The TAS Investigation and Export Reform

摘要

The impasse between Thales Alenia Space and the U.S. State Department over the latter's request for detailed design data on the company's so-called ITAR-free satellites -meaning satellites devoid of components subject to the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) - should not weigh against the technology export licensing reforms being pushed by the White House. These reforms are vital to the health of U.S. satellite and satellite-component makers, who face not only a decline in U.S. government business but a slowdown in commercial orders as well.