{"id":24511,"date":"2017-11-09T14:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/09\/lord-heads-to-dubai-with-an-eye-on-scouting-foreign-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:44:04","slug":"lord-heads-to-dubai-with-an-eye-on-scouting-foreign-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/c2-comms\/2017\/11\/09\/lord-heads-to-dubai-with-an-eye-on-scouting-foreign-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord heads to Dubai, with an eye on scouting foreign technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 When the Pentagon\u2019s top acquisition official hits the show floor at next week\u2019s Dubai Air Show, she will be keeping a keen eye out for technologies made outside the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, will be the ranking American official at the show, and in addition to a quartet of bilateral meetings planned during the event, she plans to scope out what she called \u201cunique foreign technology\u201d from the show floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of what I will be doing is walking around and seeing what\u2019s there in the exhibition hall, and I have a team that is previewing things for me, and I will hear what they have found of interest and then I will choose a certain number of booths to visit, to understand that a little bit better,\u201d Lord told reporters during a small Nov. 7 media roundtable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord emphasized that this isn\u2019t a \u201cshopping trip\u201d so much as an opportunity for her to see what other nations are presenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such public interest from the Pentagon\u2019s top weapons buyer will likely grab the attention of foreign companies, particularly among NATO members, who have long complained that the U.S. is not paying enough attention to the potential of foreign-produced kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Munitions manufactures from Europe, for example, have long complained that the U.S. refuses to buy their systems despite them being proven and widely accepted among NATO allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2017\/10\/16\/lord-tinkering-with-atl-reorg-plan-industry-relationships\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA_ellenlord01.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lord tinkering with AT&#038;L reorg plan, industry relationships<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ellen Lord says that her organizational chart may not be fully completed by the time the AT&amp;L changeover happens and that her direct contact with industry might become more rigid than her predecessors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broadly speaking, Lord is looking for \u201cwhat is particularly interesting, whether it be communications technology, whether it be autonomy, whether it be space capability \u2015 different types of things.\u201d And if any of those address capability gaps in the Pentagon\u2019s arsenal, she plans to return to the U.S. and see if there is a domestic solution that perhaps hasn\u2019t been tapped fully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked if she would be looking to potentially bring a foreign weapon manufacturer into the U.S. industrial base, perhaps through encouraging a partnership with a U.S. company, Lord said she wouldn\u2019t \u201crule anything out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that we have a lot of strong partnerships with partners and allies, and I wouldn\u2019t rule out any type of path forward. Obviously we have strong incentives to try and support Buy America and so forth, and I\u2019m very respectful of the administration\u2019s\u201d position on that, Lord said. But at the same time, \u201cWe\u2019re expected to make smart decisions which are in the best interests of the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe obviously are looking domestically at everything we have and what we can use,\u201d she noted. \u201cHowever, we would never rule out a good opportunity and we would take it on a case-by-case basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Return to Dubai<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longtime executive with Textron, Lord is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/thought-leadership\/digital-show-dailies\/dubai-air-show\/2015\/11\/12\/textron-systems-ceo-border-concerns-open-gulf-sales-potential\/\" title=\"\">no stranger to the Dubai Air Show<\/a>, or trade shows in general. And given past experiences, she believes it\u2019s important for the AT&amp;L head to be on the ground for these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI believe I can accomplish a lot of objectives by going to these trade shows. They are very time efficient,\u201d Lord said. In addition, they give an opportunity to \u201csupport U.S. industry and all of their associations, and that is something I personally enjoy doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the event, Lord will meet with officials from four nations in an official capacity \u2013 the host United Arab Emirates, Australia, Ukraine and India. But, she predicts \u201cwe run into individuals and have some spontaneous meetings, which is all good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/breaking-news\/2017\/06\/26\/corker-vows-to-block-us-arms-sales-to-gcc\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652227117757478-469713986jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Corker vows to block US arms sales to GCC<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker announced he is blocking U.S. arms sales to Gulf Cooperation Council member states to pressure a resolution to the escalating row over Qatar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her meeting with the UAE comes amid the backdrop of regional tensions between members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Qatar. As a result, Sen. Bob Corker, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pledged to put a hold on armed weapon sales to, among others, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. That hold only applies to sales announced after June of this year, which has allowed several packages of weapons to go through, but could still prove thorny in discussions at a UAE-hosted arms bazar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord acknowledged the political situation in the region was tricky, and said she would \u201calways adhere\u201d to the law and policy put forth from the U.S. But she waved away concerns that Corker\u2019s hold would impact her own talks with UAE officials during this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat does not constrains us from having conversations about what different countries desire and what we can do now, and I think a big part of these bilaterals is listening. I don\u2019t want to have the finger on the transmit button the whole time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting with Indian officials will be part of the ongoing talks about the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), a vehicle for defense cooperation between the two nations and something Lord said she was \u201cvery bullish\u201d on. 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