Notice2025-21813
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
December 3, 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 230 (Wednesday, December 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55721-55722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21813]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-79]
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#cdb8bfa2a2a7e3b7aca5bface3aea4bb8da0aca4a1e3a0a4a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a4f4855555014405b52485b1459534c7a575b535614575356">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec889f8f8dc2828f9ec29e9f9e8f818b8198c280859f98c28f829fc1818e94ac818d8580c2818580"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2a3d2d2f60202d3c603c3d3c2d2329233a6022273d3a602d203d63232c360e232f272260232722">[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-
79, 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. 24-79
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 India
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $ 0
Other.................................... $52.8 million
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TOTAL.................................. $52.8 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
AN/SSQ-53G High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys;
AN/SSQ-62F HAASW sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys; technical and
publications and data documentation; United States (U.S.) Government
and contractor engineering and technical support; and other related
elements of logistics and program services and support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-ABW)
(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 23, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
India--Anti-Submarine Warfare Sonobuoys
The Government of India has requested to buy AN/SSQ-53G High
Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare (HAASW) sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-62F HAASW
sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36 sonobuoys; technical and publications and data
documentation; U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical
support; and other related elements of logistics and program services
and support. The estimated total cost is $52.8 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the U.S. by helping to strengthen the U.S.-India
strategic relationship and improving the security of a major defense
partner which continues to be an important force for political
stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South
Asia regions.
The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current
and future threats by enhancing its capacity to conduct anti-submarine
warfare operations from its MH-60R helicopters. India 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(s) will be Sparton Corporation, located in
De Leon Springs, FL, or Undersea Sensor Systems Inc. (USSI), located in
Columbia City, IN, or a combination of both. 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 India.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-79
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. Sonobuoys are air launched, expendable, electro-mechanical
sensors designed to relay underwater sounds to remote processors.
Sonobuoys are an effective and affordable anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
capability for the airborne ASW warfighter.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is Controlled
Unclassified Information.
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 India 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 India.
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