The State Department approved a possible $200 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Saudi Arabia for support services by the United States Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia (USMTM).
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Feb. 17.
The USMTM is the Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) responsible for identifying, planning, and executing U.S. Security Cooperation training and advisory support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense.
There are no prime contractors associated with the possible sale.
Saudi Arabia would use the support as a continuation of Technical Assistance Field Teams (TAFT) and sustainment of the USMTM would support the country in deterring hostile action while increasing U.S.–Saudi Arabia military interoperability, DSCA said.
DSCA said, “The proposed sale supports the United States’ continued commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s security and strengthens U.S.-Saudi Arabia strategic partnership.”
Implementation of the FMS would require the permanent or temporary assignment of up to 202 case-funded U.S. government or contractor personnel to Saudi Arabia.