
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza
The Department of Defense has entered a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) with the Republic of Singapore. The arrangement will enable the U.S. and Singapore to acquire industrial resources they need to quickly meet defense requirements, resolve unanticipated disruptions challenging defense capacities, and promote supply chain resiliency.
"This SOSA is an important step forward and further strengthens the relationship between Singapore and the United States," says Dr. William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. "By enabling us to better meet supply chain challenges, we also strengthen our respective defense industrial bases."
Under the arrangement, the U.S. and Singapore agree to exchange reciprocal priority support for goods and services that promote national defense. It also creates a streamlined mechanism for DoD and Singapore's MINDEF to request expedited industrial resources to resolve unanticipated supply chain disruptions affecting national security requirements. SOSAs are an important mechanism for DoD to strengthen interoperability and are a proven supply chain tool for enabling a resilient, global defense ecosystem for the U.S. and key partners and allies.
Singapore is the seventeenth SOSA partner of the United States. Other SOSA partners include Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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