Notice2025-20146
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 51695-51697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20146]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-62]
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-
62, 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. 24-62
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 Belgium
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $ 78 million
Other.................................... $ 37 million
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TOTAL.................................. $115 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One hundred ninety-six (196) Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-53/B Small
Diameter Bombs-Increment II (SDB-II) All-Up-Rounds (AURs)
Non-MDE:
Also included are SDB-II Weapons Load Crew Trainers (WLCT);
training aids and devices; spare and repair parts, consumables,
accessories, and repair and return support; unclassified software
delivery and support; unclassified publications and technical
documentation; major modifications and maintenance support; training
and training equipment; munitions support and support equipment;
transportation support; 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 (BE-D-YCA)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(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 25, 2024
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Belgium--Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II
The Government of Belgium has requested to buy one hundred ninety-
six (196) Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-53/B Small Diameter Bombs-Increment II
(SDB-II) All-Up-Rounds (AURs). Also included are SDB-II Weapons Load
Crew Trainers (WLCT); training aids and devices; spare and repair
parts, consumables, accessories, and repair and return support;
unclassified software delivery and support; unclassified publications
and technical documentation; major modifications and maintenance
support; training and training equipment; munitions support and support
equipment; transportation support; 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 $115 million.
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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 a force for political stability and
economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Belgium's capability to meet current
and future threats by maintaining its F-35 fleet in combat-ready status
and providing a credible deterrent to regional threats. Belgium 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
Arlington, VA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Belgium.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-62
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 GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II (SDB-II) is a 250-
pound class precision-guided, semiautonomous, conventional, air-to-
ground munition used to defeat moving targets from standoff range. The
SDB-II has deployable wings and fins and uses Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) guidance enabled by
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code, network-
enabled datalink (Link-16 and ultra-high frequency), and a multi-mode
seeker (millimeter wave radar, imaging infrared, semi-active laser) to
autonomously search, acquire, track, and defeat a variety of moving or
stationary targets, at standoff range or close in, in a variety of
attack modes, in clear or adverse weather. The SDB-II employs a multi-
effects warhead (blast, fragmentation, and shaped-charge) for maximum
lethality against armored and soft targets. The SDB-II weapon system
consists of the tactical All-Up-Round (AUR) weapon, a 4-place common
carriage system, and Mission Planning System Munitions Application
Program (MAP).
The SDB-II Weapon Load Crew Trainer (WLCT) is a mass mockup of the
tactical AUR used for load crew and maintenance training. It does not
contain energetics, a live fuze, any sensitive components, or hazardous
material. It is not flight certified.
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 Belgium 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
Belgium.
[FR Doc. 2025-20146 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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