The United States Department of State has approved three separate foreign military sales involving the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System for Israel, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
Israel and Qatar each requested 10,000 APKWS-II all-up rounds, with both proposed deals valued at approximately $992.4 million. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates sought 1,500 APKWS-II guidance kits configured for air-to-air missions in a package estimated at $147.6 million.
The proposed sales indicate growing interest in the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System as a lower-cost counter-air solution capable of intercepting drones and aerial threats more economically than traditional air-to-air missiles.
The packages also include additional support items and non-major defense equipment. Israel’s request covers spare parts, repair components, technical documentation, training, transportation, logistics assistance, and testing equipment.
The requests from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates additionally include LAU-131/A launchers, Mk 152 warheads, Mk 66 rocket motors, proximity fuzes, WTU-1/B training warheads, inert rocket motors, and associated support services.
BAE Systems has been identified as the principal contractor for all three deals. According to official notices, the sales are intended to strengthen homeland defense capabilities, counter present and future threats, and improve deterrence against regional adversaries.
The United States Department of State also determined that an emergency situation justified immediate approval of the transactions in support of US national security interests, allowing the sales to bypass the standard congressional review process under the Arms Export Control Act.
