Kuwait buys American planes

A high ranking Kuwaiti military official told the Kuwaiti daily al-Anbaa that Kuwait intends to buy 20 US military Apatchi helicopters and F 18 jet fighters and this deal stems from the care of the government of Kuwait to provide the Kuwaiti army ' all sectors with most sophisticated weapons and military equipment to strengthen means of defending Kuwait.

The paper said that the cost of each Apatchi plane is between USD 20-22 million so as the total deal will cost not less than USD 400 million.