Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 143832026-02814
Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy
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February 11, 2026
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February 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 6497-6500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02814]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 28 / Wednesday, February 11, 2026 /
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Executive Order 14383 of February 6, 2026
Establishing an America First Arms Transfer
Strategy
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. American-manufactured military
equipment is the best in the world, resulting in
American dominance across international defense
exports. It is critical that the United States fully
use this comparative advantage in arms transfers as
both a tool of foreign policy and a tool to expand
domestic production and transfer.
To maintain our military dominance and technological
superiority, the time has come to establish, implement,
and execute an America First Arms Transfer Strategy. As
the first strategy of its kind, it will ensure that
future arms sales prioritize American interests by
using foreign purchases and capital to build American
production and capacity. This strategy will advance a
technologically superior, ready, and resilient national
security industrial enterprise. It will strengthen the
United States defense industrial base to ensure it has
the capacity to support our military and our allies and
partners, especially as we increase burden-sharing.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States
to intentionally use arms transfers as a tool of
American foreign policy and to expand strategically
relevant industrial production capacity in the United
States by:
(a) establishing an America First Arms Transfer
Strategy that provides clear direction and
implementation guidance to arms transfer stakeholders;
and
(b) streamlining processes across executive
departments and agencies (agencies) to strengthen
effectiveness and create efficiencies in our defense
sales enterprise.
Sec. 3. An America First Arms Transfer Strategy. (a) An
America First Arms Transfer Strategy shall accomplish
the following objectives:
(i) The United States will use arms sales and transfers to increase
production and build production capacity for weapons and platforms the
Secretary of War determines to be the most operationally relevant for
executing the National Security Strategy (NSS);
(ii) The United States will use foreign purchases and capital to support
domestic reindustrialization, expand production capacity, and improve the
resilience of the United States defense industrial base. Arms sales and
transfers will support Department of War (DoW) efforts to promote
innovation and competition by incentivizing new entrants and nontraditional
defense companies to contribute to the defense industrial base;
(iii) The United States will use arms sales and transfers to reinforce DoW
acquisition and sustainment activities, including by building critical
supply chain resilience and avoiding adding to backlogs on priority
components and end-items that impact United States or ally and partner
readiness;
(iv) Consistent with Executive Order 14268 of April 9, 2025 (Reforming
Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability), the United
States will prioritize arms sales and transfers to partners that have
invested in their own self-defense and capabilities, have a critical role
or geography in United States plans and operations, or contribute to our
economic security.
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(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of War, in coordination with the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to
the President, through the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, a sales catalog of
prioritized platforms and systems that the United
States shall encourage our allies and partners to
acquire. The sales catalog shall be based on criteria
identified in the America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
(c) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, shall
provide recommendations to enhance advocacy efforts
encouraging foreign procurement of defense articles
produced in America for the purpose of supporting an
America First Arms Transfer Strategy.
(d) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, in
coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall
identify Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and Direct
Commercial Sales opportunities that will support the
strategic objectives of the America First Arms Transfer
Strategy and the growth of the United States defense
industrial base.
(e) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of War, in
coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall
develop an industry engagement plan and submit it to
the President, through the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, to enable the United
States Government to fully coordinate with American
stakeholders while executing the America First Arms
Transfer Strategy.
Sec. 4. Eliminating Inefficiencies in American Arms
Transfers. In order to fully implement an America First
Arms Transfer Strategy and streamline our defense sales
process, the United States Government shall undertake
the following actions:
(i) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop clear criteria for
determining which weapons, platforms, or capabilities require Enhanced End
Use Monitoring. Additionally, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War,
and the Secretary of Commerce shall establish an End Use Monitoring
coordination group, consisting of designees from each respective
department, which will meet to improve the effectiveness and coordination
of their respective department's end-use monitoring activities. These
actions will improve information sharing and efficiencies to ensure allies
and partners are complying with United States requirements and to reduce
risk of diversion.
(ii) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of War, shall review Third-Party Transfer
(TPT) processes and submit a plan to the President through the Assistant to
the President for National Security Affairs to reduce and potentially
realign the onerous TPT process, with due consideration to technology
security risks.
(iii) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop a process to
provide advanced notice, as appropriate, to allies and partners of upcoming
contracting actions and associated deadlines for FMS Letter of Offer and
Acceptance implementation.
(iv) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of
Commerce shall ensure effective coordination when assessing the impacts of
Direct Commercial Sales to the defense industrial base.
(v) To streamline Congressional notifications, Executive Order 13637 of
March 8, 2013 (Administration of Reformed Export Controls) is hereby
amended by revising section 1(j) and (k) to read as follows:
``(j) Those under sections 36(a) Act (22 U.S.C.
2776(a)) to the Secretary of War. The Secretary of War,
in the implementation of the delegated functions under
sections 36(a), shall consult with the Secretary of
State. With
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respect to those functions under sections 36(a)(5) and
(6) (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)(5) and (6)), the Secretary of
War shall also consult with the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget.
(k) Those under section 36(b)(1), (c) and (d) of the
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1), (c), and (d)) to the
Secretary of State. To ensure coordination, the
Secretary of State shall notify the Secretary of War of
the intent to formally notify the Congress of proposed
arms transfers.''
Sec. 5. Enhancing Accountability and Transparency. (a)
Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary
of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of
Commerce shall establish the Promoting American
Military Sales Task Force (Task Force) to coordinate
efforts to implement the America First Arms Transfer
Strategy and enhance accountability and transparency
throughout the arms transfer enterprise. The Task Force
shall:
(i) be chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs or his designee, and be composed of the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security, the Under Secretary of Commerce for
International Trade;
(ii) develop a charter to clearly define the specific objectives and
structure of the Task Force;
(iii) include as ex officio members the Service Acquisition Executives of
the military departments and representatives of other non-military
implementing agencies as appropriate to report on actions taken by the
military departments and other implementing agencies to accelerate the
contracting of priority FMS cases and ensure exportability of identified
priority systems; and
(iv) convene quarterly, or as required, to review progress implementing the
America First Arms Transfer Strategy, including whether targeted defense
sales align with the Strategy's objectives.
(b) Within 120 days of the date of this order, and
to further the reforms directed in Executive Order
14268, and to improve transparency for United States
industry and partners and allies, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of
Commerce shall begin to publish aggregate quarterly
performance metrics on FMS case development and
execution, and on the adjudication of Commerce and
State export licenses.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise effect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall
be borne by the Department of War.
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February 6, 2026.
[FR Doc. 2026-02814
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