Sale of Arms

March 2002
Compiled by Joan T. Phillips, Bibliographer
Air University Library
Maxwell AFB, AL

Contents

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Books

Burke, Fleur A. How Little Is Enough? U.S. End-Use Monitoring and Oversight of the Weapons Trade. Washington, Center for Defense Information, 2002. 173 p.
Book call no.: 327.174 B959h

Cascade of Arms: Managing Conventional Weapons Proliferation, edited by Andrew J. Pierre. Cambridge, MA, World Peace Foundation, 1997. 466 p.
United States, by Janne E. Nolan, pp 131-149.
Book call no.: 338.4 C336

Ramos, Robert R. Foreign Military Sales in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study in Security Assistance. S.l., University of Oklahoma, 1999. 73 p.
Book call no.: 355.032538 R175f

Silverstein, Ken. Private Warriors. New York, Verso, 2000. 268 p.
Arms dealers and sellers in the United States.
Book call no.: 338.476233 S587p

Status Report of the Presidential Commission on Offsets in International Trade. Washington, Presidential Commission on Offsets in International Trade, 2001. 1 vol.
Book call no.: 382.456234 S797

United States. Department of State. Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2001. Washington, 2000. 725 p.
Book call no.: R 355.0320973 C749 2001

AlJeeran, Isa Khalifa Abdulla. The U.S. Arms Sales to the Gulf Cooperation Council States. Monterey CA, Naval Postgraduate School, September 1998. 107 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 A414u

Cimenderoglu, Eser. Analysis of Transferring U.S. Navy Perry Class Frigates to Turkey and Issues Raised During the Process. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, March 1997. 50 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 C573a

Dictators or Democracies? 1997: U.S. Transfers of Weapons and Military Training to the Developing World During President Clinton's First Term. 3rd ed. Washington, Demilitarization for Democracy, October 1997. 29 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 44288-1

Gultekin, Metin. Foreign Military Sales Versus Direct Commercial Sales. Monterey CA, Naval Postgraduate School, September 1998. 91 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 G973f

Hannah, Robert J. An Analysis of the Foreign Military Sales of the MI Series Tank. Monterey CA, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2000. 169 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 H2431a

Haynes, Jacob N. Foreign Military Sales: Shaping Foreign Policy and Enhancing the Industrial Base. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, April 2001. 28 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 H424f

Herbert, Wayne M. The Effects of the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program in Preserving the Defense Industrial Base. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, December 1998. 94 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 H5371e

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers from U.S. Satellite Export Policy-Background and Chronology, by Shirley A. Kan. Washington, July 2000. 51 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.98-485F 2000 Jul.20

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999, by Richard F. Grimmett. Washington, August 2000. 79 p.
Earlier editions also available.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.00-RL30640

McNichols, Jeffrey R. The Visible Hand: The Government-Industrial Relationship and Its Effects on Transatlantic Arms Cooperation. Monterey, CA, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2000. 138 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42525 M1692v

Mills, Ainsworth B. The Use of Arms Transfers and Arms Control to Enhance Security in the Middle East. Carlisle Barracks, PA, Army War College, April 2000. 39 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39080-537 M657u

United States. Air Force Audit Agency. Follow-up Audit--Foreign Military Sales Dedicated Training Program Costs. Washington, April 2000. 12 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42963-1 no.00062003

United States. Air Force Audit Agency. Reduced-Price Foreign Military Sales and Related Grant Transactions. Washington, March 2000. 19 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42963-1 no.99062008

United States. General Accounting Office. China: U.S. and European Union Arms Sales Since the 1989 Embargoes: Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. Washington, April 1998. 15 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov   Search for report number T-NSIAD-98-171.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.98-171

United States. General Accounting Office. Conventional Arms Transfers: U.S. Efforts to Control the Availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Washington, July 2000. 30 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number NSIAD-00-141.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.00-141

United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Trade: Analysis of Support for Recent Initiatives. Washington, August 2000. 36 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number NSIAD-00-191
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.00-191

United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Trade: Decision to Lower FMS Administrative Fee is Premature. Washington, May 1999. 3 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov   Search for report number NSIAD-99-161R.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.99-161R

United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Trade: Department of Defense Savings from Export Sales Are Difficult to Capture. Washington, September 1999. 22 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number NSIAD-99-191
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.99-191

United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Trade: Information on U.S. Weapons Deliveries to the Middle East. Washington, September 2001. 11 p.
Tables include: value of U.S. military assistance deliveries to the Middle East, fiscal years 1991-2000 and selected U.S. weapon systems delivered to the Middle East for the years 1991-2000.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number GAO-01-1078.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-173 no.01-1078

United States. General Accounting Office. Defense Trade: U.S. Contractors Employ Diverse Activities to Meet Offset Obligations. Washington, December 1998. 12 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov   Search for report number NSIAD-99-35.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.99-35

United States. General Accounting Office. Foreign Military Sales: Air Force Controls over the FMS Program Need Improvement. Washington, May 2000. 14 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov   Search for report number AIMD-00-101.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-166 no.00-101

