Legal Framework

Convention on Cluster Munitions (2008)

Comprehensively bans cluster munitions, prohibiting their use, production, stockpiling, and transfer. Also requires destruction of stockpiles, clearance of contaminated areas, and assistance to victims.

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Pentagon Signs $210M+ Deal to Purchase Cluster Munitions From Israel

The US contracted with an Israeli state-owned arms manufacturer for banned cluster munitions at industrial scale, reversing decades of declining reliance on these weapons and funding an Israeli …

  • On September 30, 2025, the Pentagon awarded an indefinite delivery/quantity contract with a ceiling value of $829.1 million to Tomer, an …
  • The contract was awarded without public competition under a 'public interest' exception to federal contracting law, bypassing normal …