Notice2026-02060
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
February 2, 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 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4536-4538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02060]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 25-1H]
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-
1H.
Dated: January 29, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-1H
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of the Netherlands
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 15-06
Date: March 23, 2015
Implementing Agency: Army
(iii) Description: On March 23, 2015, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 15-06, of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of
seventeen (17) CH-47F Cargo Helicopters with customer unique post-
modifications; forty-six (46) T55-GA-714A Aircraft Turbine Engines with
Hydro-Mechanical Assembly, (thirty-four (34) installed and twelve (12)
spares); forty-one (41) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation Systems (EGIs); fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-231 Ultra High
Frequency/Very High Frequency Radios; twenty-one (21) AN/ARC-220 High
Frequency Radios; twenty-one (21) AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or
Foe Transponders; and forty-one (41) AN/ARC-201D Very High Frequency
Radios. Also included were spare and repair parts, support equipment,
tools and test equipment, aircraft ferry and refueling support,
personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical
documentation, United States (U.S.) government and contractor
technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements
of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost was $1.05
billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $900 million of this
total.
On January 24, 2017, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 0Z-16 of the inclusion of sixteen (16)
AN/AAR-57A(V)8 Common Missile Warning System equipment as MDE. The MDE
value of this addition is estimated at $17.2M. In addition, this
transmittal updated the sale to include Blue Force Tracker--Aviation
(BFT-A), KIV-77 a Common Crypto Applique for Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) and the AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL). The total
estimated case value remained $1.05 billion, however the estimated cost
of MDE increased to $917.2 million.
On July 10, 2017, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 0E-17 of the inclusion of sixteen (16)
AN/APR-39A(V)l Radar Signal Detecting Sets. The addition of this item
did not result in a change to the estimated cost of MDE of $917.2
million. The total estimated case value remained $1.05 billion.
On August 8, 2018, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 18-0E of the inclusion of seven (7)
AN/AAR-57A(V)8 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS), eight (8) AN/ALQ-
212 Advance Threat Infrared Countermeasures (ATIRCM), seven (7) APR-
39C(V)1 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, and fourteen (14) CN-1689-(H-
764GU) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation (EGI)
Systems. All four of these systems are MDE. Also included in this
possible sale were associated equipment, support, and services. The
addition of these systems resulted in an increase in MDE cost of $425
million. The notified MDE total increased to $1.342 billion with the
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total case value increasing to $1.475 billion.
On July 28, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 0M-22 of the inclusion of fifty-two
(52) AN/ARC-231A (RT 1987) radios. The estimated value of the
additional MDE items is $15 million, but the addition did not result in
a change to the notified MDE total of $1.342 billion. The total case
value remained $1.475 billion.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items:
ten (10) OT-228/U, Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems. The
following non-MDE items will be included: U.S. Government technical
assistance; incidental travel; transportation; new equipment training;
technical data; reports; compatibility testing; firing tables;
ancillary items; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated total cost of the new items is $85 million. The
estimated total cost of the new MDE items is $65 million, resulting in
a revised estimated MDE cost of $1.407 billion. The revised estimated
total case value is $1.560 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as the MDE
items were not enumerated in the original notification. The inclusion
of this MDE represents an increase in capability over what was
previously notified.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy and national security objectives of the U.S. by improving the
security of a NATO Ally which is an important force for political
stability and economic progress in Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) is the next-generation
lightweight, laser-based, infrared countermeasure system for rotary-
wing, tilt-rotor, and small fixed-wing aircraft across the DoD. CIRCM
provides near spherical coverage of the host platform to defeat
Infrared (IR)-seeking threat missiles. CIRCM receives an angular
bearing hand-off from the Missile Warning System (CMWS or LIMWS),
employs a pointing and tracking system that acquires and tracks the
incoming missile. CIRCM jams the missile by using modulated laser
energy, thus degrading the tracking capability of the missile and
causing it to miss the aircraft. The highest level of information that
may be transferred in support of this proposed sale is classified
SECRET.
If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of
the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be
used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
A determination has been made that the Netherlands can provide
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
All defense articles, technical data, and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the Government of
The Netherlands.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 1, 2025
[FR Doc. 2026-02060 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
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