United States. General Accounting Office. Foreign Military Sales: Changes Needed to Correct Weakness in End-Use Monitoring Program. Washington, August 2000. 25 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number NSIAD-00-208.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.00-208

United States. General Accounting Office. Foreign Military Sales: Recovery of Nonrecurring Research, Development, and Production Costs. Washington, May 1999. 5 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov  Search for report number AIMD-99-148R.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-166 no.99-148R

United States. General Accounting Office. Foreign Military Sales: Review Process for Controlled Missile Technology Needs Improvement. Washington, September 1999. 29 p.
Also available online at: http://www.gao.gov   Search for report number NSIAD-99-231.
Doc. call no.: M-U 41026-147 no.99-231

Wasik, Robert A. A Method for FMS Countries to Maximize CLSSA Service Levels While Minimizing Costs through Optimal Requisitioning Patterns. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, Air Force Institute of Technology, March 2001. 124 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 39567-5 W319m

Wortman, Forest B. Equipping Foreign Air Forces: How Far Should the U.S. Government Go?  Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, April 1999. 33 p.
Also available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/database/research/ay1999/acsc/99-232.htm
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 W935e

Akins, Christopher F. Security Assistance and National Security in the Global Economy. DISAM Journal 21:99-104 Summer 1999.
Discusses the economic impacts of foreign military sales.

Australia Confirms AEWAC Buy. Jane's International Defense Review 34:4 February 2001.

Baker, Beth M. and Berdahl, Nels E. Electronic Case Coordination and Tracking--Team Effort. DISAM Journal 24:127-139 Fall 2001.

Barrie, Douglas. British Foresee Hurdles in Future U.S. Cooperation. Defense News 15:3+ June 26, 2000.
"British concerns about Washington's reliability as the defense supplier and partner could complicate future trans-Atlantic cooperation."

Barrie, Douglas and Svitak, Amy. Britain, U.S. Haggle over Details of Export Relaxation. Defense News 15:8 November 13, 2000.

Bekdil, Burak E. Turkey to Choose U.S.-Lead Partnership for EW Deal. Defense News 16:42 May 28, 2001.
"Turkey's procurement authorities are planning to award a U.S.-led partnership contract worth nearly $200 million to install electronic countermeasures systems on F-16 fighters in conformity with standing U.S. security guidelines."

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. Computer Dispute Slows Turkish Chopper Contract. Defense News 15:40 December 18, 2000.
"Turkey's contract negotiations with Bell Helicopter Textron for the co-production of the 145 Ah-IZ King Cobra attack helicopters face delays due to uncertainties in crucial mission computers for the platforms."

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. Restrictions May Push Turkey Away from U.S. Deals. Defense News 16:12 July 30, 2001.
"The United States' rejection of Turkish requests for technology transfer and larger Turkish input in ongoing defense programs with American companies may prompt Ankara to opt for non-U.S. alternatives in future projects."

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. Turkey's Copter Deal with Bell Faces Delay: Debate over Warranties, Technology Transfer Could Postpone Sale to 2001. Defense News 15:18 August 21, 2000.

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. Turkey Sets 6-Month Goal to Seal Helicopter Deal: Licensing Issuers Pose Hurdle in Talks with Bell. Defense News 15:24 September 25, 2000.

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. Turkey, U.S. Near Key Contract for Chopper Deal. Defense News 17:26 January 14, 2002.

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. U.S., Turkey Promoting F-16s for Central Europe. Defense News 16:8 August 27, 2001.
The U.S. and Turkey are trying to persuade Hungary, Austria and Poland to purchase the F-16.

Bekdil, Burak E. and Engingsoy, Umit. US Proposes to Lease 100 Tanks to Turkey. Defense News 15:1+ July 3, 2000.

Bekdil, Burak E. and Svitak, Amy. Turkey, Pentagon Move Toward Helicopter Agreement. Defense News 16:12 August 20, 2001.

Bender, Bryan. Nations Add Thrust to Modernisation Plans. Jane's Defence Weekly 29:24-25 March 18, 1998.
"The capabilities of South Africa's air forces are set to change with the U.S. embargo lifted on sales to the region."

Bilo, Ray. Transportation Support to the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) Customer: Keeping Things Moving for the Navy Customer. DISAM Journal 24:117-118 Fall 2001.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/a-c.htm#B  Find author and title in list.

Blanche, Ed. U.S. Arms Sales to Arabs Trigger Israeli Alarms. Middle East No.321:16-18 March 2002.
"The Bush administration plans to sell advanced missiles and other weapons to Arab governments, as part of its effort to draw them into the war against global terrorism, is alarming Israel."

Bodner, James M. Defense Security Cooperation Reform. DISAM Journal 21:49-52 Summer 1999.
Speech given by James Bodner at the Defense Security Cooperation Reform Conference in Washington, DC, on 10 June 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/a-c.htm#B  Find author and title in list.

