Notice2025-20507
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
November 21, 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 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52626-52628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20507]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-89]
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-
89, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 18, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-89
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 Sweden
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $27.5 million
Other.................................... $ 4.0 million
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TOTAL.................................. $31.5 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
case SW-P-LBK was implemented below congressional notification
threshold at $13.7 million ($10.9 million in Major Defense Equipment
(MDE)) and included forty-five (45) AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional
Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS
JTRS). The Government of Sweden has requested the case be amended to
include an additional seventy-five (75) AN/USQ-190 MIDS JTRS. This
amendment will cause the case to exceed the congressional notification
threshold, and thus notification of the entire program is required. The
above notification requirements are combined as follows:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One hundred twenty (120) AN/USQ-190 MIDS JTRS
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: communications
equipment; support equipment; engineering and technical support and
assistance; non-warranty repair and return; training; and other related
elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (SW-P-LBK)
(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: September 20, 2024
*as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Sweden--Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical
Radio Systems
The Government of Sweden has requested to buy one hundred twenty
(120) AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint
Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS). The following non-Major Defense
Equipment (MDE) items will also be included: communications equipment;
support equipment; engineering and
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technical support and assistance; non-warranty repair and return;
training; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The estimated total cost is $31.5 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States (U.S.) 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 Sweden's capability to meet current
and future threats by modernizing its existing Link 16 capability to
interoperate with U.S. forces and to exchange secure, jam-resistant
tactical data via Link 16. Sweden will use the enhanced capability as a
deterrent to regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense.
Sweden 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 is Data Link Solutions, located in Cedar
Rapids, IA. 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 Sweden; however, U.S. Government Engineering and
Technical Services may be required on an interim basis for training and
technical assistance.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-89
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 AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution System
Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) builds on MIDS-Low Volume
Terminal (LVT)'s capabilities with the addition of Concurrent Multi-
Netting (CMN) and Concurrent Contention Receive (CCR) functions. CMN
and CCR dramatically expand the number of platforms and network-enabled
systems that can be reliably included in a Link 16 network. These
enhancements allow a single MIDS JTRS terminal to simultaneously
receive messages on up to four nets (compared with only a single net in
terminals without CMN and CCR) within a single Link 16 time slot,
allowing a user to ``hear'' messages from up to three additional
sources at once.
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 Sweden 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
Sweden.
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