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category: Other
summary: After Chevrier's fortunes changed and FXC International became a significant
  company, the CIA approached him with the idea of opening an aircraft division.
tags:
- Person
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[Frank Chevrier](/people/frank-chevrier/) was a French-Canadian who transformed [FXC International](/organizations/fxc-international/), a company that initially produced parachutes for civilian purposes. He started as a laborer at the company and eventually became its director and owner. Under his leadership, [FXC International](/organizations/fxc-international/) began manufacturing parachutes for military purposes with [Israeli](/places/israel/) technology.[^1]

After [Chevrier](/people/frank-chevrier/)'s fortunes changed and [FXC International](/organizations/fxc-international/) became a significant company, the [CIA](/organizations/central-intelligence-agency/) approached him with the idea of opening an aircraft division. This division would allow [FXC International](/organizations/fxc-international/) to broker secret sales of aircraft around the world on behalf of the [U.S.](/places/united-states/) government.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.