Notice2025-22601
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
December 12, 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 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57737-57739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22601]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-0W]
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)(5)(C) 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-
0W.
Dated: December 9, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-0W
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Denmark
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-44
Date: August 27, 2019
Implementing Agency: Navy
(iii) Description: On August 27, 2019, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 19-44 of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the AECA, of up to nine (9) AN/AQS-22
Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) Systems. Also included were six
hundred (600) AN/SSQ-36/53/62 Sonobuoys; spare and repair parts;
support and test equipment; communication equipment; publications and
technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment;
United States (U.S.) Government and contractor engineering, technical,
and logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The total estimated value was $200
million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $100 million of this
total.
On November 20, 2019, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 1J-19, under Section 36(b)(5)(A) of
the Arms Export Control Act, of the addition of the following MDE: 1)
twenty (20) MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes; and 2) two (2) MK
54 Exercise Torpedoes (EXTORPS) (MK 54 Kit Procurement Required). Also
included were MK 54 LWT Spares; torpedo containers; Recoverable
Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP) with containers; Fleet Exercise Section
(FES) and fuel tanks; air launch accessories for fixed wing; torpedo
spare parts, training, publications, support, and test equipment; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The addition of these items resulted in a net increase in MDE cost of
$19 million, resulting in a revised MDE cost of $119 million. The
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total estimated case value increased to $240 million.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following additional
MDE items: twelve (12) MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedo all up rounds.
The following non-MDE items will also be included: torpedo containers;
Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP); Fleet Exercise Sections (FES)
and fuel tanks; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical,
and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics
and program support. The estimated total value of the new MDE items is
$40 million, resulting in a revised estimated MDE value of $159
million. The estimated total value of the new non-MDE items is $15
million, resulting in a revised non-MDE value of $136 million. The
estimated total case value will increase by $55 million to $295
million.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided because the
additional items were not enumerated in the original notification. The
proposed sale will improve Denmark's capability to meet current and
future threats.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy goals and national security objectives of the U.S. by improving
the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and
economic progress in Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo is a conventional torpedo that can be
launched from surface ships, rotary and fixed wing aircrafts. The MK 54
LWT is an upgrade to the MK 46 Torpedo that entails replacement of the
torpedo's sonar and guidance and control systems with modem technology.
The new guidance and control system uses a mixture of commercial-off-
the-shelf and custom-built electronics. The warhead, fuel tank, and
propulsion system from the MK 46 torpedo are re-used in the MK 54
torpedo configuration with minor modifications.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 21, 2024
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