Cut to US aid would impact Israeli acquisition timelines, spending: Analysts
Israel is actively seeking more Apache helicopters, F-15 and F-35 fighter jets and munitions.
Changes to US weapons sales practices should emerge later this year, says Pentagon official
“The hardest part is just to time phase it because there's so many things hitting the enterprise all at once,” said Michael Cadenazzi, the assistant secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy.
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Europe facing ‘Catch-22’ over US weapon sales, top Polish general warns
“When they come to the US and say, ‘We would like to buy the system’ …they are told, ‘Okay, but [it will be delivered in ] 2029-2030 and you know, it still could be delayed,’” said Poland’s Military Representative to NATO, Lieutenant General Piotr Błazeusz.
House Foreign Affairs greenlights trio of arms sale bills, including Taiwan support
The committee tanked one bill, which would have allowed any country to use Foreign Military Financing to purchase weapons through the commercial sales process.
If the US cuts Colombian military aid, Bogota’s Black Hawks likely first to feel it
“If the mil-to-mil relationship can be salvaged and can be kept, that's worthwhile and that's meritorious,” Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart told Breaking Defense.
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
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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.
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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.