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Export Restrictions Lifted On Some Technology In Military Aircraft And Engines

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

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As expected, the State Department yesterday enacted planned export control changes related to technology found in military aircraft and military aircraft engines, which should help boost exports of these technologies. The planned control change on the aircraft and engine technologies from the State Department’s U.S. Munitions List (USML) to the Commerce Department’s Commerce Control List (CCL) was announced during the summer (Defense Daily, July 11). Industry considers controls placed on technologies covered by the USML regulations to be onerous, making…

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