Boese, Wade. 1999 Proposed Pentagon Arms Sales Exceed $20 Billion. Arms Control Today 30:24 January/February 2000.

Boese, Wade. Administration Clears Way for South African Arms Trade. Arms Control Today 28:29 March 1998.
U.S. clears the way for South African arms sales.

Boese, Wade. China Opposes Prospective U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan. Arms Control Today 31:27 April 2001.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2001_04/taiwan.asp

Boese, Wade. Pentagon Notifies Congress of $13 Billion in Possible Arms Sales. Arms Control Today 29:27+ November 1999.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/1999_11/armno99.asp

Boese, Wade. Pentagon Reports Higher Proposed Weapons Deals. Arms Control Today 29:26 January/February 1999.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/1999_01-02/fmsjf99.asp

Boese, Wade. U.S. Continues to Lead in World Arms Exports. Arms Control Today 31:36 September 2001.
"The United States remains the pre-eminent seller in the global arms market" for 2000.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2001_09/armexsept01.asp

Boese, Wade. U.S. Remains Largest Supplier to a Shrinking Arms Market. Arms Control Today 28:32 June/July 1998.
Reports on U.S. and worldwide arms sales.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/1998_06-07/grmjj98.asp

Boese, Wade. U.S. Announces New Arms Sales to Middle East Worth Billions. Arms Control Today 29:32 March 1999.
Also available online at: http://www.armscontrol.org/act/1999_03/armmr99.asp

Brandt, Craig. Contemporary Logistics Techniques for Allied Supply Support. Air Force Journal of Logistics 23:18-21 Spring 1999.
Logistics support for foreign military sales.

Chamberlain, Patricia J. F/A-18 Foreign Military Sales In-Service Support: Supporting FMS Aviation Systems Through Partnerships. DISAM Journal 22:30-32 Summer 2000.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/a-c.htm#C  Find author and title in list.

China Blasts U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan. Beijing Review 42:5 August 16, 1999.

Chuter, Andrew. Foreign Sales Would Offset JSF Cuts, Pentagon Says. Defense News 17:6 March 25, 2002.
Hopes that "foreign sales of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), not including those by development partner Britain, will offset the 30 percent reduction in tactical aircraft purchases proposed by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders."

Clark, Colin. Clinton to Pick Export Option: Will Either Adopt Agreed Reforms, or Extend License Exemptions. Defense News 15:3+ May 22, 2000.

Clark, Colin. Congress Boosts Red Tape Burden for Arms Exports. Defense News 15:1+ February 7, 2000.
"The U.S. State Department, already struggling with the high volume of export licenses, now must grapple with a new law that may increase paperwork in arms exports."

Clark, Colin. Critics Rap U.S. Air Force Handling of FMS Accounts. Defense News 15:8 May 22, 2000.

Clark, Colin. Davison: FMS Sales Surge Is Just the Beginning. Defense News 15:3+ March 20, 2000.
"Government-to-government weapons sales under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program are up substantially after years of decline."

Clark, Colin. DOD Urges Smoother Licensing for Allies. Defense News 15:4+ March 20, 2000.

Clark, Colin. Export Reform Advocates Feel Stymied by U.S. Congress. Defense News 15:6 July 10, 2000.
"Advocates of closer trans-Atlantic defense industrial relations are reacting with dismay to U.S. congressional efforts to slow or cripple arms export extensions to Britain and Australia."

Clark, Colin. Pentagon Marches Ahead with Export Reform. Defense News 14:3+ December 6, 1999.
Two articles about reforms in the management of arms exports.

Clark, Colin. Polish Government Nears Frigate Buy from Navy. Navy Times 48:24 September 13, 1999.

Clark, Colin. Probes Find Broad FMS Mismanagement. Navy Times 48:24 September 13, 1999.
Studies show that Air Force, Army and Navy foreign military sales programs have financial and management problems.

Clark, Colin. U.S. Agencies Reach Consensus on Exports. Defense News 15:1+ May 15, 2000.
"The U.S. State and Defense departments have agreed on a list of 15 proposed reforms of the country's arms export licensing process."

Clark, Colin. U.S., Canada Agree on Cross-Border Arms Trade. Defense News 15:4+ May 8, 2000.

Clark, Colin. U.S. Charges European Bias in Engine Buy. Defense News 15:1+ May 22, 2000.
"U.S. State and Defense Department officials have complained to their German colleagues that Germany's pending purchase of NH-90 helicopter engines is falling prey to political pressures to buy European."

Clark, Colin. U.S. Export License System Broken, Say Allies. Defense News 15:3+ April 24, 2000.

Clark, Colin. U.S. Lawmakers Moved to Stop Export Exemptions. Defense News 15:1+ April 3, 2000.
"The powerful chairmen of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and the House International Relations committees say they adamantly opposed arms control exceptions for allied countries."

Clark, Colin and Hill, Luke. U.S. Plans 'Stringent' Rules for Arms Export Exemptions. Defense News 15:3+ June 5, 2000.

