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FINAL RULECOMMENTS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 28, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of Civil Aircraft To Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment

State Department

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) certain aircraft that have been modified to incorporate aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) and to exclude from the ITAR certain activities that would otherwise meet the definition of reexport or temporary import of ASE incorporated into such aircraft.

Published August 28, 2026Document 2026-17660Effective October 13, 2026

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From the Federal Register as of November 3, 2026. Deadlines can change; the official document governs. Not legal advice.

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