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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LAF to receive 800 M2 Browning .50 Cal machines guns

The Lebanese Army is expected to receive 800x M2 Browning machine guns as part of DSCA Excess Defense Articles (EDA).

DSCA was granted authority in January 2017 for these machines guns whose current value is $1,014,800.00.

The LAF already operates an unspecified, but large, number of M2 machines guns.

Source of Info: DSCA website

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Lebanese Army set to receive 24 M109A5 & 10 M992

The Lebanese Army is expected to receive 24x M109A5 self-propelled Howitzers along to 10x M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle as part of DSCA Excess Defense Articles (EDA).

DSCA was granted authority in April 2016 for these equipment whose current value is around USD2.2 million.

It is the first time Lebanon operates both vehicles/variants and this comes as Lebanon's fire power capability continues to grow amid growing threats on the borders with Syria.

The LAF received 12x M109A2 back in 2015 through transfer from Jordan.

Source of Info: DSCA website

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