Aerospace Group Backs Bills on Missile Tech Export Controls, Arms Sale Notifications
The Aerospace Industries Association has endorsed two House bills it says would remove unnecessary barriers to defense trade, AIA vice president for international affairs Dak Hardwick said on LinkedIn July 8.
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One bill, the Missile Technology Control Revision Act, would state it's no longer U.S. policy that the Missile Technology Control Regime's presumption of denial applies to NATO, major non-NATO allies and Five Eyes countries (see 2505050062). It is designed to ensure the MTCR does not impede joint development of advanced missile technology under Pillar II of the Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) security partnership.
The other bill, the Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act, would raise the congressional notification thresholds for arms sales to adjust for inflation and geopolitical changes (see 2505290071).
AIA expressed its support for the proposals in letters to Reps. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Both bills are pending before the panel.