Navy IPO is somewhat unique as an Implementing Agency for Foreign Military Sales (FMS), the most well-known SC program, because we support partner navies, air forces and armies. At Navy IPO, we approach arms sales differently than other countries; we have a total package or full-spectrum capability approach. This means that as we develop a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for transfer of a product or service to a foreign customer, no aspect of a system acquisition is neglected. We want to ensure our partners have the total capability, the total readiness and infrastructure to complete the mission, not just transfer the weapon system. Approximately 96% of all the spare parts we buy for our foreign partners are the same as the parts the U.S. buys. That shows you the great degree of commonality and interoperability across the supply chain that we foster in our SC programs. The dollar value of DoN FMS activity has essentially quadrupled since 2014 where the average was $4.5 billion per year; in FY18 Navy IPO implemented approximately 762 cases worth $22.3 billion. To date, the total DoN FMS case value implemented in FY19 is $118.5 billion across 3,894 new, modified, or amended FMS cases. These numbers highlight the quality of U.S. defense products and the desire our partners have to continue developing and sustaining relationships with the U.S.
