LAF expects 200 MK19 Automatic Grenade Launchers & 5,212 M16A2 rifles

According to US Congressional notifications from DSCA on March 21, and 22, 2017, Lebanese Army is expected to receive a grant of 200 MK19 40mm Automatic Grenade Launchers & 5,212 M16A2 rifles under the EDA program. The M16A2 grant is valued at $390,379, while that of the MK19 is valued at $3,064,000.

MK19 Grenade Launcher (Source: http://www.peosoldier.army.mil/)

The LAF already operates both weapons for some years now. The M16 and M4 are the standard rifles among the absolute majority of the LAF units. As part of the latest M16 deliveries, the US delivered 1500 M16A4 back in 2014.

Source of Info: https://cha.house.gov/

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LAF expected to receive even more M109A5 & M992A2

According to US Congressional notifications from DSCA on May 16, 2017, Lebanese Army is expected to receive a grant of "up to" 50 M109A5 Howitzers along to 28 M992A2 Field Ammunition Support Vehicles under the EDA program. The grant is valued at $5,502,083.

Lebanon is already expecting 24 M109A5 and 10 M992 as EDA; it is not clear whether this new grant is completely separate from the previous authorization or an extension of it. Besides the LAF already operates 12x M109A2 received back in 2015 through transfer from Jordan.


Source of Info: https://cha.house.gov/

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LAF expects 1,800 M240B machine guns under EDA program

According to US Congressional notifications from DSCA on May 03, 2017, Lebanese Army is expected to receive a grant of 1,800 M240B machine guns under the EDA program. The grant is valued $1,426,860.

On May 05, 2017, the Lebanese Army took a delivery of 171x M240 machine guns along to other machines guns. The two grants appear to be separate given the time-frame of execution.

Source of Info: https://cha.house.gov/

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Lebanon's expected 32 M2 Bradley IFVs will be A2 ODS

As previously reported, the Lebanese Army is expecting 32 M2 Bradley IFVs. As an update, based on information during US House hearing session held in February 2016, it is confirmed that the variant will be the M2A2 ODS.

Finally, Army is analyzing proposals to transfer 32 M2A2 ODS 
Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) and 12 OH-58D Kiowa Helicopters to 
Lebanon via the Counter-terrorism Partnership Fund (CTPF) by Fiscal 
Year 2017. 
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-114hhrg22432/html/CHRG-114hhrg22432.htm

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Embrarer is finishing the last of Lebanon's 6 A-29 Super Tucano

According to a report from Janes, Embrarer/SNC is completing the last aircraft from Lebanon's order of 6 A-29 Super Tucano. The reports confirms what we expected before regarding the 4 aircraft currently at Moody AFB for training.

The first batch of aircraft are expected to start arriving in Lebanon by fall 2017. Earlier this year, photos & videos of the Lebanese A-29 during training surfaced online showing 3 different aircraft.

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