Military Coproduction: U.S. Management of Programs Worldwide

Abstract

Since the 1950s the United States has entered into at least 87 government-to-government memorandums of understanding (MOU) with 19 countries, enabling them to acquire the know-how to produce or assemble all or part of fielded U.S. weapon systems and equipment. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), the agreements are negotiated with close friends and allies on the basis that the participating countries will abide by the agreement provisions. These programs are intended to improve the foreign partners' military readiness by expanding their technical and military support capabilities and to promote standardization of military equipment. The programs are established by MOUS or letters of offer and acceptance (ILIA), which are typically signed by representatives of DOD and the foreign government's counterpart agency. These programs are implemented through licensed production arrangements and/or technical data and assistance that are provided through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and commercial munitions licensing channels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
AD1158084

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Equipment
  • Projectiles
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies