The State Department last week approved a possible $500 million military sale to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The sale includes four "M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems" and related equipment, and the principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin.
The State Department this week approved a possible $346 million military sale to Nigeria, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The sale includes munitions, precision bombs, precision rockets and related equipment, and the principal contractors will be RTX Missiles and Defense, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems.
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Aug. 13 aimed at deregulating the commercial space sector, which it said will help make American space launch companies more competitive. The order doesn't explicitly mention the loosening of export or trade restrictions, but it directs the Commerce and Transportation departments, along with other government offices, to create a "streamlined process for authorizing novel space activities (missions not clearly or straightforwardly governed by existing regulatory frameworks) with the goal of enabling American space competitiveness and superiority in new space-based industries."
The State Department last week approved a possible $160 million military sale to Canada, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The sale includes "Joint Light Tactical Vehicles" and related equipment, and the principal contractor will be AM General, LLC.
President Donald Trump said that he is open to the possibility of normalizing trade relations with Russia if his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well.
The State Department this week approved a possible $404 million military sale to Australia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The sale includes equipment and services to support the maintenance of its MC-55A aircraft fleet. The principal contractor will be L3 Harris.
The State Department recently approved two possible military sales to Ukraine worth more than $200 million combined, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
The State Department recently approved four possible military sales to Ukraine worth more than $650 million combined, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
President Donald Trump said he's no longer giving Russia 50 days, until Sept. 2, to stop its war in Ukraine or face trade measures. He told reporters in Scotland on July 28, "I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There's no reason in waiting," he said. "We just don't see any progress being made."
Australia last week announced plans to lift import restrictions on U.S. beef, marking an “important moment for the U.S.-Australia trade relationship and a historic win for U.S. ranchers,” the U.S. trade representative said.