An unspecified number of Hellfire missiles are expected in the coming period. On December 17, 2014, The US DoD announced a modification for an existing contract with Hellfire Systems LLC for additional number of missiles to a number of countries, amongst Lebanon.
This is another important step in the face of the increasing threats from ISIL and JAN, and it comes in time of increasing talks about supplying the LAF with OH-58D Kiowa and additional Cessna AC-208B.
Hellfire Systems LLC, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $150,002,546 modification (P00133) to Foreign Military Sales contract W31P4Q-11-C-0242 (Australia, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Indonesia, Egypt, Lebanon) to manufacture and deliver 2,109 Hellfire II missile models, air-to-ground missiles models AGM-114R, AGM-114R-3, AGM-114P4-A, training guided missile TGM M36E7, and air-training-missile ATM-114Q-6. (ref)It is not clear which models will be delivered though; yet for sure it won't be the AGM-114P4-A as the Lebanese Air Force doesn't operate platforms which this model is designed for.
This is another important step in the face of the increasing threats from ISIL and JAN, and it comes in time of increasing talks about supplying the LAF with OH-58D Kiowa and additional Cessna AC-208B.
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