Farnborough Airshow: US delegation pushes ‘Buy American’

Posted on 20 Jul 2018 by Jonny Williamson

The White House has sent a high-level trade delegation to this year’s Farnborough International Airshow tasked with boosting the country’s sales of weapons and aircraft. The Manufacturer caught up with Nazak Nikakhtar from the International Trade Administration at the US Department of Commerce, to learn how it plans to boost its ‘Buy American’ initiative.

The US Commerce Department has participated in the Farnborough Airshow for decades. The official US delegation will reportedly be the highest ranking to attend the Farnborough Airshow – a week-long, biennial event that combines a trade show with a public airshow. Nazak Nikakhtar, assistant secretary for industry & analysis told The…

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