The Biden administration expects the incoming Trump administration to continue to try to limit growing Chinese support of Russia's defense industrial base, a senior administration official said this week.

The State Department approved a possible $184 million military sale to the Czech Republic, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Nov. 5. The sale includes a "Large Enterprise Terminals System" and related elements of logistics and program support. The equipment will be provided from U.S. government stock.

The State Department approved a possible $4.92 billion military sale to South Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Nov. 4. The sale includes four “E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft” and related elements of logistics and program support. The principal contractor will be Boeing.

The State Department approved a possible military sale to Poland for $105 million of "Mobile Ground Control Approach Systems" and related elements of logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Nov. 1. The principal contractor will be L3Harris.

The State Department approved a possible military sale to Argentina for $941 million of "F-16 Aircraft Equipment and Support" and other elements of logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 30. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin.

The agendas of both major presidential candidates would provide few incentives for other countries to negotiate new trade agreements with the U.S., a former Commerce Department official said Oct. 31.

The State Department approved a possible military sale to Denmark for $744 million of "AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles" and logistics and program support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 29. The principal contractor will be RTX Corp.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. will hold its third annual conference Nov. 19 in person at the Treasury Department, the agency announced. Previous conferences have featured keynote speeches and panel discussions with senior government and CFIUS officials (see 2309140005 and 2309150038). Event registration closes Nov. 6.

The State Department approved a possible military sale to Switzerland for $450 million of "sustainment support" for elements of its Patriot missile systems, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 28. The prime contractors will be RTX Corp., Lockheed Martin and Leidos.

The State Department approved possible military sales to Taiwan and Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 25.