Arms Sales Notification — Government of Lebanon
Key claim: The Defense Department notified Congress of an enhancement to a Foreign Military Sale to Lebanon adding 1,000 M1152 HMMWVs, increasing the total case value by $300 million to $355.5 million.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Arms sales notice.
SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233, [email protected] , or [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b) arms sales notification is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104- 164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of the attached Transmittal 26-0H. Dated: June 3, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 26-0H REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)©, AECA) (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Lebanon (ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-30 Date: December 1, 2020 Implementing Agency: Army Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (iii) (U) Description: On December 1, 2020, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 20-30 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of up to three hundred (300) M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) (two purchases of one hundred fifty (150) each). Also included were spare and repair parts; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total value was $55.5 million. Major defense equipment (MDE) constituted $40 million of this total. This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE items: one thousand (1,000) M1152 HMMWVs. The following non-MDE items will also be included: spare and repair parts; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of program and logistics support. The estimated total value of the new items is $300 million. The estimated MDE value will increase by $254.5 million to a revised $294.5 million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $45.5 million to a revised $61 million. The estimated total case value will increase by $300 million to a revised $355.5 million. MDE constitutes $294.5 million of this total. (iv) (U) Significance: This notification accounts for requested
Why this matters
Lebanon FMS enhancements are a recurring instrument of US support to the Lebanese Armed Forces, and vehicle packages of this size materially expand the LAF’s ground mobility. Tracking case-value revisions on the Lebanon arms page establishes a baseline for comparing subsequent notifications and congressional review activity.