Clark, Colin and Hoschouer, Jack. German Spy Case Illustrates U.S. Export Concerns. Defense News 15:4+ June 19, 2000.

Davis, Bobby. Foreign Military Sales Administrative Surcharge Reduction. DISAM Journal 21:58-64 Summer 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/d-e.htm#D  Find author and title in list.

De Selding, Peter B. U.S. Export Rules May Drive Away Italian Aerospace Firm. Defense News 15:70 June 26, 2000.
"Alenia Aerospazio SpA is threatening to turn away from its longtime reliance on U.S. satellite component suppliers to avoid delays caused by U.S. technology export legislation."

Dent, Betty J. So You Think You Know Something about Security Assistance? DISAM Journal 21:72-81 Winter 1998-1999.
"Addresses three core programs...for military sales, international military education and training, and defense cooperation in armaments."

Donnelly, Tom. Dire Strait. Jane's Defence Weekly 35:23-27 March 14, 2001.
"Looks at Taiwan's defence needs from a U.S. perspective, urging a regional policy revision in light of China's strategy shift."

Drumheller, Michelle. Unhappy Foreign Customers Request Arms Sales Reform. National Defense 84:20 September 1999.

EgrAegis. National Review 53:12+ May 14, 2001.
Examines the proposed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

Engingsoy, Umit and Bekdil, Burak E. Turkey, U.S. Move to Rescue Helicopter Deal. Defense News 16:6 August 6, 2001.

Engingsoy, Umit and Bekdil, Burak E. U.S. Exporters Raise Alarm with Turkish Delays. Defense News 17:18 March 4, 2002.
Purchase of helicopters delayed.

Engingsoy, Umit and Bekdil, Burak E. U.S. Moves to Reactivate Loan for Turkey's Navy Needs. Defense News 17:6 January 28, 2002.
"The United States is preparing to reactivate a dormant U.S. Export and Import Bank (Ex-Im) loan to help Ankara finance the purchase of 14 naval helicopters and has announced a planned transfer to the Turkish navy of two frigates."

Engingsoy, Umit and Tigner, Brooks. Politics Clouds U.S. Arms Sale to Turkey.  Defense News 15:4+ December 4, 2000.

Erwin, Sandra I. Defense Dept.'s Export Loan Program Mired in Uncertainty. National Defense 84:34-35 March 2000.
Reports efforts to keep the Defense Exports Loan Guarantee program alive.

Ezell, Virginia H. U.S. Firms Target Global Markets at Arms Fair. National Defense 86:40 July 2001.
U.S. arms makers participate in the Internationale Waffen Ausstellung in Nuremberg along with European arms makers.

Feuilherade, Peter. UAE Buys American. Middle East International No.622:21 April 7, 2000.
"The UAE buys state-of-the-art U.S. warplanes worth $6.5bn."

Finnegan, Philip. Critics Blast U.S. Shifted Policy Regarding AMRAAMs in Asia. Defense News 15:10 July 3, 2000.
"The gradual U.S. shift toward allowing the release of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile(AMRAAM) to new areas of Asia is coming under fire from critics on both sides of the arms control spectrum."

Finnegan, Philip and Hitchens, Theresa. U.S., Singapore Seek Compromise on AMRAAM Sale. Defense News 15:1+ March 6, 2000.
"Pentagon officials are recommending a move to allow Singapore to purchase the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) for its F-16 fleet under a special arrangement designed to allay fears about introducing a new weapon to the region."

Froebel, Pauline. Global Air Traffic Operations/Mobility Command and Control Foreign Military Sales: Supporting Our Nation's Security Strategy. DISAM Journal 23:8-10 Summer 2001.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/f-h.htm#f  Find author and title in list.

Gilley, Bruce. Bush's Chance in the Taiwan Strait. Far Eastern Economic Review 164:20-21 March 15, 2001.
Worry about arms sales to Taiwan and repercussions in relations with China.

Grazebrook, A. W. Boeing Wins RAAF AEW&C (airborne early warning and control aircraft). Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter 25:17 August-September 1999.

Hawkins, Patrick K. Foreign Military Sales Contracting: "What's in a Price?" DISAM Journal 20:114-117 Spring 1998.
Prices may vary for domestic and foreign military sales customers.

Hazlitt, Christine. Foreign Military Sales Policy Changes, Clarifications, and Initiatives. DISAM Journal 22:71-74 Winter 1999-2000.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/f-h.htm#H  Find author and title in list.

Hill, Don. Repair Parts Support for Foreign Military Sales. Army Logistician No.1:7 January-February 1998.
Also available online at: http://www.almc.army.mil/ALOG/issues/JanFeb98/Ms201.htm

Holzer, Robert and Svitak, Amy. Taiwan Sub Sale Could Spur Worldwide Business: Active Production Line Provides Customers Economic Advantage. Defense News 16:30 June 11, 2001.

