Notice2026-01357
Arms Sales Notification
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January 26, 2026
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3162-3164]
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. 24-118]
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 24-
118, Policy Justification, and Sensitive of Technology.
Dated: January 21, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-118
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 United Arab Emirates
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $0.65 billion
Other.................................... $0.67 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $1.32 billion
Funding Source: National Funds
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(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with air-to-air refuel
probe capability and extended range fuel tanks
Sixteen (16) T-55-GA-714A engines (12 installed, 4 spares)
Fourteen (14) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial
Navigation System (INS) (EGI) devices with M-Code (12 installed, 2
spares)
Eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (6
installed, 2 spares)
Twenty (20) AN/ARC-231A communications security (COMSEC) radios (18
installed, 2 spares)
Twenty (20) M-240 machine guns (18 installed, 2 spares)
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS) classified software; AN/APR-39A radar warning
receivers; AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); AN/ARC-220 high
frequency (HF) radios; KY-100M COMSEC terminals; aircraft survivability
equipment (including impulse cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft
cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional
Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM MX-
15HDi electro-optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 Tactical
Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar altimeters;
AN/APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-77
COMSEC IFF cryptographic appliqu[eacute]s; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key
Loaders; services to support the mission equipment; hardware and
services required to implement partner-unique modifications; Fast Rope
Insertion/Extraction Systems (FRIES); Internal Extended Range Fuel
Systems (ERFS); in-flight refueling capability; firefighting equipment;
ballistic armor protection systems; air worthiness support; spare and
repair parts; communications equipment; personnel training and training
equipment; site surveys; tool and test equipment; ground support
equipment; repair and return; publications and technical documentation;
Quality Assurance Team (QAT); 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: Army (AE-B-ZAR)
(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: May 12, 2025
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
United Arab Emirates--CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested to
buy six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with air-to-air refuel
probe capability and extended range fuel tanks; sixteen (16) T-55-GA-
714A engines, (12 installed, 4 spares); fourteen (14) Embedded Global
Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI) devices
with M-Code (12 installed, 2 spares); eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (6 installed, 2 spares); twenty (20) AN/
ARC-231A communications security (COMSEC) radios (18 installed, 2
spares); and twenty (20) M-240 machine guns (18 installed, 2 spares).
The following non-MDE items will also be included: Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS) classified software; AN/APR-39A radar warning
receivers; AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); AN/ARC-220 high
frequency (HF) radios; KY-100M COMSEC terminals; aircraft survivability
equipment (including impulse cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft
cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional
Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM MX-
15HDi electro-optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 Tactical
Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar altimeters;
AN/APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-77
COMSEC IFF cryptographic appliqu[eacute]s; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key
Loaders; services to support the mission equipment; hardware and
services required to implement partner-unique modifications; Fast Rope
Insertion/Extraction Systems (FRIES); Internal Extended Range Fuel
Systems (ERFS); in-flight refueling capability; firefighting equipment;
ballistic armor protection systems; air worthiness support; spare and
repair parts; communications equipment; personnel training and training
equipment; site surveys; tool and test equipment; ground support
equipment; repair and return; publications and technical documentation;
Quality Assurance Team (QAT); 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 $1.32 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the U.S. by helping to improve the security of an important
regional partner. The United Arab Emirates is a vital U.S. partner for
political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve the United Arab Emirates' capability
to meet current and future threats by extending its range of flight
operations. The UAE will use these assets in search and rescue,
disaster relief, humanitarian support, and counterterrorism operations.
The United Arab Emirates will have no difficulty absorbing this
equipment and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Boeing Helicopter Aircraft
Company, located in Ridley Park, PA; and Honeywell Engine Company,
located in Phoenix, 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 sale will require an estimated two U.S.
Government and eight contractor representatives to travel to the UAE
for up to sixty months for equipment de-processing, fielding, system
checkout, training, and technical logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-118
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 CH-47F is a heavy-lift, newly manufactured aircraft equipped
with two (2) T-55-GA-714A engines. The
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CH-47F has the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) cockpit,
which provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication
management systems. The CAAS consists of two dual-redundant data buses
and an Ethernet local area network. The CAAS includes five
multifunction displays, two general purpose processor units, two
control display units, and two data concentrator units. The Navigation
System has two Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial
Navigation System (INS) (EGI) devices, two Digital Advanced Flight
Control Systems, one AN/ARN-147 (Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni
Directional Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) marker
beacon), one ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN), two air
data computers, and one AN/APN-209 radar altimeter system. The
communications suite is as follows: two each AN/ARC-231A multi-mode
radios providing VHF FM, VHF AM, ultra high frequency, HAVEQUICK II,
and Demand Assigned Multiple Access satellite communications (SATCOM),
and one each AN/ARC-220 high frequency radio. The identification friend
or foe (IFF) will be the APX-123A, which provides the additional
functionality of Mode 5. Aircraft survivability equipment will consist
of the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) and the AN/APR-39
Radar Signal Detecting Set (RSDS).
a. The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is the
detection component of the suite of countermeasures designed to
increase the survivability of current generation combat aircraft and
special operations aircraft against infrared guided missiles.
b. The AN/ARC-231A is a software-defined radio that implements an
NSA-modernized, Type 1, embedded cryptographic solution. It provides
joint service standard line of sight, HAVEQUICK, and SINCGARS
electronic counter-countermeasures, along with integrated waveform
SATCOM.
c. The AN/APX-123A IFF transponder is a space diversity transponder
and is installed on various military platforms. It provides
identification, altitude, and surveillance reporting in response to
interrogations from airborne, ground-based, and surface interrogators.
d. The KY-100M is a radio encryptor that has sensitive technology.
e. The AN/APR-39A Radar Signal Detecting Set provides the pilot
with visual and audible warning when a hostile fire-control threat is
encountered.
f. The KIV-77 is a common cryptographic appliqu[eacute] for IFF
that provides Mode-4 and Mode-5 capability.
g. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable,
hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, storing, and
transferring electronic key material and data between compatible end
cryptographic units and communications equipment. It supports both the
DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces, as well as the cryptographic ignition
key.
h. The AN/ARC-220 is a microprocessor-based communications system
employing advanced digital signal processor technology. The AN/ARC-220
provides embedded automatic link establishment, serial tone data modem,
text messaging, GPS position reporting, and anti-jam electronic
counter-countermeasure functions.
i. The MX-15 HDi is a multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging system
with a range of features and benefits, including long range laser
illumination, that offers superior high-definition imaging resolution
from Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) cameras. The MX-15 HDi is
ideal for medium-altitude covert intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR) and search and rescue missions, and it can be
integrated into aerostat, fixed-wing, rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned
aerial systems.
j. The EAGLE M+429 EGI common is a self-contained, all-altitude
navigation system with an embedded GPS receiver. EAGLE M+429 Common
provides Precise Positioning System (PPS) Y-code and M-code operation
when loaded with NSA approved COMSEC keys via SKL.
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 system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the United Arab Emirates 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 the
United Arab Emirates.
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