Notice2025-20065
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
November 18, 2025
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Defense Department
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51665-51668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20065]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-01]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives with attached Transmittal 24-
01, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 13, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-01
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Israel
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $ 9.29 billion.
Other.................................... $ 9.53 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $18.82 billion
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Israel has
requested to buy new F-15IA multi-role fighter aircraft, as well as
Mid-Life Update modification kits for its existing twenty-five (25) F-
15I multi-role fighter aircraft. This notification includes:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to fifty (50) F-15IA aircraft
One hundred twenty (120) F110-GE-129 engines
Ninety (90) Advanced Display Core Processors II
Seventy-five (75) APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array
radars
Fifty (50) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN navigation pods with containers
Three-hundred twenty (320) LAU-128 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missile launchers
Twenty-five (25) M61A Vulcan Cannons
One hundred eighty (180) Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System devices with M-Code
Non-MDE:
Also included are Cartridge Actuated Devices and Propellant
Actuated Devices; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; APX-119
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF
cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; impulse
cartridges, chaff, and flares; integration and test support and
equipment; aircraft and munitions support and support equipment; secure
communications equipment, precision navigation, and cryptographic
devices; classified software development, delivery, and support; spare
parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support;
major and minor modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support;
facilities and construction support; transportation and airlift
support; classified publications and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment; warranties; studies and surveys; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (IS-D-SAH)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IS-D-SPD
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(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 13, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Israel--F-15IA and F-15I+ Aircraft
The Government of Israel has requested to buy up to fifty (50) new
F-15IA multi-role fighter aircraft, as well as Mid-Life Update
modification kits for its existing twenty-five (25) F-15I multi-role
fighter aircraft; one hundred twenty (120) F110-GE-129 engines; ninety
(90) Advanced Display Core Processors II; seventy-five (75) APG-82(V)1
Active Electronically Scanned Array radars; fifty (50) AN/AAQ-13
LANTIRN navigation pods with containers; three-hundred twenty (320)
LAU-128 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile launchers; twenty-five
(25) M61A Vulcan cannons; and one hundred eighty (180) Embedded Global
Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System devices with M-Code. Also
included are Cartridge Actuated Devices and Propellant Actuated
Devices; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; APX-119 Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF cryptographic
appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; impulse cartridges, chaff, and
flares; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft and
munitions support and support equipment; secure communications
equipment, precision navigation, and cryptographic devices; classified
software development, delivery, and support; spare parts, consumables
and accessories, and repair and return support; major and minor
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; facilities and
construction support; transportation and airlift support; classified
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; warranties; studies and surveys; U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated total cost is $18.82 billion.
The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is
vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and
maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale
is consistent with those objectives.
The proposed sale will improve Israel's capability to meet current
and future enemy air-to-air and air-to-ground threats, strengthen its
homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats. Israel
will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be The Boeing Corporation, located in St.
Louis, MO. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset
agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the
contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
five additional U.S. Government representatives and one U.S. contractor
representative to Israel for a duration of approximately eight years to
support modification of the F-15I+, provide security for classified
equipment, and provide technical assistance, familiarization, and
training for Israel's F-15IA and F-15I+ programs.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-01
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The F-15IA aircraft is a two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather,
dual-role, advanced long-range interdiction and tactical aircraft based
on the F-15E airframe. It features advanced avionics, electronic
warfare, and self-protection systems, along with superior weapons
payload. The F-15IA can be employed in air superiority, interdiction,
close air support, and escort roles.
2. General Electric F110-GE-129 engines are afterburning turbofan
jet engines that power the F-15 and deliver 29,100 pound (131 kN)
thrust.
3. The Advanced Display Core Processor II is the central aircraft
computer of the F-15. It serves as the hub for all aircraft subsystems
and avionics data transfer.
4. The AN/APG-82(V) 1 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array
radar upgrade for the F-15. It includes higher processor power, higher
transmission power, more sensitive receiver electronics, and synthetic
aperture radar, which creates higher-resolution ground maps from a
greater distance than existing mechanically scanned array radars. The
upgrade features an increase in detection range of air targets,
increases in processing speed and memory, as well as significant
improvements in all modes.
5. The LANTIRN (AN/AAQ-13) is a navigation pod that provides high-
speed penetration and precision attack assistance in all flying
conditions. The pod uses a terrain-following radar and a fixed infrared
sensor to display an image of the terrain in front of the aircraft on a
heads-up display.
6. The LAU-128 missile launcher provides a mechanical and
electrical interface between AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles and the aircraft.
7. The M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic cannon
chambered in 20 x 120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from 2,500-6,000
shots per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically powered air-cooled
Gatling gun used to damage and destroy aerial targets, suppress and
incapacitate personnel targets, and damage and destroy moving and
stationary light materiel targets.
8. The M-Code capable Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/
Inertial Navigation System, with an embedded GPS Precise Positioning
Service Receiver Application Module-Standard Electronic Module, is a
self-contained navigation system that provides acceleration, velocity,
position, attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic and true heading,
altitude, body angular rates, time tags, and coordinated universal time
synchronized time. The embedded GRAM-S/M enables access to both the
encrypted P(Y) and M-Code signals, providing protection against active
spoofing attacks, enhanced military exclusivity, integrity, and anti-
jam capabilities.
9. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System is a modified HGU-55/P
helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up Display to cue
weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets, enabling the
pilot to monitor aircraft information without interrupting field of
view through the cockpit canopy. The system uses a magnetic transmitter
unit fixed to the pilot's seat and a magnetic field probe mounted on
the helmet to define helmet pointing positioning. A Helmet Vehicle
Interface interacts with the aircraft system bus to provide signal
generation for the helmet display.
10. The AN/APX-119 is an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponder that provides military aircraft with a secure combat
identification capability to help reduce fratricide and enhance
battlespace awareness, while providing safe access to civilian
airspace.
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11. The KIV-77 is a cryptographic applique for IFF. It can be
loaded with Mode 5 classified elements.
12. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a handheld device used for
securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible
cryptographic and communications equipment.
13. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
14. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce
weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system
with similar or advanced capabilities.
15. A determination has been made that Israel can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
16. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to Israel.
[FR Doc. 2025-20065 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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