Holzer, Robert and Svitak, Amy. U.S. Navy, Industry Leaders Discuss Foreign Sale Hurdles. Defense News 15:34 October 30, 2000.
"As part of an evolving strategy to revamp its foreign assistance efforts, the U.S. Navy is holding meetings with key individual U.S. defense firms to better understand the obstacles they confront when selling weapon systems overseas."

House, Steven. Applying "Supply Chain Management" To FMS Logistics Requirements. DISAM Journal 22:107-113 Summer 2000.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/f-h.htm#H  Find author and title in list.

How U.S. Security Assistance Involved. Defense News 13:35 February 16-22, 1998.
Chronology of foreign military sales programs.

Hutchinson, George A. View Towards Change: The United States-Republic of Korea Arms Trade Relationship Through the Post-Cold War. Air Force Journal of Logistics 23:4-7+ Spring 1999.

James, Paul. Export Missile Defense? U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 126:64-67 May 2000.

Kaplan, Lawrence F. Fantasy Island. New Republic 224:23-24 April 9, 2001.
Argues for U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.

Leboeuf, Gibson. Foreign Military Sales Reinvention in the Department of the Navy. Program Manager 30:14-20 November-December 2001.

Lee, William C. The Worldwide Warehouse Redistribution Services (WWRS) Program. DISAM Journal 20:118-119 Spring 1998.
Program of the Air Force strives to reduce transfer time for foreign military service customers.

Mann, Paul. U.S. Dominates Arms Exports. Aviation Week & Space Technology 151:84 September 6, 1999.
"The U.S. was by far the premier arms exporter in 1998."

Mora, Frank O. U.S. Arms Transfer Policy for Latin America: Lifting the Ban on Fighter Aircraft. Airpower Journal 13:76-92 Spring 1999.
Also available online at: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj99/spr99/mora.html

Mulholland, David. U.S. Air Force Slows C-17 Buy to Appease British. Defense News 15:36 February 21, 2000.
"The new U.S. Air Force budget request slows acquisition of C-17 Globemster III heavy lift aircraft in 2001. The slowdown hinges, however, on a British commitment to buy freed-up aircraft."

O'Leary, Kevin and Fewell, Michael V. When Things Go Wrong: The Role of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service in Foreign Military Sales. DISAM Journal 21:82-87 Summer 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/m-q.htm#O  Find author and title in list.

Offsets in Defense Trade. DISAM Journal 21:57-97 Spring 1999.

Opall, Barbara. Bill Limiting Arms Sales Is Defeated. Navy Times 47:28 April 20, 1998.
"Congressional supporters of legislation that would ban U.S. arms and military aid to nondemocratic and human rights violating nations are conceding defeat this year."

Opall, Barbara. Customers Abandon FMS; Cite High Cost, Inflexibility. Defense News 13:1+ February 9, 1998.
Foreign buyers ignore the Pentagon and buy directly from the manufacturers.

Opall, Barbara. Helping Hand: For Purchasers and Suppliers in Peril, FMS Can Be Savior. Defense News 13:34+ February 16, 1998.

Opall, Barbara. Identity Crisis: New Agency Lacks Charter, Leadership Structure. Defense News 13:34+ February 16, 1998.
U.S. government reorganization to help with foreign military sales.

Opall, Barbara. Seeking Relief: U.S. Defense Industry Lobbies for Export Tax Breaks. Defense News 13:35+ February 16, 1998.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Boeing, IAI Near Arrow Pact: Accord Clears MTCR Hurdles, Will Require Significant U.S. Funding. Defense News 17:1+ January 14, 2002.
Deal for Israel to coproduce Arrow missile interceptor with Boeing is back on track.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Compromise near in Egyptian Harpoon Sale. Defense News 17:6 February 11, 2002.
Compromise to allow "$400 million missile deal to Egypt that will allow delivery of advanced weapons without controversial land-attack capabilities."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel Banks on $800 Million before Clinton Departs: Congress May Block President's Largess. Defense News 15:3+ November 20, 2000.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel Plans to Purchase U.S.-Built Corvettes. Defense News 16:8 June 4, 2001.
Israel's "plan to purchase up to five new U.S.-built warships."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel's MoD Open Door to Export of Arrow Missile. Defense News 15:4+ January 31, 2000.
"Israel's Ministry of Defense has authorized industry executives here to begin discussions with U.S. aerospace firms on potential partnership agreements to cover future production and export of the Arrow antimissile defense system."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel Seeks U.S. Approval to Export Arrow: Ben-Eliezer to Rumsfeld: Let U.S. Sell 200 of  the Missile Systems to Turkey, India. Defense News 17:6 February 4, 2002.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel Seeks U.S. Payback for Failed Phalcon Deal. Defense News 15:14 July 24, 2000.
"Israel is seeking at least $1 billion in additional U.S. aid as compensation for scrapping its Phalcon early warning aircraft deal with Beijing."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israel Wants Arms Deal with China, India: Move Could Anger Washington Leaders, Say Bush Observers. Defense News 16:1+ February 5, 2001.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israeli Execs Decry Shift to U.S. Buys: Call for Halt to MoD's Shopping Spree. Defense News 15:4+ September 11, 2000.
"Alarmed by a precipitous drop in business from Israel's Defense Ministry (MoD), industry executives here are calling on Prime Minister Ehud Barak to reverse spending patterns that favor U.S. dollar-based purchases in America over domestic buys based on the local currency, the shekel."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israeli Firms Limit Sales to Chinese. Defense News 15:4+ June 26, 2000.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israeli Spy Plane Clears Hurdle: U.S. Approves Integration of Israeli Software on U.S. Airframe. Defense News 16:3+ January 22, 2001.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Israelis Reject Export Concerns with Arrow Missile System. Defense News 16:12 March 19, 2001.
"Israeli Defense officials vehemently reject U.S. assertions that the U.S.-Israel Arrow ballistic missile interceptor falls afoul of international arms control structures and should be restricted from U.S.-based production and eventual export to third countries."

