Trump Administration Seeks To Restructure Foreign Military Sales Process

The Trump administration has announced plans to overhaul the US foreign arms sales process, leaving industry and analysts with many unanswered questions. The executive order tasks the Defense, State, and Commerce Departments with conducting a series of reviews to restructure the sales process, with the goal of prioritizing American interests and building US production and capacity. The move may have significant implications for the Foreign Military Sales program and direct commercial sales, and could impact US relationships with allies and partners. The development was first reported by Breaking Defense.