Foreign Military Financing FMF

US clears $100M A-29 Super Tucano sustainment deal for Lebanese Air Force

Years ago, the Lebanese armed forces eyed expanding the A-29 fleet up to as many as 12, but these ambitions never came together

US unfreezes $95M in military aid to Lebanese Armed Forces

“The Department approved an exception to expend the $95 million of FMF recently reprogrammed to Lebanon.  We are working with our DoD colleagues to move forward with the implementation of these funds,” a State Department Spokesperson told Breaking Defense Tuesday.

With Foreign Military Financing paused, Lebanese forces wait on promised funds

Foreign Military Financing is one of the pots of money caught up in the State Department's current hold on foreign assistance.

US grants $920M loan to Romania to buy US-made weapons

Romania becomes the second country to receive money under a new authority granted to the State Department.

In Manila, Austin and Blinken pledge $500 million to bolster Philippines military modernization

“This is really designed to support the modernization of Filipino forces and Coast Guard as they transition to focus on external defense,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

US giving Poland another $2B loan to buy American-made weapons (Exclusive)

Warsaw "has a list of things they want to achieve" with the cash infusion, a State Department official told Breaking Defense ahead of a forthcoming formal announcement.

Amidst Gaza tensions, Israel signs F-35 deal with US for 25 more warplanes

"At [a] time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said of signing the $3 billion deal.

Key Democrats threaten to cut military aid to Egypt

If the US cuts aid, Egyptian authorities may have to either attempt to assuage the human rights concerns — or look elsewhere for some or all of the $1.3 billion in annual military funding it currently receives from Washington.

US gives $2B loan to Poland to help buy US-made weapons

Unlike traditional FMF dollars, which work as grants handed to nations to fund the purchases, this loan does come with interest that will have to be paid back to the US government.

State Department diverting $85m in Egyptian military financing towards Taiwan and Lebanon

$55 million would be bound for Taiwan and $30 million for Lebanon.

Israeli defense community fears fallout with Washington over judicial overhaul

The main concern is that the right-wing government will cause a break in relations with the US that could impact Washington’s willingness to approve Israel’s annual foreign military financing (FMF) budget, money that the US gives to Israel to spend on American-made defense goods.

Israel to request more funding for laser missile defense R&D during Biden trip

By the time President Joe Biden arrives, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will be serving as prime minister, with an election looming in the background of the discussions.

Israeli PM To Request Biden Clear Money To Purchase New F-15IAs: Sources

UPDATE: Thursday’s planned meeting between Biden and Bennett has been postponed following the attacks in Kabul. It is unclear exactly when that meeting will now take place.  TEL AVIV: When Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with US President Joe Biden, he plans to ask the United States for a special increase in Foreign Military […]

Don’t Shift Security Cooperation To State Dept.

Assistance programs can be better tailored to their objectives when State shares directive authority and decision-making power with the entity most relevant to each program’s purpose. For example, when the objective is military capacity-building, the Defense Department should be an equal partner; when the goal is justice system reform, the Department of Justice should be a full partner.