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Foreign Military Sales (FMS): Colombia


November 1999: "The Government of Colombia has requested a possible sale of 14 UH-60L BLACKHAWK helicopters (both armed and utility) with engines, two spare T700-GE-701C engines, 28 GAU-19 .50 caliber mini-gun, 28 GAU-17 7.62mm mini-gun, 14 M265 2.75 inch rocket pods, ammunition, spare and repair parts, tools and support equipment, publications and technical data, personnel training and training equipment, Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Agreements, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $221 million." -- From DefenseLink News, November 10, 1999 <http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov1999/m11101999_m176-99.html>.

In an unusual move, the Export-Import Bank of the United States may finance at least $20 million of this sale. See Export-Import Bank, "Summary of Minutes of Meeting of Board of Directors, November 22, 1999" <http://www.exim.gov/summary/nov99wk4.html>.

April 2005: "Minister of Defense Jorge Alberto Uribe informed that Colombia will buy eight 'Black Hawk' helicopters with light weaponry to strengthen the army's operations." <http://alpha.mindefensa.gov.co/index.php?page=181&id=1737&PHPSESSID=e1275125f406069a327811a5839853d2>.


(All figures in thousands of U.S. dollars. "**" means less than US500.)

  1996 [1] 1997 [2] 1998 [3] 1999 [4] 2000 [5] 2001 [6] 2002 [7] 2003 [8]
Categories / Descriptions
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
A/C MODS, AGE AND OTHER
2,926
1,451
1,191
2,356
103
63
1,771
62
AIRCRAFT 
5,394
AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS
7,267
4,044
1,716
3,556
2,506
3,691
4,829
3,871
BOOKS MAPS AND PUBLICATIONS
16
BOMBS
29
30
CARTRIDGE UP THRU 22MM
145
**
COMMUNICATION EQP SPARES
4
8
**
22
**
68
30
18
(CLASSIFIED) GUNS
CLASSIFIED
1,000
HELICOPTER 
194,236
8,802
HELICOPTER, TH-13
12
3,078
HELICOPTER, UH-60
4
27,261
7
56,779
LAUNCHERS ROCKET
6
20
3
24
**
170
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT EXP
809
2,115
317
602
205
4,808
689
337
MACHINE GUNS
191
487
256
831
305
1,875
46
286
123
8,241
1,157
859
MAJOR CONSTR EQP ITEMS
4
461
MISC BOATS AND CRAFT
1
82
MISC OTHER SUPPORT EQP
1,605
416
21
62
64
200
232
1
MISSILE SPARE PARTS
177
27
**
30
NON-SPEC RQMTS (CEILING)
16
**
OTHER AMMO AND COMPONENTS
124
780
603
385
132
145
417
584
OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
25
1,218
27
2,288
1
49
3
140
45
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQP
373
290
**
181
11
109
321
57
OTHER SERVICES
448
325
225
28
165
407
719
220
OTHER SUPPLIES
360
220
267
553
83
238
63
422
OTHER TRUCKS
2
72
85
OTHER WEAPONS
17
3,359
OTHER WPNS + ORDNANCE EQP
3
661
1,370
2,002
POL, GASES AND FUELS
**
**
RADAR GRD CNTRL (GCA) EQ
**
RADAR
30
REPAIR AND REHABILITATION
1,766
1,776
2,712
9,219
1,151
2,993
419
1,624
ROCKETS
4
SEMI-TRAILERS ALL TYPES
1
174
**
**
87
SHIP SPARE PARTS
18
2
6
(CLASSIFIED) SPARE PARTS
4
SUBCALIBER WEAPONS
78
20
SUPPLY OPERATIONS
316
1,851
427
53
151
3,632
698
348
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
75
120
32
28
356
194
109
18
TOOL KITS AND SETS
2
251
43
**
291
TOTAL BOOKS, MAPS + PUBS
6
22
32
33
36
67
127
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
61
107
547
408
110
**
**
TOW MISSILES
2
TRAINING
59
60
424
888
684
506
435
18
TRAINING AIDS AND PUBL
8
548
VEH + SUPPORT EQUIP SPARES
220
399
176
63
24
6
2
1
WEAPONS SPARES
8
108
253
269
26
487
345
118
TOTAL COUNTRY
45,822
21,156
68,224
19,162
14,360
219,404
25,750
11,010

Counternarcotics FMS to Colombia

(All figures in thousands of U.S. dollars. "**" means less than US500.)

1996 [1] 1997 [2] 1998 [3] 1999 [4] 2000 [5] 2001 [6] 2002 [7] 2003 [8]
Categories / Descriptions
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
Quantity
Value
A/C MODS, AGE AND OTHER
**
**
1
332
AIRCRAFT SPARE PARTS
1,585