US Approves $4 bn Patriot Missile Sale to Qatar

The United States approved a $4 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Qatar, as well as the sale of precision weapons systems to Israel for nearly $1 billion. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Photo illustrative. A Patriot rocket launcher of the Romanian army fires a PAC-2 ATM missile during an army drill at the Capu Midia military shooting range next to the Black Sea November 15, 2023. Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google The United States said Friday it had approved a $4 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Gulf ally Qatar, as well as the sale of precision weapons systems to Israel for nearly $1 billion. Both sales were deemed to support US “foreign policy and national security” objectives, the State Department said in a series of notices to Congress, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official .