Overview
- The administration this week presented lawmakers with a proposed $2.8 billion munitions package that reporters say would include 40,000 2,000‑pound bombs—20,000 MK‑84s and 20,000 BLU‑117s—and reports add 20,000 I‑2000 penetrator warheads.
- Most of the purchase would be funded through the U.S. Foreign Military Financing program, which uses taxpayer‑allocated grants to let allies buy American weapons.
- Lawmakers and rights groups have raised sharp objections, and some senators and House members say they will try to block the transfer under the Arms Export Control Act.
- The Biden administration paused at least one shipment of these bombs in 2024 over concerns about civilian harm in Gaza, a hold that President Trump lifted after taking office in 2025.
- Production and delivery of orders this large normally take months to years, but the administration could try to speed shipments with emergency authorities, a move that would heighten political and regional tensions.