Security Assistance: State and DOD Need to Assess How the Foreign Military Financing Program for Egypt Achieves U.S. Foreign Policy and Security Goals

Abstract

Egypt is currently among the largest recipients of U.S. foreign assistance, along with Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Egypt has received about $1.3 billion annually in U.S. foreign military financing (FMF) assistance and has purchased a variety of U.S.-manufactured military goods and services such as Apache helicopters, F-16 aircraft, and M1A1 tanks, as well as the training and maintenance to support these systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1166565

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Christoff

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Assistance
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.