Notice2025-20082

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 51672-51673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20082]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 24-61]


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, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2451564b4b4e0a5e454c56450a474d526449454d480a494d48"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7401061b1b1e5a0e151c06155a171d023419151d185a191d18">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b7a0b0b2fdbdb0a1fda1a0a1b0beb4bea7fdbfbaa0a7fdb0bda0febeb1ab93beb2babffdbebabf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8eeafdedefa0e0edfca0fcfdfcede3e9e3faa0e2e7fdfaa0ede0fda3e3ecf6cee3efe7e2a0e3e7e2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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-
61, 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. 24-61
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 Denmark
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $105 million
Other...................................  $ 16 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $121 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Three hundred thirty-nine (339) M982A1 Excalibur tactical 
projectiles
Non-MDE:
    Also included are Portable Electronic Fire Control Systems (PEFCS); 
Improved Platform Integration Kits (iPIK); Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); 
extractors; Surface Danger Zones (SDZs); training for new equipment; 
spare parts; U.S. Government technical assistance; technical data; 
repair and return services; and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Army (DE-B-VME)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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 20, 2024
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Denmark--Excalibur Projectiles

    The Government of Denmark has requested to buy three hundred 
thirty-nine (339) M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles. Also included 
are Portable Electronic Fire Control Systems (PEFCS); Improved Platform 
Integration Kits (iPIK); Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); extractors; Surface 
Danger Zones (SDZs); training for new equipment; spare parts; U.S. 
Government technical assistance; technical data; repair and return 
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. 
The estimated cost is $121 million.
    This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and 
economic progress in Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Denmark's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing precision capability equipment and 
increasing first strike accuracy in its brigades. Denmark 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 principal contractor will be RTX Corporation, located in 
Tucson, Arizona. 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 not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Denmark.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-61
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 M982A1 Excalibur 155 mm High Explosive projectile is an all-
up projectile with global positioning system (GPS) aided precision 
guidance capability provided by either Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code. The Excalibur provides the ability 
to accurately engage targets at distances up to 25 miles. Excalibur is 
commonly fired from U.S. Army and Marine Corps towed and self-propelled 
howitzer systems, including the M777 and M109.
    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 Denmark 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 
Denmark.

[FR Doc. 2025-20082 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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