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Defense: Foreign Military Sales June 2026
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Defense: Foreign Military Sales June 2026
Truist Securities
Equity Research Report July 6, 2026
INDUSTRIALS: Aerospace and
Defense Defense: Foreign Military Sales June 2026
What's Incremental to Our View:
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Alexandra Mandery Approvals of $7.6B in June 2026, up 57% YOY, but down 48% seq'l. 2Q26 FMS
212-319-3461 Approvals totaled $34.7B, up 54% YOY from $22.5B. The administration has introduced
Alexandra.Mandery@truist.com the America First Arms Transfer Strategy that will focus on the sale of integrated air
and missile defense, long-range fires, drones and counter-drone systems. There are
discussions on introducing a sales catalog structure, but the restructuring is still ongoing. 4 Page Document
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) June Approvals: Reasons for this report June 2026 foreign military sales of $7.6B was up 57% YOY, but down 48% seq'l.
✓ Sector Read-Throughs There were fifteen FMS approvals in June. The largest approval in June was for a
✓ Foreign Military Sales (FMS) - Monthly $1.98B approval to Kuwait for Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems. Additionally, there
Recap were two helicopter approvals for $1.5B each; one to New Zealand for MH-60R Multi-
Mission Helicopters and one to Austria for UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters.
Relevant to Our Coverage Names:
BWX Technologies (BWXT, Hold), Karman Holdings (KRMN, Buy), Kratos Defense &
Security Solutions (KTOS, Buy), L3Harris Technologies (LHX, Buy), Leonardo DRS
(DRS, Buy), Mercury Systems (MRCY, Buy), Moog Inc. (MOGA, Buy), and Redwire
Corporation (RDW, Buy), York Space Systems (YSS, Hold).
Note: FMS Approvals as of June 30, 2026.
Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency and Truist Securities
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