Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: November 15, 2017
The United Arab Emirates will purchase laser guided bombs from Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) under a $684.4 million deal, Reuters reported Tuesday.
The agreement announced at the Dubai Airshow Tuesday includes Raytheon-built GBU-10 and GBU-12 Paveway bomb kits.
The deal came days after UAE awardedLockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential $1.6 billion order to update the countrys fleet of F-16 fighter jets.
UAE also received approval from the State Department in May to buy Patriot missile systems from Raytheon and Lockheed under a potential $2 billion agreement.
The Middle Eastern countrys military also announced an artillery procurement agreement with Germany-based Rheinmetall and plans to ink a deal with Thales and Dassault to modernize its fleet of its 75 Mirage 2000-9 planes, the report added.
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