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USA: Arms Trade

Asked by Stuart AndersonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 21595

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK’s Foreign Military Sales portfolio with the US is valued at.

Answered by Ministry of Defence

The UK has an active Foreign Military Sales (FMS) portfolio with the United States has a cumulative value of over £8 billion. That includes several major capability programmes such as Apache, Chinook and P‑8 Poseidon aircraft. Programmes including F‑35 and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) are managed through separate international arrangements and are not included in this figure.

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