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Major US Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001
Topic: Military Technology 11:23 pm EST, Dec  3, 2007

Major government-to-government arms sales and grants to Pakistan since 2001 have included items useful for counterterrorism operations, along with a number of “big ticket” platforms more suited to conventional warfare. In dollar value terms, the bulk of purchases are made with Pakistani national funds — the Pentagon reports total Foreign Military Sales agreements with Pakistan worth $863 million in FY2002-FY2005; inprocess sales of F-16s and related equipment raised the value to $3.5 billion in FY2006 alone. The United States also has provided Pakistan with about $1.23 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) since 2001, with a “base program” of $300 million per year beginning in FY2005. These funds are used to purchase U.S. military equipment. Pakistan also has been granted U.S. defense supplies as Excess Defense Articles (EDA).

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Major US Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001



 
 
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