The White House is sending a high-level delegation to this month’s Farnborough Airshow to push the Trump administration’s “Buy American” drive aimed at boosting exports of weapons and aircraft, industry sources familiar with the matter said, Reuters reported.
The official U.S. delegation will be the highest ranking to attend the air show near London in recent memory and will be led by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, one of the main architects of the new arms export policy.
The White House’s “Buy American” initiative, first reported by Reuters in April, aims to speed up arms deal approvals and increase the advocacy role of senior U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, in closing foreign sales, while giving greater weight to business interests in sales decisions that have long prioritized human rights.
