Notice2025-20144
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 51676-51677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20144]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-67]
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#cbbeb9a4a4a1e5b1aaa3b9aae5a8a2bd8ba6aaa2a7e5a6a2a7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3a6a1bcbcb9fda9b2bba1b2fdb0baa593beb2babffdbebabf">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b1a6b6b4fbbbb6a7fba7a6a7b6b8b2b8a1fbb9bca6a1fbb6bba6f8b8b7ad95b8b4bcb9fbb8bcb9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6d2c5d5d798d8d5c498c4c5c4d5dbd1dbc298dadfc5c298d5d8c59bdbd4cef6dbd7dfda98dbdfda">[email 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-
67, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 14, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-67
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 Finland
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $58 million
Other................................... $12 million
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TOTAL................................. $70 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
case FI-B-VBG was below congressional notification threshold at $.97
million (no Major Defense Equipment (MDE)) and included technical data/
reports; U.S. Government technical assistance; incidental travel;
transportation; Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) spare parts; equipment
training; and related elements of logistics and program support. The
Government of Finland has requested the case be amended to include five
thousand five hundred (5,500) M1156A1 PGK multi-option fuzes. This
amendment will push the current case above the MDE notification
threshold and thus requires notification of the entire case.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Five thousand five hundred (5,500) M1156A1 PGK multi-option fuzes
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: technical data/
reports; U.S. Government technical assistance; incidental travel;
transportation; PGK spare parts; equipment training; ancillary items;
compatibility testing; firing tables; integration kits, antennas; key
loaders; precision-guided munition simulator; technical assistance; and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (FI-B-VBG)
(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 19, 2024
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Finland--M1156A1 Precision Guidance Kits
The Government of Finland has requested to buy five thousand five
hundred (5,500) M1156A1 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) multi-option fuzes
that will be added to a previously-implemented case whose value was
under the congressional notification threshold. The original Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) case, valued at $.97 million, included technical
data/reports; U.S. Government technical assistance; incidental travel;
transportation; PGK spare parts; equipment training; and related
elements of logistics and program support. This notification includes
the original aforementioned items and adds five thousand five hundred
(5,500) M1156A1 PGK multi-option fuzes. The following non-MDE items
will also be included: ancillary items; compatibility testing; firing
tables; integration kits; antennas; key loaders; precision-guided
munition simulator; technical assistance; technical data/reports; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
total program cost is $70 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 political
stability and economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Finland's capability to meet current
and future threats and enhance its interoperability with U.S. and other
allied forces. This proposed sale will enhance Finland's artillery and
mid-range fire capability. Finland 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 contractor will be Northrop Grumman Innovation
Systems, located in Dulles, VA. 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 Finland.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-67
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 M1156A1 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a cannon artillery
fuze which uses the Global Positioning System to increase the delivery
accuracy of standard 155 mm high explosive ammunition. The NA37 M1156A1
includes M-code capability. It is also a height-of-burst fuze in that
it uses a proximity sensor to cause the round to burst in the air over
the enemy, increasing 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 Finland 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
Finland.
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