Excess Defense Articles program of the United States

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United States foreign military assistance program security assistance program

The Excess Defense Articles program of the United States is a security assistance initiative through which the U.S. transfers surplus military equipment and vessels at reduced or no cost to allied and partner nations.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Excess Defense Articles program	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States foreign military assistance program ⓘ security assistance program ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EDA program NERFINISHED ⓘ Excess Defense Articles program NERFINISHED ⓘ
beneficiaryType	allied nations ⓘ certain international organizations ⓘ eligible foreign governments ⓘ partner nations ⓘ
costToRecipient	no cost in some cases ⓘ reduced cost ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eligibilityCondition	items must be declared excess to U.S. defense needs ⓘ recipients must be eligible for U.S. security assistance ⓘ transfers must not adversely affect U.S. military readiness ⓘ transfers must support U.S. foreign policy goals ⓘ
fundingMechanism	grant transfers ⓘ sales at reduced price ⓘ
governedBy	U.S. export control laws ⓘ U.S. security assistance regulations ⓘ
implementedBy	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalAuthority	Arms Export Control Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedThrough	U.S. Security Assistance Management Manual procedures ⓘ
objective	to extend the useful life of U.S. defense equipment through transfer ⓘ to modernize partner forces at lower cost to recipients ⓘ to reduce storage and disposal costs for surplus U.S. defense items ⓘ
provides	surplus U.S. aircraft ⓘ surplus U.S. military equipment ⓘ surplus U.S. military vessels ⓘ surplus U.S. support equipment ⓘ surplus U.S. vehicles ⓘ surplus U.S. weapons systems ⓘ
purpose	to promote interoperability with U.S. forces ⓘ to strengthen the defense capabilities of allied and partner nations ⓘ to support U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives ⓘ to transfer surplus U.S. military equipment to foreign partners ⓘ
relatedProgram	Foreign Military Financing NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Military Sales NERFINISHED ⓘ International Military Education and Training NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	Congressional notification for certain transfers ⓘ adherence to U.S. retransfer restrictions ⓘ end-use assurances from recipient governments ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
typicalRecipients	NATO allies NERFINISHED ⓘ major non-NATO allies ⓘ partner countries in Africa ⓘ partner countries in Asia ⓘ partner countries in Latin America ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Del Pilar-class offshore patrol vessel → acquisitionProgram → Excess Defense Articles program of the United States ⓘ

U.S. Foreign Military Financing → relatedProgram → Excess Defense Articles program of the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Excess Defense Articles program