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 The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is an agency within the United States Department of State that bridges the Department of State with the Department of Defence. It provides policy in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, defence strategy and policy, military use of space, and defence trade. It is headed by… Read More
Introduction International Military Education and Training (IMET) is the title of a United States security assistance programme, a type of student exchange programme. Refer to Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Security Assistance Organisations and US Army Security Assistance Command. Brief History Congress established the IMET programme in the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act… Read More
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