Proposed Rule on Broad Revisions to ITAR and its U.S. Munitions List
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls published a proposed rule on October 1, 2026 under Public Notice 13123 that would revise core International Traffic in Arms Regulations definitions and remove several items from the United States Munitions List, following Executive Order 14268 on foreign defense sales. The proposal would clarify the line between controlled technical data and general marketing information, exclude items permanently stripped of military characteristics, loosen the specially designed test, and move most radar altimeters, certain canister launchers and much submersible equipment to the Commerce Control List. It would also exempt temporary exports of foreign-owned defense articles sent abroad for repair. Miller Canfield attorneys advise companies to review affected classifications now and prepare for Commerce controls; the rule is not yet final.