Direct Commercial Sales
security. Also DCS
Sales of defence articles and services in which a foreign government or company contracts directly with a US manufacturer, rather than buying through the US government under Foreign Military Sales. The US government is not a party to the contract but regulates it: the exporter needs a State Department licence under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and larger licences must first be notified to Congress under section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act.12
Linked from 1 page across CUPA.
Sources
- Foreign Military Sales vs Direct Commercial Sales. National Defense Industrial Association. Reference
- Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process (RL31675). Congressional Research Service (via EveryCRSReport), 2020-07-17. Official
