin missiles worth $832 million. The same day it cleared sales to the UAE and Kuwait.

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A Javelin anti-tank missile is fired by a Norwegian soldier during a live-fire exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on June 17, 2020. Archive photo. Photo: Spc. Derek Mustard, U.S. Army (DVIDS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to WebP.

The US State Department on Friday, October 2, approved the possible sale to Egypt of up to 2,020 FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missiles and 200 Lightweight Command Launch Units, at an estimated value of $832 million. If the deal goes through, Egypt will become a new user of the system. The notification was one of three issued by the State Department on the same day for partners in the Middle East.

Of the 2,020 missiles, 20 are intended for test firings in the United States. The package also includes simulators and training equipment, spare parts, technical documentation, training and logistics support. The missiles are built by the Javelin Joint Venture of RTX and Lockheed Martin. Egypt already operates anti-tank guided missiles from various manufacturers, some of them assembled in the country under license, but the Javelin has not so far been part of its arsenal.

The State Department justifies the sale by saying it will support US foreign policy and national security goals by improving the security of a friendly country that, in its words, remains an important force for political stability and economic development in the Middle East.

Two further approvals the same day

Two other possible sales were approved on the same day. The first concerns the United Arab Emirates and up to 10,000 guidance sections for the APKWS-II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System), worth about $1 billion. The Emirates had requested up to 1,500 such systems in May. The second concerns Kuwait and repair and return services for Patriot missiles, worth $400 million, on the grounds that it will strengthen the protection of the country’s critical oil and gas infrastructure.

Approval is not a contract

An approval does not amount to a signed contract. The amounts and quantities can change in negotiations, the final value will be set in the letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) between the two governments, and Congress retains the ability to block or modify the sale.

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