1. International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) Considerations
CPD B A C
MDD
FRP/FD Decision
Dev RFP Release Decision
IOC
Materiel Solution Analysis
FOC
Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction
Production & Deployment
Engineering & Manufacturing Development
LRIP Decision
ILA/IOT&E
Operations & Support
ICD
Draft
CDD
PDR
CDR
FOT&E
EOA/ILA
ILA/OA
EOA
International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) Considerations
International Cooperative Programs (ICP)
Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure (TSFD)
Defense Exportability Integration
Sales and Transfers
IA&E Activities
Cooperative opportunity analysis
Requirements harmonization
IA&E assessment
Information exchange
Interoperability incorporation in draft CDD
Identify TMRR AS IA&E risk/ opportunities
Identify EMD AS IA&E risk/ opportunities
Cooperative R&D
Cooperative prototypes
TSFD coordination
DEF/Exportability feasibility studies
Evaluate ICR&D and CWP
Identify P&D AS IA&E risk/ opportunities
Cooperative EMD
Cooperative T&E
TSFD approvals
Evaluate FCT program
Assess DEF attributes/design
Execute PPP to optimize exportability
Update P&D AS IA&E risk/ opportunities
Cooperative production
Defense sales
Hybrid programs
Exportable version production
Assessment of production capacity
Cooperative logistics
Security Assistance logistics
Disposal
Exportable version depot & spares
EDA program
Documentation and Reviews
Exportability & ICP determinations
Interoperability strategy
Acquisition Strategy
Draft CDD/CONOPs
PPP
RDT&E IEP
ASR
RDT&E MOU
Program-specific MOU
Technology Release Roadmap
PDR
Technology Release Roadmap updates
DDL issuance
PSI issuance
CDR, TRR, PRR
FMS LOAs
DCS export authorizations
DDL updates
PSI updates
PCA, OTRR
ACSAs
DCS follow-on support exports
NOTE:
Recent policy and statue call for early consideration of international within the DAS as depicted.
Historically many of these activities/decisions have occurred later in the DAS process.

2. OTRR: Operational Test Reediness Review
PCA: Physical Configuration Audit
P&D: Production and Deployment
PDR: Preliminary Design Review
PPP: Program Protection Plan
PRR: Production Readiness Review
PSI: Program Security Instruction
R&D: Research & development
TRR: Teat Readiness Review
TSFD: Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure
ACSA: Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Arrangement
ASR: Alternative Systems Review
CDD: Capability development document
CDR: Critical Design Review
CWP: Coalition Warfare Program
DEF: Defense exportability features
DDL: Delegation of Disclosure Letter
DCS: Direct Commercial Sales
EDA: Excess Defense Articles
EOA: Early Operational Assessment
FCT: Foreign Comparative Testing
FMS: Foreign Military Sales
FOT&E: Follow-on Test & Evaluation
ICP: International Cooperative Programs
ICR&D: International Cooperative R&D
IA&E: International Acquisition and Exportability
IEP: Information Exchange Program
IOT&E: Initial operational test & evaluation
LOA: Letter of Offer and Acceptance
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
OA: Operational assessment