US EditionTrump orders prioritizing countries with higher defense spending as customers for US weapons
The order directs agencies to speed arms deliveries and build U.S. production capacity while urging allies to meet NATO’s 5% GDP defense spending goal.
- On Feb. 6, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in Washington establishing the America First Arms Transfer Strategy, reprioritising weapons sales toward partners with higher defense spending.
- To bolster national security and industry, the administration says the policy ensures U.S. defense exports back national security and domestic industrial revitalisation while pushing allies and partners to increase spending amid concerns about China.
- Implementation steps include the Secretaries of Defense, State and Commerce creating a prioritized sales catalog within 120 days and federal agencies streamlining export processes to reduce delays.
- The order aims to accelerate delivery of U.S.-manufactured weapons to allied recipients of U.S. weapons, departing from the first-come, first-served policy but naming no unnamed prioritized countries.
- In the context of NATO's 5 per cent target, the White House said future sales will leverage foreign purchases to build U.S. production and strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base.
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