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Military Aid Hot Issue in Israel-China Deal.  Defense News 15:4+ July 10, 2000.
Conflict over Israeli sale of arms to China.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. Navy Ships Offered to Nine Nations. Navy Times 48:11 August 2, 1999.
Used U.S. navy ships are being offered to 9 friendly nations at little or no cost.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. U.S., Israel Near Accords on Exports, Strategic Ties: Agree to Whittle List of Problem Nations from 27 to 4. Defense News 15:3+ September 11, 2000.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. U.S., Israel Near Record on Software for Apache Chopper. Defense News 15:14 February 7, 2000.

Opall-Rome, Barbara. U.S. Nixes Israel, Tomahawk Plea: Could Spur Indigenous Development. Defense News 15:1+ March 20, 2000.
"The United States has rejected an Israeli request to purchase up to 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles, which weapon defense officials here view as essential for Israel's deep-strike military modernization plan."

Opall-Rome, Barbara and Barrie, Douglas. Mideast Violence Imperils Israeli Arms Exports: Political Pressure Mounting in Europe. Defense News 16:12 June 18, 2001.
"Ongoing Israeli-Palestinian violence is beginning to threaten Israeli Defense exports to Europe."

Pentagon Pledges to Cut Red Tape in Foreign Military Sales Procurement. National Defense 83:40 July-August 1998.

Petty, Frank S. Defense Offsets: A Strategic Military Perspective. DISAM Journal 21:65-81 Summer 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/m-q.htm#P  Find author and title in list.

Phillips, Herb. The Peace Falcon Program. DISAM Journal 21:106-112 Fall 1998.
Lease of F-16 fighter aircraft by the Jordanians.

Rake, James B. Reengineering the USAF FMS effort. DISAM Journal 21:98-100 Spring 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/r-s.htm#R  Find author and title in list.

Ratnam, Gopal and others. Bush Opens Arsenal to Mideast: Pakistan, Oman, Egypt, UAE Could Receive Long-Awaited Jets, Spare Parts from U.S. Defense News 16:1+ September 24 2001.

Ratnam, Gopal. Oman F-16 Buy Shifts Focus Away from British. Defense News 16:4+ March 26, 2001.
"Oman's decision to buy U.S.-made F-16 fighters signals a departure from the country's traditional reliance on British-made weapons."

Ratnam, Gopal. U.A.E. Policies May Snarl U.S. Mideast East Effort. Defense News 15:3+ June 19, 2000.
"The future delivery of a Russian air defense system to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Emirates' longstanding policy of diversified weapon purchases, could hurt U.S. efforts to build a cooperative defense network in the region and raise concerns about interoperability."

Ratnam, Gopal. Weapons Sales Continue to Climb under U.S. Program. Defense News 15:12 October 23, 2000.
"Government-to-government weapons sales under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program increased in 1999 and are expected to grow by nearly $3 billion in 2001."

Ratnam, Gopal and Svitak, Amy. U.S. Would Keep Tight Rein on Missiles Sold to Bahrain: Proposal Offered to Assuage Congressional Concerns. Defense News 15:1+ September 11, 2000.

Selling Arms. America 183:3 September 23, 2000.
Editorial on U.S. arms sales.

Shaheen, Frederick F. and Zimolzak, Joanne L. The Brokering Regulations of the U.S. Department of State: More Than Meets the Eye. National Contract Management Journal No.1:33-40 1998.
Reports regulations to implement the 1996 "Brokering Amendment" to the U.S. Arms Export Control Act.

Shepherd, Carol. FMS Hybrid Case Reinvention Initiative. DISAM Journal 22:26-29 Summer 2000.
Test by the Navy International Programs Office and the Naval Inventory Control Point International Programs Directorate "to provide interested customers a single portal to DOD inventories and electronic commerce."
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/r-s.htm#S  Find author and title in list.

Sherman, Jason. Doubts Arise on S. Korea Fighter Program Cost: Contenders Question if Seoul Can Pay Bid Prices. Defense News 17:7 January 28, 2002.

Sherman, Jason. New S. Korean Destroyers to Gain Advanced Launchers. Defense News 16:18 June 11, 2001.
"The South Korean Navy plans to incorporate an advanced U.S. missile launcher system into its new destroyers this fall."

