Air Force faces complex web of roadblocks with foreign military sales

By Leigh Giangreco / December 11, 2015 at 10:00 AM
As the call from foreign partners for additional munitions grows louder, the surging demand is highlighting problems within the Air Force's problematic foreign military sales process and creating urgency for a holistic solution. During the annual Dubai Airshow, Middle Eastern customers complained the Air Force's FMS process could not meet their weapons demand. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James attempted to assuage those concerns earlier this month when she revealed a developing strategy from the service to expedite its FMS...

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