Introduction The Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme provides grants and loans to help countries purchase weapons and defence equipment produced in the United States as well as acquiring defence services and military training. Outline FMF funds purchases are made through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme, which manages government-to-government sales. On a much less frequent… Read More
Introduction The United States Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) – “The Army’s Face to the World”, implements security assistance programmes, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of defence articles and services to eligible foreign governments. For example, the USASAC helped provide Iraq with weapons and ammunition, including Hellfire missiles after Iraq had requested them the US… Read More
Introduction United States Security Assistance Organisations (SAOs) are Federal Government of the United States military and civilian personnel stationed in foreign countries to manage security assistance and other military programmes. SAOs are closest to these programmes’ operation and have the closest contact with host-country militaries. Refer to International Military Education and Training Programme and US… Read More
Introduction The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), as part of the United States Department of Defence (DoD), provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defence matériel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts. Security Cooperation (SC) is founded on a tradition of cooperation between the United States and other sovereign nations with similar… Read More
Introduction The Defence Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is an agency of the United States federal government reporting to the Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment. It is considered a combat support agency and is responsible for administering contracts for the Department of Defence (DoD) and other authorised federal agencies. Its headquarters is located… Read More
Introduction The United States Department of Defence’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme facilitates sales of US arms, defence equipment, defence services, and military training to foreign governments. Outline The purchaser does not deal directly with the defence contractor; instead, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) serves as an intermediary, usually handling procurement, logistics, and delivery,… Read More
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