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FMS (Foreign Military Sales) State Dept Broker Yield.

Diagnoses the massive, invisible administrative surcharges extracted by the US Department of State and DoD when acting as the mandatory broker for international allied weapons sales.

## The Federal Weapons Brokerage

When a NATO ally wants to buy F-35 fighter jets, they do not email Lockheed Martin. They must use the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program governed by the U.S. State Department. The U.S. Government buys the jets from Lockheed, and resells them to the ally.

### FAQ

**Q: How does the U.S. Government make money on allied weapons sales?**
A: Surcharges. By law, the FMS program must be "cost neutral" to U.S. taxpayers. Therefore, the Pentagon slaps mandatory Administrative, Contract Management (DCMA), and Logistics surcharges onto every billion-dollar invoice sent to allied nations. These invisible, multi-million dollar "taxes" fund the salaries of thousands of Pentagon bureaucrats who process the paperwork for these massive international tech transfers.