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Lebanon Requests $245 Million In Tow 2A Missiles

Thursday, July 23rd, 2015

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The State Department approved a possible $245 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Lebanon for TOW 2A missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on July 21.The primary contractor would be Raytheon [RTN]. There are no known offset agreements proposed for the sale.The requested FMS would include 1000 BGM-71E-4B-RF tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) 2A anti-armor radio-frequency missiles, 500 BGM-71-H-1-RF TOW Bunker Buster radio frequency (RF) missiles, 50…

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