Washington, US

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the Pentagon has initiated a comprehensive initiative to speed up the sales of American weapons to foreign allies in order to compete better with China and restock the arsenals of friendly countries that have donated military hardware to Ukraine.

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According to the newspaper, the Pentagon established a task force last month to look into persistent inefficiencies in United States' sales of weapons worth billions of dollars to foreign nations. 

A senior defence official quoted by the WSJ said, "The 'tiger team' will look into methods for the Defense Department to streamline specific aspects of the programme."

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The task force's goal is to speed up the process of making desired American drones, weapons, helicopters, tanks, and other military hardware available to partners and allies, said WSJ report. 

When contacted for comment, the Pentagon did not respond right away.

(with inputs from agencies)

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