The State Department last week approved a possible $79 million military sale to Belgium, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. Belgium would get "Hellfire missiles" and related equipment, and the principal contractor would be Lockheed Martin.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is seeking public comments on one information collection related to nontransfer and use certificates and another involving Part 130 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
The State Department last week approved possible military sales to Lebanon, Denmark, Italy and South Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
The State Department approved a potential $2.68 billion military sale to Canada for "Air Strike Weapons" and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said last week. The principal contractors will be Boeing and RTX.
The White House last week published its national security strategy, a 33-page document that outlines what the Trump administration views as America’s “principles,” "priorities" and “national interests.” It also describes a plan to deprioritize engagement with Europe and focus more heavily on the Western Hemisphere, while “ending the perception, and preventing the reality, of NATO as a perpetually expanding alliance.”
The State Department this week approved possible military sales to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
The State Department this week approved a possible $200 million military sale to the U.K. for "Navy Multiband Terminals" and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The principal contractor will be RTX.
Countries reported 250 policy initiatives related to research security this year, an increase from last year and almost 10 times more than 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a study released last week. Over that same period, OECD said, the number of countries with research security measures rose from 12 to 41, highlighting a "major policy shift" in which governments are increasingly viewing science and technology as "pillars of national and economic security."
A bill that would require U.S. manufacturers of advanced AI chips to make their products available to American firms before selling them to China “is pretty common sense,” said Daniel Remler, a former State Department official.
The State Department this week approved two possible military sales to India and one to Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.