Associations Urge Changes to Foreign Military Sales.

• Author: Heckmann, Laura
• Position: NDIA NEWS

The Aerospace Industries Association, the National Defense Industrial Association and the Professional Services Council released their recommendations to modernize elements of the Foreign Military Sales system.

The report, "FMS Modernization: U.S. Industry Feedback to the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Tiger Team," was first solicited by the Defense Department's new "tiger team," established in summer 2022 to modernize the United States' process for selling military equipment to its allies and partners.

The report, compiled in fall 2022, is based on the "lived, shared experience" of former U.S. government officials and industry organizations and urged changes to modernize the decades-old system for the current and future threat environment.

"Ukraine underscores the effectiveness of international cooperation when the Department of Defense commits to using all tools at its disposal to support our allies and partners," said AIA president and CEO Eric Fanning. The Foreign Military Sales system has the potential to be an "incredibly effective tool" for deterrence, but "operates like the...