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Commanders urge FMS reform, multiyear funding to stabilize defense industrial base
Summary
CENTCOM and members of the House committee identified the Foreign Military Sales process and uneven industrial-base investment as obstacles to timely partner support, with commanders asking Congress for multi-year funding to enable production ramp-up.
Senior military leaders and committee members told the House Armed Services Committee that the Foreign Military Sales process and a fragile defense industrial base are slowing deliveries of critical systems to partners.
Gen. Eric Kurilla said the FMS and DCS processes are slow and that foreign partners frequently complain about timelines. "If you had that blank sheet of paper…
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