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Report: U.S. Transferred $720 Million to Lebanese Army Since 2006
(Ynet News) Doron Peskin - According to data published in the Arab and global media, the U.S. has invested $720 million in aid to the Lebanese army since 2006. The U.S. has equipped the Lebanese army with new Engagement Skills Trainer (EST 2000) marksmanship simulators, which provide soldiers with realistic firearms training on pistols, rifles, and machine guns. (A Lebanese army sniper killed an IDF commander and seriously wounded another officer on Tuesday.) "Using cutting-edge technology and training - like the EST 2000 - the Comprehensive Training Program will provide theoretical, technical, and tactical training focused on increasing the ability of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to accomplish its many diverse missions," according to the American Embassy in Beirut. A few months ago a shipment of U.S. equipment provided to the LAF included 1,000 M16A4 rifles, 10 missile launchers, 1,583 grenade launchers, and 538 sets of day/night binoculars and night-vision devices, the embassy said.