Notice2026-00708
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
January 15, 2026
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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 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1772-1774]
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. 25-15]
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) 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 25-
15, Policy Justification, and Sensitive of Technology.
Dated: January 12, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-15
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 Poland
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $1.20 billion
Other................................... $ .13 billion
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TOTAL................................. $1.33 billion
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing and National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four hundred (400) AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air
Missiles
Sixteen (16) AIM-120D3 AMRAAM guidance sections, including either
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules or M-Code
One (1) AIM-120 AMRAAM Instrumented Test Vehicle
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: AMRAAM control
sections, missile containers, and support equipment; Common Munitions
Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group
test sets; KGV-135A encryption devices; Computer Program Identification
Numbers (CPINs); spares and repair parts, consumables and accessories,
and repair and return support; weapons system support and software;
classified software delivery and support; classified publications and
technical documentation; transportation support; studies and surveys;
United States (U.S.) Government and contractor engineering, technical,
and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics
and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (PL-D-YAC)
(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: April 29, 2025
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Poland--AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
The Government of Poland has requested to buy four hundred (400)
AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); sixteen
(16) AIM-120D3 AMRAAM guidance sections, including either Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules or M-Code; and one (1) AIM-120
AMRAAM Instrumented Test Vehicle. The following non-MDE items will also
be included: AMRAAM control sections, missile containers, and support
equipment; Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment
(CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group test sets; KGV-135A encryption devices;
Computer Program Identification Numbers (CPINs); spares and repair
parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support;
weapons system support and software; classified software delivery and
support; classified publications and technical documentation;
transportation support; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
total cost is $1.33 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security of the U.S. by improving the security of a NATO Ally
that is a force for political and economic stability in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet current
and future threats by providing air-to-air defense to protect Polish
and allied forces in transition or combat and significantly improve the
Polish contribution to NATO requirements. Poland already has AMRAAM in
its inventory and will have no difficulty absorbing these articles 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 RTX Corporation, located in
Tucson, AZ. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any
offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale. 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 Poland.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 25-15
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 AIM-120D-series Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, air-launched, aerial intercept guided missile
featuring digital technology and micro-miniature, solid-state
electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple
launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic
countermeasures, and interception of high and low-flying and
maneuvering targets. The AIM-120D features a quadrangle target
detection device and an electronics unit within the guidance section
that performs all radar signal processing, mid-course and terminal
guidance, flight control, target detection, and warhead detonation.
2. The Common Munitions Built-In-Test Reprogramming Equipment
(CMBRE) is support equipment used to interface with weapon systems to
initiate and report BIT results and upload and download flight
software. CMBRE supports multiple munitions platforms with a range of
applications that perform preflight checks, periodic maintenance
checks, loading of Operational Flight Program data, loading of
munitions mission planning data, loading of Global Positioning System
(GPS) cryptographic keys, and declassification of munitions memory.
3. The ADU-891 adapter group test set provides the physical and
electrical interface between the CMBRE and the missile.
4. The KGV-135A is a high-speed, general purpose encryptor and
decryptor module used for wideband data encryption.
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 system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
7. A determination has been made that Poland 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
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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
Poland.
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