The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the State Department “approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $23.7 million”. It noted that “the proposed sale will provide the Saudi armed forces with… support necessary to protect Saudi Arabia, and the region, from the destabilising effects of terrorism, countering Iranian influence and other threats”. The State Department also approved the sale of $65 million in weapons to the UAE.