Foreign Military Sales (FMS): Costs, Benefits, and a New Approach.

Abstract

An evaluation of the costs and benefits of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program is presented. Focusing on economic, military, and political factors, a comparative analysis reveals that the FMS program is beneficial to the United States at this time. However, if program controls are not improved the FMS program could become detrimental to national security. The recommended approach to improved program controls is more involvement of the State Department in DOD's Security Assistance Planning, Progamming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) and better coordination and analysis of data already available in the system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039922

Entities

People

  • Jack Michael Hawxhurst
  • Jimmie Roscoe Parker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Commerce
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics