Major Arms Sales

Major Arms Sales (via FMS) Notification Tracker

With State Department blessing, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notifies Congress of major arms sales under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, starting a clock (typically 30 days) during which Congress can block a sale by passing a resolution to do so in both the House and Senate. While certain terms of agreements may change and deliveries (if any) take years to complete, these notifications serve as important public moments to understand and debate, where appropriate, future U.S. arms transfers (equipment and services).*

View downloadable spreadsheet (google doc) with individual sale details from 2013 to today, and summary information back to 1997.

2020 Notifications

Country	Amount ($million)	Details
Singapore	2,750	F-35B fighter aircraft
Australia	1,500	long-lead items for Surface Combatant Program
Total	4,250

View downloadable spreadsheet (google doc). Last updated January 16, 2019.

For additional resources, see Security Assistance Monitor fact sheet, which includes direct commercial sales (DCS).

2018 Notifications

Country	Amount ($million)	Details
Mexico	1339.4	multi-mission helicopters ($1.20 billion) Harpoon missiles + ($98.4 million), Seasparrow missiles ($41m)
Oman	62	F-16 software upgrade +
Japan	3937.3	E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft ($3.136 billion) SM-3 missiles 1B&2A ($561 million) SM-3 (Block IIA) missiles ($133.3 million) air to air missiles ($63 million) Phalanx conversion kits ($45 million)
Saudi Arabia	2886.8	Self-propelled Howitzers systems ($1.31b) TOW missiles ($670 million) missile system support ($500m) spares/repairs for Abrams tanks+ ($300m) helicopters ($106.8m)
Belgium	6530	F-35 aircraft
Finland	804.7	Harpoon missiles ($622 million) Enhanced Sea Sparrow missiles (112.7 million) Mk 41 vertical launching systems ($70 million)
Kuwait	429.8	King Air 350ER ISR aircraft ($259m) fast patrol boats ($100m); bombs ($40.4m); Hellfire missiles ($30.4m)
Netherlands	1645	Apache helicopter upgrades ($1.191 billion) F-16 training ($110m) precision guided kits ($70m); MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes ($169m), Patriot recapitalization ($105m)
Sweden	3200	Patriot 3+ missile systems and missiles
Ukraine	49	Javelin missiles
UAE	270.4	Sidewinder missiles
Qatar	712	advanced precision-kills weapons systems ($300m) medium range air-to-air missiles ($215m) Air Force air operation upgrades ($197m)
Slovakia	2910	F-16s, missiles and bombs
Spain	2160.4	CH-47F cargo helicopters($1.3b) AEGIS systems ($860.4m)
United Kingdom	4815	Chinook helicopters ($3.5b) support to MQ-9 Reaper program ($500m) AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile ($650m) shallow water submersibles ($90m) MK-15 Phalanx upgrades ($75m)
Germany	3900	Triton unmanned aircraft systems ($2.5b) C-130J and KC-130J aircraft ($1.4b)
Australia	333	AEGIS equip ($185m) Howitzer ammunition ($148m)
Bahrain	1406.4	AH-1Z attack helicopters ($911.4m); missiles ($300m); Navy ship support ($70m); bomb bodies ($45m); ITAS Launchers ($80m)
India	930	Apache AH-64E helicopters
Denmark	242	AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile ($90m); SM-2 Block IIIA Standard Missiles ($152m)
Latvia	200	Black Hawk helicopters
South Korea	2601	P-8A patrol aircraft ($2.1b); PAC-3 missiles ($501m)
Egypt	1201	Apache helicopters ($1.0b) tank rounds ($201m)
Taiwan	330	blanket order for spare parts for F-16s, C-130s, +
Iraq	82.5	armed Bell 407GX helicopters
Canada	300	King Air 350ER ISR aircraft
NATO	320.5	precision guided munitions
Morocco	1259	Abrams tanks
Poland	655	high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS)
Turkey	3500	Patriot missile systems
Total	49,010.2

Historical (1997-2017)

Year	Amount ($billion)
2017	63
2016	63
2015	51
2014	40
2013	56
2012	53
2011	25
2010	103
2009	39
2008	75
2007	39
2006	37
2005	12
2004	12
2003	7
2002	16
2001	19
2000	12
1999	21
1998	12
1997	11

Annual amounts rounded to nearest billion ($) and not adjusted for inflation. Click on amount to be taken to annual Arms Control Association factsheet (1997-2012, 2016-2017) or Forum-created Excel file (with data 2013-2018).

Expert Analysis - select notifications

2017
June - precision-guided munitions - Saudi Arabia
January - first notifications

2016
August - tank sales to Saudi Arabia

January 2017

August 2016

2019 Notifications

Country	Amount ($million)	Details
Japan	11552	F-15J upgrades ($4,5b) SM-3 Block IIA missiles ($3.295b), AEGIS weapons systems ($2.15b), SM-3 missiles ($1.15b), air-to-air missiles ($317m), AEGIS support ($140m)
India	4481	MH-60R helicopters ($2.6b), MK 45 5" naval guns ($1.021 b), large aircraft self-protection suites ($190m) C-17 support ($670m)
Israel	238	Armored Personnel Carrier power packs
Australia	485.5	JCREW anti-IED systems ($245 m), AIM-120D advanced medium range air-to-air missiles ($240.5 m)
Spain	107	assault amphibious vehicles
Morocco	10257.9	AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ($4.25b), F-16 C/D aircraft ($3.787b), TOW missiles ($776m), F-16 upgrades ($985.2m) F-16 sustainment ($250.4m), F-16 bombs ($209m)
Belgium	600	MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft
Taiwan	10723.56	F-16s ($8b), F-16 pilot training & logistics support ($500m), Abrams tanks ($2b), Stinger missiles ($223.56 m)
Bahrain	3378	Patriot missile systems ($2.478b), F-16 weapons/ bombs ($750m), Oliver Hazard Perry - class frigate ($150m)
United Arab Emirates	4740.3	Patriot missile systems($2.728b) precision rounds ($900m) Chinook helicopters ($830.3m) Javelin missiles ($102m) Marine training ($100m) unmanned air vehicles ($80m)
Czech Republic	1005	Black Hawk helicopters ($800m) attack helicopters ($205m)
Qatar	3086	Apache helicopters ($3b) head of state aircraft protection ($86m)
South Korea	2388.9	Global Hawk support ($950m) helicopters ($800m) SM2 - Block IIIB missiles (313.9m) AMRAAM missiles ($253m) MK-54 lightweight torpedoes ($72m)
Canada	431	MK 54 lightweight torpedoes ($387m) radio systems ($44m)
Saudi Arabia	2736	aircraft support ($1.8b) aircraft support ($800) air surveillance support ($136m)
Bulgaria	1673	F-16s and related weapons
Germany	523.86	Advanced missiles ($122.8m via NATO) PAC-3 missiles ($401m)
Greece	600	MH-60R multi-mission helicopters
Pakistan	125	F-16 support
Thailand	575	AH-6i light attack helicopters ($400m) infantry carriers ($175m)
Egypt	554	technical support for multiple ships
Hungary	500	medium range air-to-air missiles
Denmark	200	Sonar systems and Sonobuoys
Lithuania	170.8	light tactical vehicles
Poland	6500	F-35s
Ukraine	39.2	Javelin missiles
Kuwait	281	HERCULES recovery vehicles
Tunisia	234	T-6C Texan II aircraft
Croatia	115	UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
New Zealand	1400	C-130J transport aircraft
Argentina	78.032	P-3C patrol aircraft
TOTAL	69759.052

2017 Notifications

Country	Amount ($million)	Details
Saudi Arabia	17187	THAAD systems ($15b), aerostats ($525m), Navy training ($250m), Air Force training ($750m), radar and related support ($662m)
Kuwait	1200.6	Apache helicopters ($400m), missiles ($110m), Al Mubarak Airbase ($319m), C-17 support ($342.6m), M1A1 tanks ($29m)
Kenya	671	Air Tractor ($418m) and MD 530s ($253m)
United Kingdom	1585	C-17 support ($400m), Hellfire missiles ($150m), Joint Light Tactical Vehicles ($1.035b)
South Korea	140	Sidewinder ($70m) and Maverick ($70m) missiles
Singapore	481	Paveway II bombs ($415m), XM395 precision mortar rounds ($66m)
Iraq	1505.6	Pilot training ($1.06b), Pershmerga artillery & infantry ($295.6m), vessels and ship repair ($150m)
Canada	5565	F/A-18E/F Super Hornets ($5.23b) C-17s ($195m) AMRAAM missiles ($140m)
Israel	440	76mm naval guns
Greece	2484	F-16 upgrades ($2.404b), CH-47D helicopters (80m)
Slovakia	150	Bell 429 helicopters
NATO	333.5	C-17 support ($300m) and counter-measures ($33.5m)
New Zealand	1460	P-8A patrol aircraft
Australia	2872.7	anti-radiation missiles ($137.6m), Gulfstream G550 ($1.3b), Super Hornet upgrades ($101.4m), tank ammunition ($50m) radio frequency countermeasures ($108.7m) MH-60R helicopter upgrades ($360m), GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bombs ($815m)
India	441.2	CBRN support ($75m) and transport aircraft ($366.2m)
United Arab Emirates	2000	Patriot missiles
Taiwan	1363	radar ($400m); missiles - AGM-154C JSOWs ($185.5m), AGM-88B HARMs ($147.5m), SM2-IIIA ($125m); torpedoes - lightweight ($175m), heavyweight ($250m); electronic upgrades ($80m)
Netherlands	145.2	missile warning systems ($58.2m) Hellfire missiles ($34m) air-to-air missiles ($53m)
Romania	5150	Patriot air defense systems ($3.9b); High Mobility Air Rocket Systems ($1.25b)
Switzerland	115	F/A-18 upgrades
Nigeria	593	Super Tucano aircraft
Thailand	24.9	Harpoon missiles
Bahrain	3964.25	F-16 Vs ($2.785b), F-16 upgrades ($1.092b), patrol boats ($60.25m), TOW missiles ($27m)
Japan	113	medium range air-to-air missiles
Czech Republic	575	UH-17 helicopters
Qatar	1100	support to F-15QAs & cybersecurity
Norway	170	medium range air-to-air missiles
Poland	11200	air and missile defense systems (Patriot 3+) ($10.5b), HIMARS ($250m) AMRAAMs ($250m), F-16 support ($200m)
Georgia	75	www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/georgia-javelin-missiles-and-command-launch-unitsJavelin missiles
TOTAL	63104.95

* Because Congressional leaders are informally consulted before public notification occurs, significant Congressional opposition to notified sales is very rare, although importantly did occur in 2016 regarding tanks to Saudi Arabia, and again in 2017 regarding PGMs to Saudi Arabia. Up until time of delivery, Congress or the President can block or alter a sale. (See CRS report.)

This page only looks at major arms sales notified here because these tend to be the largest and most visible of eventual U.S. arms transfers. However, U.S. arms sales and other transfers occur through a variety of programs, including some led through the Commerce Department. The Security Assistance Monitor is an excellent resource for data and information on the broad range of U.S. arms and security assistance.