Building for the U.S. and for foreign governments under one contract — foreign military sales inside a $4.6 billion PAC-3 award

1What two letters signal

US/FMS in the description refers to requirements of the United States itself and to foreign military sales — the arrangement under which a foreign government purchases equipment through the United States government. Under it, the U.S. government becomes the contracting party and signs with the manufacturer. This contract therefore holds both what U.S. forces will use and what other countries are buying.

2What building them together means

Higher production volume spreads fixed costs and can lower unit price. For the United States that restrains its own procurement cost; for the purchasing side it means acquiring product from the same line as U.S. forces. At the same time, folding foreign purchases into U.S. production planning makes priority of supply and delivery schedules a question spanning countries.

3Where an Army contract sits

Among the records this site holds as of 2026-09-02, 40 carry the Army as branch, fewer than the Navy 77. Long shipbuilding contracts weight toward the Navy, while Army procurement centers on missiles and vehicles that turn over faster — a pattern visible in the distribution of durations.

4A record that retains information

The description here carries the contract number, the item, the fiscal years, the procurement category and even the model designations of what is included. Among the defense contract records this site covers, where description fields are frequently code strings or empty, this is among those from which content can be read. Record detail varies greatly by contract and does not track the size of the value.