Sept. 13, 2021
DSCA Hosts Signing Ceremony for UK C-17 Contract Support FMS Case
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) hosted a signing ceremony for the Foreign Military Sale of contract support for the United Kingdom's fleet of eight C-17 Globemaster III Strategic Lift aircraft on August 31, 2021, at DSCA Headquarters.
July 22, 2021
U.S. and Montenegro strengthen security cooperation relationship
The United States Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) in Montenegro prides itself as being able to offer a full spectrum of opportunities through the full package approach concept, all the while supporting the United States focus of being the leader of Strategic Competition. Recently, ODC Montenegro added a new permanent Foreign Military Finance (FMF) / Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program Manager to their team, increasing their overall office size; further demonstrating the United States commitment and dedication to its Partner and the NATO strategic mission.
May 12, 2021
AFSAC briefs DSCA director Grant on tremendous growth and strategic developments for the USAF FMS Enterprise
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, Ohio — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, Ohio – Heidi Grant, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on April 9 and met with members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) and other AFLCMC directorates, to discuss strategic priorities.
May 4, 2021
Senior enlisted leaders collaborate in Colombia
During a recent key leader engagement visit to Colombia, Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, the senior enlisted adviser at Security Assistance Command, saw firsthand how the foreign military sales process promoted greater interoperability between the Colombian military and the U.S. Army.
April 23, 2021
Behind the scenes of Foreign Military Sales: AFSAC case development
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFLCMC) -- In Foreign Military Sales (FMS), people notice when a United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft, missile, or other significant weapon system gets delivered to a partner nation. What people don’t typically see is all of the behind-the-scenes work done by the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, to develop an FMS case.
April 22, 2021
Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office hits new milestone
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) International Programs team has reached a first-time Foreign Military Sales (FMS) portfolio value of $3 Billion for 34 countries and two NATO member countries. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), an existing international partner, finalized an agreement with the U.S. this March to procure the F-35 Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft and requested additional AIM-9X Block II+ missiles for external carriage on the JSF.
April 14, 2021
Remarks by Ambassador Yuri Kim at the HMMWV Equipment Donation Ceremony for the Albanian Armed Forces
March 24, 2021
Dec. 10, 2020
Officials Describe How Arms Sales Benefit the U.S., Partners
Officials today announced the fiscal year 2020 arms transfer figures and other Defense and State Department security assistance and cooperation accomplishments and statistics.
Dec. 4, 2020
FY2020 Security Cooperation Numbers
DSCA Director Heidi Grant and R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, announced the Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. arms transfer figures, as well as other notable Defense and State Department accomplishments and statistics, highlighting the depth and breadth of U.S. security cooperation and security assistance efforts. Arms sales and defense trade are tangible implements of U.S. foreign policy with potential long-term implications for regional security. Over the last fiscal year, authorized arms exports (including both government-managed and commercial) rose by a total of 2.8 percent from $170.09 billion to $175.08 billion, strengthening U.S. Alliances and attracting new international partners, and adding thousands of jobs to the U.S. economy and sustaining many thousands more.
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