The Obama Administration is currently deciding whether or not to continue foreign military aid to Egypt in response to the 3 July coup d’état and the subsequent crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood members. It has postponed the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, and the president’s top national security aides have recommended that hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance be stopped.
I recently reviewed 916 defense-related contracts between the US and Egypt to assess how much money is being spent, which firms are making the most, and what is being sold. The results – culled from the US Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Defense, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency – are below, along with an audio discussion between Radio VR host Crystal Park and myself.
