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 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 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 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 Bureau of Industry and Security’s proposed reporting rule for AI developers should shift from a computer-based threshold to a performance-based threshold to provide a better measure of risk, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation’s Center for Data Innovation told BIS this month.

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

The State Department approved a possible military sale to Saudi Arabia for $440 million of "TOW 2A tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided, radio frequency missiles" along with "related elements of logistics and program support," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Oct. 24. The principal contractor will be RTX Corp.