The Pentagon released a report [PDF] on space export control policy after it reviewed, in cooperation with the Department of State, whether satellites and their components could be taken off the United States Munitions List (USML). They found that other countries have less restrictive rules and recommend loosening US legislation as well as giving more [...]
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Last month the Defense Department released the final version of the so-called “Section 1248? report describing the national security implications of moving satellites and related components off the US Munitions List (USML) and thus ... Read Post
Following an executive order from the White House last month, the US Department of State’s amendment of International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to revise 4 US Munitions List (USML) categories has been published in the Feder... Read Post
The White House issued an Executive Order last Friday to delegate export control authority of defense articles to the Secretary of State. Changes to the U.S. Munitions List (USML) are on the way, to be enacted after a period of cong... Read Post