Non-Standard Aviation Systems Division of Aviation and Missile Command Security Assistance Management Directorate

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) is responsible for the transfer and maintenance of all U.S. Army aviation and missile systems, as well as services and technical expertise, to over seventy foreign nations and organizations. This is achieved through a multicultural and diversified staff of over 250 specialists who are positioned across the globe in both friendly and hostile locations. The business base has risen exponentially, growing from an annual average of one billion dollars less than five years ago to today's sales of fourteen billion dollars.

AMCOM SAMD is currently headed by Dr. Thomas Pieplow, who was the previous Associate Director for Aviation of the Integrated Materiel Management Center (IMMC). He states that his experience at IMMC prepared him for his new role in SAMD, which is providing excellent customer service to an international clientele. SAMD's role in the foreign military sales (FMS) process provides a quality product, promotes system consistency for every country, utilizes Army acquisition practices, and ensures the highest level of integrity.

The Non-Standard Aviation System is a division of SAMD which performs System and Security Assistance Management roles in support of assigned aviation systems in over forty countries. The USG relationship with our international customers spans over four decades. …

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