US Delivers Bradley Fighting Vehicles to the Lebanese Army

"This contribution to the Lebanese Armed Forces represents an investment of over 100 million dollars. It will provide the Lebanese Armed Forces with new capabilities to protect Lebanon, to protect its borders, and to fight terrorists," said US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 15/08/2017

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The United States delivered eight M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Lebanon on Monday, the first batch of 32 Bradleys that will be delivered in the coming months, the US Embassy in Beirut announced.

Ambassador Elizabeth Richard spoke at the delivery of Bradley Fighting Vehicles and armored field artillery ammunition supply vehicles to the Lebanese Armed Forces. "This contribution to the Lebanese Armed Forces represents an investment of over 100 million dollars. It will provide the Lebanese Armed Forces with new capabilities to protect Lebanon, to protect its borders, and to fight terrorists," Richard said.

According to the Ambassador, the Army will undergo intensive training over the next several months on how to operate and maintain the combat vehicles.

In the past year, the United States has provided the following defense articles to the Lebanese Army:

·         40 M198 howitzers

·         50 armored Humvees

·         an Armed Cessna aircraft with hellfire missiles

·         55 mortar systems

·         50 Mark-19 automatic grenade launchers

·         1100 machine guns, including 800  50 caliber machine guns

·         4,000 M4 rifles

·         Over half a million rounds of ammunition

·         320 night vision devices and thermal sights

·         360 secure communication radios

 

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