Air Force foreign sales up 10% over average

DAYTON, OH -- Compared to the previous five-year average, Air Force foreign military sales are up more than 10% with two months still left in fiscal year 2023, officials told reporters this week.

The average had been $18 billion per year, Col. Elwood Waddell said here at Life Cycle Industry Days, but totals by July showed sales of $20 billion with that number still increasing.

“We’ve seen an increase in sales, particularly in the European [area of responsibility] but other places as well,” Waddell said.

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sales saw the biggest increase of any single segment, Waddell said.