"[5] FMS was the primary channel for U.S. arms exports until the 1980s, when the limits on the size of permitted Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) was lifted.
[7][2] In 2023, the U.S. recorded the highest annual sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments, carried out under the FMS system, valued at $80.9 billion.
DSCA coordinates with PM to review and consult with Congress to receive formal agreement with an eligible foreign government.
[12][9] The FMS case is reviewed by the implementing agency and DSCA to ensure compliance with the requirements of the LOR and U.S. laws and regulations.
Payments are made to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in the United States dollar through check or wire transfer.
[4] On 24 May 2019, Secretary of state Mike Pompeo invoked AECA Section 36 emergency provisions to complete "22 pending arms transfers" worth $8.1 billion to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to "deter Iranian aggression".
38 (prohibiting transfer of technical data to support the manufacturing of the Aurora Fuzing System for the Paveway IV bomb).
[21] On 24 April 2022, the DSCA notified Congress that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had determined that "an emergency exists requiring the sale of non-standard ammunition" to Ukraine "in the national security interest of the United States" to invoke the AECA Section 36 emergency waiver provision.
End-use monitoring (EUM) is typically performed by U.S. government personnel assigned to the Security Cooperation Office in the foreign country.