Overview
- The State Department, via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, approved a potential sale of equipment and services to design, construct and equip a relocated principal naval base near the mouth of the Rímac in Callao.
- The proposal authorizes up to 20 U.S. government or contractor personnel to work in Peru for as long as ten years to provide technical supervision and operational support.
- The certification to Congress starts the legislative review, and the final value, contracting details and schedule remain subject to U.S. legislative action and subsequent negotiations.
- The step follows President Trump’s December notice of intent to name Peru a major non‑NATO ally, a status that eases preferential defense transfers and technical cooperation.
- Peru aims to free the current Callao site for commercial port expansion, and coverage notes the project’s proximity to China‑financed Chancay as part of the regional context.