France delivered its second batch of VAB HOT to the Lebanese Army on November 27, 2018 (Ref). The delivery included: 10x VAB HOT 2x VAB HOT simulators96x HOT missiles  This is the second delivery after the 15 vehicles delivered in 2017. This article first appeared on LAF Digest (Unofficial ..read more

The arms delivered to the LAF continue steady, while other expected arms wait to be manufactured or delivered.  Starting 2019 until today, the LAF received the following arms among others: France10x VAB HOT (Ref) Note:25x were received in 2017 & 2018 (More here and here)VAB HOT simulator(s) (Ref) Note: At least 2 were delivered in 2018 (Ref)USAAdvanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) (Ref) Note: 2000x ordered in 2105 along to A29 Super Tucano, read more here.6x Boeing Instu ScanEagle UAVs (Ref) Note: Ordered in 2017, read more here.Oshkosh M1070 with M1000 semi-trailers (Ref)Unspec ..read more

Unclassified information from PEO STRI reveal that the LAF is looking to upgrade two of its combat simulators. Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 Value: USD900K | Q4 F2018 AT4 Simulated Weapons hardwareSpares Call For Fire Trainer (CFFT) Value: USD140K | Q4 FY17 Terrain DataSparesThe award for CFFT was likely granted, but it is still not clear if the EST 2000 upgrade was awarded or not. It is worth noting that the EST 2000 employed by the LAF supports the RPG 7 weapons simulation (Ref). This article first appeared on LAF Digest (Unofficial ..read more