WASHINGTON—The United States for the first time since 2009 is sending its diplomat responsible for foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote U.S.-made weapons, a U.S. official said on Feb. 6, as the State Department prepares for an overseas arms sales push.
Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, the top State Department official overseeing arms sales, will be attending the Feb. 6-10 air show, the most important in the Asia Pacific region. Her presence is aimed at boosting sales for U.S. arms manufacturers, such as F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp and missiles manufactured by Raytheon Co.
