Notice2025-22606
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 57739-57741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-62]
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,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d181f02020743170c051f0c430e041b2d000c040143000401"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6c3c4d9d9dc98ccd7dec4d798d5dfc0f6dbd7dfda98dbdfda">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f296819193dc9c9180dc808180919f959f86dc9e9b8186dc919c81df9f908ab29f939b9edc9f9b9e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13776070723d7d70613d616061707e747e673d7f7a60673d707d603e7e716b537e727a7f3d7e7a7f">[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 20-
62, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: December 9, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-62
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: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $653 million
Other................................... $ 2 million
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TOTAL................................. $655 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two Thousand Five Hundred Three (2,503) AGM-114R3 Hellfire II
Missiles (3 for lot acceptance testing)
Non-MDE:
Also included are support and test equipment; integration and test
support; spare and repair parts; software delivery and support;
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; United States (U.S.) Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services; storage; and
other related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (SR-B-WCZ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SR-B-WAL
(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: October 11, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia--AGM-114R3 Hellfire II Missiles
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested to buy Two Thousand Five
Hundred Three (2,503) AGM-114R3 Hellfire II missiles (3 for lot
acceptance testing). Also included are support and test equipment;
integration and test support; spare and repair parts; software delivery
and support; publications and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services; storage; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The total
estimated cost is $655 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of
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the U.S. by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that
continues to be an important force for political and economic progress
in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia's capability to meet
current and future threats and improve interoperability with systems
operated by U.S. Forces and other Gulf countries. Saudi Arabia's
continued investment in its defensive capabilities is crucial to
protecting its borders, energy infrastructure, and its residents. Saudi
Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles 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 The Lockheed Martin Corporation,
Troy, AL. 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 not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Saudi Arabia. The only additional U.S. military
support required would be Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT) visits
during training phases.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-62
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 AGM-114R3 Hellfire II missile is a precision strike, Semi-
Active Laser (SAL)-guided missile and is the principal air-to-ground
weapon for the Army. The AGM-114R3 Hellfire II missile provides the
warfighter with an air-to-ground, point-target precision strike
capability to defeat advanced armor and an array of traditional and
nontraditional targets.
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 hardware and software elements, the information could be used to
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the Government of Saudi
Arabia 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 are
authorized for release and export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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