Sherman, Jason. Pentagon May Improve Malaysia's F/A-18D Fleet. Defense News 16:22 September 10, 2001.
"The Pentagon is offering Malaysia improved electronic warfare capability to enhance its F/A-18D fighter fleet."

Sherman, Jason. Singapore Wants Longbow-Equipped Copters Home. Defense News 17:8 March 11, 2002.

Sherman, Jason. South Korea Redirects More Funds to F-X Program. Defense News 17:10 February 25, 2002.
"To pay for F-X, Air Force delays procurement of E-X Early Warning Radar."

Sherman, Jason. Taiwan Leaders Doubt Value of Kidd Destroyers. Defense News 16:3 August 20, 2001.
Taiwan may not acquire the used naval destroyers offered by the U.S.

Sherman, Jason. Thai Army to Rebuild Hueys, Buy New Black Hawks. Defense News 16:48 September 10, 2001.
Plans to refurbish Hueys and buy Black Hawks from the U.S.

Sherman, Jason. Thailand's F-16s to Carry U.S. Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles. Defense News 16:9 July 23, 2001.

Sherman, Jason. U.S. Maintains Caution in Taiwan Arms Sales. Defense News 15:3+ October 16, 2000.
"As the Taiwanese government prepares to pay for the new $1.3 billion package of U.S.-made weapons systems the Pentagon has agreed to sell, the deal will not include what Taipei desires most: technologies to counter the missile threat from mainland China.

Sherman, Jason. Weapon Package Offered to Taiwan a Strategic Mix. Defense News 16:28 April 30, 2001.
"U.S. military aid to help Taiwan counter China's subs."

Sherman, Jason and Svitak, Amy. Pentagon to Bolster Monitoring of Arms Exports. Defense News 17:6 March 11, 2002.
"Efforts could include random checks on soil of user nation."

Sherman, Jason and Svitak, Amy. Piracy Charge Muddies ATACMS Sale to Seoul. Defense News 16:3+ January 8, 2001.
"The sale of sophisticated, long-range artillery missiles by the United States to South Korea has run into troubled political waters because of charges that a South Korean defense firm pirated U.S. military technology."

Silverstein, Sam. Company Will Build Satellite for China Despite Delays in Previous Export Sales. Defense News 16:26 January 22, 2001.
"Space System/Loral has agreed to build a satellite for a Hong Kong company and deliver the spacecraft to China for launch."

Svitak, Amy. Acquisition Takes Prominence over U.S. Export Focus. Defense News 16:4 June 25, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Analysts Laud Foreign Military Sales Fixes. Defense News 15:3+ December 11, 2000.
"The new head of the U.S. government-to-government Foreign Military Sales program is taking the right approach to fixing the ailing system."

Svitak, Amy. Automation Inadequate to Speed State Arms Licenses. Defense News 17:24 January 14, 2002.
"The U.S. State Department's effort to automate its system for processing license applications for arms exports may fail to remedy inefficiencies, according to industry critics and a new government report."

Svitak, Amy. Bill Shifts Oversight of U.S. Satellite Exports. Defense News 16:5 August 6, 2001.
"In a move long sought by U.S. aerospace contractors, the job of overseeing U.S. satellite technology exports will pass from State Department to the Commerce Department, if a bill approved August 1 by the House International Relations Committee becomes law."

Svitak, Amy. Boeing Case Triggers Dispute Regarding U.S. Export Controls. Defense News 16:4+ April 9, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Defense Department Begins Overhauling FMS. Defense News 16:8 August 27, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Direct Commercial Sales Bolster U.S. Arms Position. Defense News 15:4+ September 4, 2000.

Svitak, Amy. European Union, U.S. Leaders Inch Toward Arms Export Policy. Defense News 16:4+ January 8, 2001.
"Leaders of the European Union and United States expect to complete the draft document this year that may pave the way for a formal global arms export policy."

Svitak, Amy. GAO Raps Pentagon on Export Controls Process. Defense News 15:46 October 23, 2000.
"The U.S. Defense Department used incomplete data and analysis before initiating proposals to streamline the country's military export control system."

Svitak, Amy. Next U.S. Leader Key to Speeding Export Reform: Analysts, Advisers Call for Swift Action to Boost Trans-Atlantic Trade. Defense News 15:72+ October 23, 2000.

Svitak, Amy. Pentagon Urges Cuts in Export Munitions List: Would Loosen Controls on Aircrafts Spares, Chem-Bio Programs. Defense News 16:3 June 4, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Plan to Shift DOD Export Agency Gets Mixed Reviews. Defense News 16:8 July 30, 2001.
"The U.S. Defense Department is planning to reverse a hotly contested 1998 decision that shifted responsibility for controlling sensitive military exports to the Pentagon acquisition director."

