Notice2025-20076
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
November 18, 2025
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Defense Department
Abstract
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 51709-51711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-54]
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-
54, 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. 24-54
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 the Czech Republic
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *.............. $124.90 million
Other.................................. $ 13.36 million
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TOTAL................................ $138.26 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two hundred (200) Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles, AGM-114R
Four (4) Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
Six hundred (600) WGU-59A/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
(APKWS) II (single variant)
Non-MDE:
Also included: support equipment; dummy cartridge rounds;
containers; training material; inert components; publications; repair
of repairables; and training and technical support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (EZ-P-GAI)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EZ-P-GAI; EZ-P-SBF
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None known at this time
(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: July 17, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Czech Republic--Hellfire Missiles and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon
System
The Government of the Czech Republic has requested to buy two
hundred (200) Hellfire Air-to-Ground Missiles, AGM-114R; four (4)
Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); and six hundred (600)
WGU-59A/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II (single
variant). The following non-MDE is also included: support equipment;
dummy cartridge rounds; containers; training material; inert
components; publications; repair of repairables; and training and
technical support. The estimated total cost is $138.26 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO Ally that is an important force for
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political stability and economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve the Czech Republic's capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. This will
contribute to its military goals of updating capability while further
enhancing interoperability with the United States and other allies. The
Czech Republic will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin, located in
Orlando, FL, and BAE Systems, Inc., located in Nashua, NH. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential
sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by
U.S. Government and contractor representatives to participate in
program and technical reviews plus training and maintenance support in
country.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-54
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is an anti-armor, laser guided,
air-to-ground weapon that uses a shaped charge warhead to defeat hard
point targets with minimal exposure of the launch helicopter to enemy
fire. Guidance is provided through automatic terminal homing on laser
signals reflected from a laser designated target. The Hellfire weapon
system consists of an AGM-114 series missile, M299 launcher which
attaches to multiple platforms with Hellfire-peculiar avionics, and a
laser target designator. Laser target designators can be hand-held,
tripod-mounted by ground observers, or aircraft-mounted on units such
as the Night Targeting System. The missile consists of four major
sections: seeker, guidance warhead, propulsion, and control. The only
difference between the Army and Navy basic Hellfire versions is that
Navy version has a Safe and Arm (S&A) device in the propulsion section.
The S&A device, which has an out-of-line igniter, provides the
additional safety required for shipboard use. The M299 guided missile
launcher was developed specifically for the Hellfire missile and
provides the electronic and mechanical interface between the missile
and helicopter. Each launcher can carry one to four missiles. The
length, weight, and physical characteristics of the Hellfire missile
are the same as the base missile, allowing full compatibility with
launch platforms, shipping containers, and support systems currently in
place. The Hellfire missile provides attack helicopters and Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS) with point target precision strike capability to
defeat heavy, advanced armor, individual hard point, and non-
traditional targets. Hellfire missiles use semi-active laser (SAL)
terminal guidance and are the primary armaments of the AH-64 Apache and
Army UAS and Special Operations Aircraft, as well as the MH-60R, AH-1Z,
and UH-1Y.
The WGU-59A/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II)
is a design conversion of an unguided Hydra 2.75-inch rocket with a
laser guidance kit to give it precision-kill capability. As a low-cost
weapon, it is intended as an inexpensive means to destroy targets while
limiting collateral damage in close combat. The APKWS consists of
guidance section (single variant block upgrade (SVBU)) developed by BAE
Systems, Inc., a legacy 2.75-inch MK66 Mod 4 Rocket Motor, and a legacy
Mk151 or Mk152 with Mk435/436 fuze (or other compatible 2.75-inch
warhead). These guided rockets are steered to the target by following
reflected laser beam energy directed onto the target by either the
launching aircraft, a second aircraft, or ground-based troops operating
a laser designator. The APKWS II is a tactical rocket system that can
be launched from several platforms, including rotary wing aircraft,
fixed wing aircraft, and ground-based vehicles, offering multi-mission,
multi-target capability, and precision-strike lethality.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
3. 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.
4. A determination has been made that the Czech Republic 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the
Czech Republic.
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