DoD Panel Pushes U.S. Weapons Tech To Allies

New DoD Panel Pushes Weapons Tech To Allies -- Aol Defense

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is pushing hard to get weapons technologies into the hands of U.S. allies and a new advisory panel will help the department do just that.

The new Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure Office created by Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter will help "ensure DoD-wide planning for building partner capacity [by] taking into account these processes early in the planning process in an integrated, standardized, and institutionalized manner," he wrote in a Jan. 9 memo. The panel will help DoD "assess potential benefits of building allied and friendly nation partner capability efforts [and] advance our political and military objectives," according to the memo. At the same time, the panel's actions will maintain "U.S. operational and technological advantages and [protect] critical technology from diversion to potential adversaries," it adds.

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My Comment: This is a major reversal in policy. I guess with the domestic defense budget being cut back, the defense contractors now want to make money abroad. Hmmmm ... does this mean that the F-22 will be up for sale to our allies? Probably not.