Notice2025-20422
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
November 20, 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 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52364-52366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20422]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-75]
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-
75, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 18, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-75
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 Norway
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $510 million
Other.................................... $ 70 million
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TOTAL.................................. $580 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixteen (16) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
Fifteen (15) M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)
Alternative Warhead (AW) pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion
System (IMPS)
Fifteen (15) M31A2 GMLRS Unitary (GMLRS-U) high explosive pods with
IMPS
One hundred (100) M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) pods
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: Low Cost Reduced
Range Practice Rocket (LCRRPR) pods; interactive electronic technical
manuals; integration support services; spare parts; tool kits; test
equipment; contractor logistics support; training; training equipment;
technical assistance; technical publications; transportation; and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (NO-B-VSA)
(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
(i) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 9, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
Policy Justification
Norway--M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
The Government of Norway has requested to buy sixteen (16) M142
High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); fifteen (15) M30A2
Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW)
pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS); fifteen (15)
M31A2 GMLRS Unitary (GMLRS-U) high explosive pods with IMPS; and one
hundred (100) M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) pods. Also
included are Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket (LCRRPR) pods;
interactive electronic technical manuals; integration support services;
spare parts; tool kits; test equipment; contractor logistics support;
training; training equipment; technical assistance; technical
publications; transportation; and other related elements of logistics
and program support. The estimated total program cost is $580 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 Norway's capability to meet current
and future threats and enhance its interoperability with U.S. and other
allied forces. It will also enhance Norway's artillery and mid-range
fire capability. Norway 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 Lockheed Martin, located in Grand
Prairie, TX. 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 up to eight (8)
U.S. Government and up to five (5) contractor representatives to travel
to Norway for program management reviews to support the program. Travel
is expected to occur approximately twice per year as needed to support
equipment fielding and training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-75
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 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a C-
130 transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5 ton Family of Medium
Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. HIMARS is the modern Army-fielded
version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270 launcher and
can fire all of the MLRS Family of Munitions (FOM), including the
Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) and Army Tactical Missile
System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS FOM, the HIMARS can engage targets
between 15 and 300 kilometers with GPS-aided precision accuracy.
2. The GMLRS M31A2 Unitary is the Army's primary munition for units
fielding the M142 HIMARS and M270Al Multiple Launcher Rocket System
(MLRS) launchers. The M31 Unitary is a solid propellant artillery
rocket that uses Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service
(GPS/PPS)-aided inertial guidance provided by Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code. It accurately and quickly
delivers a single high-explosive blast fragmentation warhead to targets
at ranges from 15-70 kilometers. The rockets are fired from a launch
pod container that also serves as the storage and transportation
container for the rockets. Each rocket pod holds six (6) total rockets.
3. The M30A2 GMLRS Alternative Warhead shares a greater than 90%
commonality with the M31A1 Unitary. The primary difference between the
GMLRS-U and GMLRS-AW is the replacement of the GMLRS-U's high explosive
warhead with a 200-pound fragmentation warhead of pre-formed tungsten
penetrators which is optimized for effectiveness against large area and
imprecisely located targets. The munitions otherwise share a common
motor, GPS/PPS-aided inertial guidance provided by Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code, control system,
fusing mechanism, multi-option height of burst capability, and
effective range between 15 and 70 kilometers.
4. The M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is a conventional,
semi-ballistic missile that utilizes a 500-pound high explosive
warhead. It has an effective range of between 70 and 300 kilometers and
has increased lethality and accuracy over previous versions of the
ATACMS due to a GPS/PPS aided navigation system provided by Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code.
5. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
6. 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.
7. A determination has been made that Norway can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the
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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.
8. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Norway.
[FR Doc. 2025-20422 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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