Space Force Pushes for FMS Reform as Case Load Spikes

Space Force Pushes for FMS Reform as Case Load Spikes

Space Force leaders are advocating for reforms to the Pentagon’s foreign military sales process to better handle a surge in requests from international partners to buy U.S.-made military space systems.  The service has seen such requests from foreign militaries double since 2023—from around 40 to nearly 80 this year. Those cases encompass FMS cases as well as other Defense Department programs like Building Partner Capacity and Foreign Military …