Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say

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Source: Reuters

Exclusive-Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say

Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone
Tue, April 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM EDT·2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning an executive order that would ease rules governing exports of military equipment, and could announce it as soon as Tuesday or Wednesday, four sources familiar with the discussions said.

The sources, some in government and some in industry, said they expected the order would be similar to legislation proposed by Trump's national security adviser, Michael Waltz, last year when he was a Republican member of the House of Representatives.

White House aides did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

An executive order could increase sales for big U.S. defense contractors like Lockheed Martin , RTX Corp and Boeing Co.

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