Washington Approves Massive Arms Deals for Arab States Dima Abumaria 12/31/2020 Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are facing threats from Iran and regional instability, and are constantly strengthening their military systems, experts say The US State Department has approved possible arms sales to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Egypt worth a total of more than $4.8 billion. The US Defense Department’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the prospective deals on Tuesday, giving lawmakers 30 days to block the sales if they wish. Kuwait is approved to buy eight AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters, equipment to upgrade 16 AH-64D Apache helicopters to the AH-64E version, and spare parts to upgrade its Patriot missile systems, for a total of $4.2 billion.