FMS program is ( usually );US dollars that must be spent on US manufactured products. Everything I have seen run through that program has been Uncle Sugar’s money that had to be spent on US goods - usually administered by US gov in conjunction with the foreign national mil rep
Last edited by quackhead; 09-20-18 at 23:40.
I want to see Colt return to it's glory days, but I'm not sure about selling weapons to a lot of those places.
Likely just the initial order number with a contract ceiling of $57M
When you are talking about Egypt "buying" F-15s or Greece's Apache FMS that is certainly true. Not all FMS transfers are funded by the U.S.
We just delivered an FMS package that was paid for by the foreign country, and are about to bid on a very large FMS contract for a European country that will be (mostly) purchased by that country, not the U.S.
FMS contracts also include the cost for the U.S. government to administer/oversee the program, another reason that you cannot compare the cost of this contract to the simple purchase of X number of M-4s.
The simple need to scrub non-exportable information from technical documentation adds significant cost to FMS contracts.
If a country receives a Patriot missile system, for example, the capabilities and techical documents may not be the same as a system fielded to the U.S.
Full disclosure - Raytheon sell Patriot systems, and I have zero affiliation with Raytheon. That was a theoretical example.
Andy
Last edited by AndyLate; 09-21-18 at 09:34. Reason: my phone hates me
That’s why I put “ usually “ in there. I should have clarified that can be US or Foreign funds. Most I have seen have been US Funds
Not at all. Was just adding to my post as I tend to be brief in responses -especially when done on my phone and the numerous typos to go with it.
Last edited by B Cart; 09-21-18 at 13:10.
Apparently some arid, sandy, dusty countries like Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan want the M4 so that probably says something.
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