Biden’s $2.68B Bomb Deal Sparks Outrage

A “routine” Washington arms deal is quietly moving $2.68 billion of American-made air weapons to Canada while U.S. taxpayers are still digging out from years of Biden-era debt and inflation.

Story Snapshot

State Department greenlights a possible $2.68B air strike weapons sale to Canada under the Foreign Military Sales program.
Thousands of precision-guided bombs and JDAM kits would flow to a NATO neighbor as part of a broader allied armament push.
Boeing and RTX (Raytheon) stand to benefit as principal contractors, reinforcing the defense–bureaucracy pipeline.
Congress still has power to slow or condition the deal, raising questions about priorities after years of reckless spending.

State Department Pushes $2.68 Billion Bomb Package to Canada

On December 4, 2025, the U.S. State Department announced it had approved a possible $2.68 billion Foreign Military Sale of air strike weapons and related equipment to Canada, with formal notification sent to Congress through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The package is framed as support for a key NATO ally, boosting deterrence, interoperability with U.S. forces, and continental defense. The determination does not yet create a binding contract, but it opens the door for a massive munitions transfer.

U.S. State Dept. announces sale of $2.68B in air strike weapons to Canada https://t.co/eS1r20UggW

— One America News (@OANN) December 5, 2025

The announced deal covers thousands of modern air-delivered munitions. Canada is cleared to purchase more than three thousand GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I weapons, roughly two thousand GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb II precision-guided bombs, and thousands of KMU-572 and KMU-556 Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits. The package also includes BLU-111 500‑pound and BLU-117 2,000‑pound general-purpose bombs, I-2000 penetrator warheads, inert training bombs, and extensive engineering, technical, and logistics support.

Who Benefits: Allies, Bureaucrats, and Defense Giants

The State Department and DSCA argue this sale advances U.S. foreign policy and national security by strengthening a close NATO partner that shares responsibilities for North American air defense and alliance operations. Canadian aircraft equipped with SDB I, SDB II, and JDAM kits would be able to deliver precise, all-weather strikes in support of NATO missions, using the same weapons families relied on by U.S. forces. That alignment deepens interoperability and allows smoother coalition planning and logistics.

For the U.S. defense industrial base, the proposed sale is another windfall. Boeing is identified as a principal contractor responsible for producing SDB I and a large share of JDAM guidance sets, while RTX (Raytheon) is slated to supply the advanced GBU-53 SDB II weapons. Billions of dollars in production and long-term sustainment work would flow through these firms and their subcontractors. The package reinforces an already tight nexus between the national security bureaucracy and large contractors.

Canada’s Expanding Strike Power and the NATO Spending Push

Canada has been under sustained pressure within NATO to spend more on defense and modernize its forces, and this deal fits into a broader pattern of stepped-up purchases. Earlier in 2025, the United States approved a Canadian request for 26 HIMARS launchers and associated equipment valued at about $1.75 billion, again stressing deterrence and interoperability. The new bomb sale extends that modernization from ground-based rocket artillery to deeper stocks of precision air-delivered munitions.

Media coverage in Canada and defense outlets links the air weapons package to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda to sharply expand Canadian military capabilities. That agenda envisions Canada playing a more robust role in NATO and coalition operations, moving from niche contributions to more substantial frontline or enabling missions. By buying into U.S.-standard munitions, Canada further ties its doctrine, training, and sustainment pipelines to American systems, reinforcing long-term dependence on U.S. supply chains and political decisions.

What It Means for U.S. Taxpayers and Constitutional Priorities

For American conservatives already frustrated by decades of overspending, debt, and foreign entanglements, the timing and scale of this “possible” sale raise familiar questions. While the FMS structure means Canada ultimately pays for the weapons, every large package still engages U.S. production capacity, bureaucracy, and strategic bandwidth that have often been stretched thin by global commitments. After the fiscal damage of the Biden years, many voters want Washington laser-focused on securing the U.S. border and rebuilding domestic strength first.

Because DSCA’s notice only authorizes a potential sale, Congress retains the authority to object, delay, or condition the deal during the review period. Lawmakers concerned about America-first priorities, alliance burden-sharing, or the health of U.S. munitions stockpiles can press for clear assurances that American readiness will not be compromised and that the terms genuinely serve U.S. security. After years of rubber-stamping foreign packages, many grassroots conservatives expect Congress to use that leverage far more aggressively.