Qatar is seeking to buy missiles from the United States valued at $260 million, according to the UA Defence Security Cooperation Agency.
It said the State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Qatar for RIM-116C and RIM-116C-2 Rolling Airframe Missiles and associated equipment, training, and support.
The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of a total of 254 missiles, the statement said.
It added that the proposed sale will provide Qatar with military capabilities to protect its naval forces and nearby oil and gas infrastructure from air and missile threats.
The agency said Qatar will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into its armed forces, adding that the principal contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems.
Earlier this month, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said worldwide military spending grew by 1 percent last year, the first annual rise since 2010.
The US remains the top spender, with a budget of $596 billion, a drop of 2.4 percent on the year before. China was ranked in second place, with its spending rising by 7.4 percent to $215 billion, with Saudi Arabia third.
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