More Empty Chairs At The Pentagon As USD Policy Rood Canned

More Empty Chairs At The Pentagon As USD Policy Rood Canned
More Empty Chairs At The Pentagon As USD Policy Rood Canned

John Rood is the latest official to leave the Pentagon, following a string of high-level departures in recent weeks.

In Push For Arms Exports, Top State Official Moves To DoD

In Push For Arms Exports, Top State Official Moves To DoD
In Push For Arms Exports, Top State Official Moves To DoD

WASHINGTON: A long-time State Department official who oversees critical security assistance programs is heading to the Pentagon, a move that may usher in another big change in the reworking of the acquisition and arms exports programs at the Defense Department. The unexpected announcement was made by Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment,…

Meet the New U.S. Export Policy, And The Tariffs Complicating Things

Meet the New U.S. Export Policy, And The Tariffs Complicating Things
Meet the New U.S. Export Policy, And The Tariffs Complicating Things

A slate of poorly understood new tariff and sanctions rules are complicating the Trump Administration’s own efforts to boost arms exports, even as sales of American-made weaponry blow past previous highs.

U.S. Has Already Sold More Weapons This Year Than All 2017: $47B

U.S. Has Already Sold More Weapons This Year Than All 2017: $47B
U.S. Has Already Sold More Weapons This Year Than All 2017: $47B

Trump’s America First policies are paying off for U.S. weapons manufacturers.

Farnborough Preview: Navarro Leads US Sales Push; Reaper Flies Atlantic To RIAT

Farnborough Preview: Navarro Leads US Sales Push; Reaper Flies Atlantic To RIAT
Farnborough Preview: Navarro Leads US Sales Push; Reaper Flies Atlantic To RIAT

WASHINGTON: No Russians. Few Chinese. The F-35. And the man who has led the charge in America’s trade wars, Peter Navarro, at the head the American delegation, with lots of other senior American officials along eager to boost bilateral sales of US weapons and civilian aircraft. Those are the early outlines of what we’ll see at this…

Trump Loosens Rules on Drone Sales, Pledges More Arms Sales

Trump Loosens Rules on Drone Sales, Pledges More Arms Sales
Trump Loosens Rules on Drone Sales, Pledges More Arms Sales

The new rules, which are still a work in progress, will allow for easier export of laser-designating drones, while shipping more and more weapons overseas to cut into Chinese and Russian sales.