Svitak, Amy. Poland Mulls 'Free' F-16s: U.S. Viewed As 'Buying into' Aircraft Market. Defense News 15:1+ November 6, 2000.
"The Pentagon is proposing to offer a squadron of retired F-16 fighter aircraft to Poland, free of charge, to promote interoperability with the country."

Svitak, Amy. Report: U.S. Export Approval Process Excessively Sluggish. Defense News 16:3+ April 9, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. State Dept. Passive on License Reforms, Officials Say. Defense News 16:10 February 5, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Sweden Seeks License-Free Trade with U.S. Defense News 16:4+ May 14, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. Three Allies Outraged at New Purchase Rule. Defense News 15:1+ September 25, 2000.
"Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are outraged at what they say are U.S. congressional efforts to undermine trans-Atlantic defense cooperation in the 2001 Defense Appropriations Act."

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Develops Web-Based Export License System. Defense News 17:10 January 7, 2002.
"The U.S. State Department soon will introduce a Web-based export license application system."

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Export Act Gets New Life. Defense News 16:1+ March 26, 2001.
"For the first time in seven years, the U.S. Export Administration Act has a strong chance of passing the U.S. Senate, thanks to the qualified endorsement of President George Bush."

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Export Reforms to Reflect Security Concerns. Defense News 16:3+ May 7, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Extends Olive Branch to U.K Arms Exporters. Defense News 17:6 March 11, 2002.
The U.S. State Department has devised a method by which UK arms purchases could avoid licensing procedures.

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Officials Intensity Efforts to Sell F-16s in Central Europe. Defense News 17:1+ March 25, 2002.

Svitak, Amy. U.S. Senate Will Adjust Export Subsidy to Favor Defense. Defense News 15:6 August 21, 2000.
"The U.S. Senate is expected to approve in early September an important new fiscal measure that defense analysts say will put arms exporters on an equal footing with other U.S. industries."

Svitak, Amy. UK Initiative Opens Door to Relaxed U.S. Export Restrictions. Defense News 15:4+ December 18, 2000.
"The British government has cleared a way for new UK draft legislation on export controls that could aid in the effort to grant exemptions to U.S. arms licensing restrictions to British companies."

Svitak, Amy. White House Mulls Plan to Ease Export Controls: Proposal Would Reduce Pentagon Jurisdiction over Dual-Use Technologies. Defense News 16:3 May 28, 2001.

Svitak, Amy. White House Opposes Proposed Changes to Arms Export Laws. Defense News 17:3 March 4, 2002.

Taiwan Appeals for Its U.S. Arms. Air Force Magazine 84:24 May 2001.

Tiboni, Frank. Pentagon Is Likely to Allow Longbow Copter for Saudis. Defense News 16:3+ April 9, 2001.

Trope, Roland L.  Customer Perception of an FMS Issue: Proposed DFARS Amendment to Permit Customers to Observe Price Negotiations. DISAM Journal 21:53-57 Summer 1999.
Also available online at: http://disam.osd.mil/t-z.htm#T  Find author and title in list.

U.S. Arms Sales near $12 Billion Dollars. Air Force Magazine 83:16 October 2001.
Brief report that U.S. foreign military sales hit $11.8 billion in 1999.

U.S. Arms Sales to Boost Taiwan Military. Far Eastern Economic Review 164:12 May 3, 2001.

Umbach, Frank. Financial Crisis Slows but Fails to Halt East Asian Arms Race.  Jane's Intelligence Review 10:34-37 September 1998.
"Examines the wider geopolitical ramifications for the region as the USA, China and Russia adjust their approaches to the states involved" for arms sales.

USA Offers AMRAAM to Taiwanese Air Force. Flight International 156:16 December 22, 1999.

Van Nederveen, Gilles. The F-16: A High-Tech Aircraft for a Volatile Region. Aerospace Power Journal 24:96-98 Fall 2000.
Sale of the F-16 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates.
Also available online at: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj00/fal00/phifal00.htm

Velocci, Anthony L., Jr. Commercial Markets Emerging as Paramount in Latin America. Aviation Week & Space Technology 148:50-51 March 16, 1998.
"Latin America is emerging as a very important market for U.S. aerospace/defense contractors."

Walsh, Stephen W. The Interoperability Issue: Navy IPO (international programs office) Plays Major Role in Promoting U.S./Allied Relationship. Sea Power 41:39-43 December 1998.
Also available online at: http://www.navyleague.org/seapower/interoperability_issue.htm

Warwick, Graham. Turkish Selection Boosts Bell. Flight International 158:39 August 1, 2000.

Will U.S. Policy Change Make a Difference? Jane's Defence Weekly 29:26-27 March 18, 1998.
States that few Latin American countries will be buying high-tech weaponry from the United States.

Zhou Bian. The Issue of U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan: A Hot Potato. Beijing Review 44:10 March 29, 2001.

Zhou Bian. U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan: Too Profitable to Be Favorable. Beijing Review 44:9-10 May 17, 2001.

Zorzoviliv, Pericles. U.S. Offers Spruance Destroyers as Gift to Greece. Defense News 17:44 March 25, 2002.