Notice2026-02400
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
February 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5453-5455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02400]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 25-84]
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 25-84
and Policy Justification.
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-84
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 Bahrain
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $ 0
Other................................... $ 445 million
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TOTAL................................. $ 445 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales case
BA-D-QDH was below congressional notification threshold at $47 million
($0 in major defense equipment) for F-16 aircraft sustainment. The
Government of Bahrain has requested that the case be amended to include
additional support which will cause the case to exceed the notification
threshold, and thus notification of the entire program is required. The
notification requirements are combined as follows:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
Major and minor modifications; Computer Program Identification
Numbers (CPINs); aircraft maintenance support equipment; launcher spare
parts and support equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories,
and repair and return support; aircraft components; missile containers;
radar warning receiver component parts; guidance and control section
spares; weapons system support; ground handling equipment; instruments
and lab equipment; classified and unclassified software delivery and
support; classified and unclassified publications and technical
documentation; studies and surveys; transportation support; 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 (BA-D-QDH)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: BA-D-SAB
(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: None
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 1, 2025
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* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Bahrain--F-16 Sustainment
The Government of Bahrain has requested to buy aircraft components;
missile containers; radar receiver component parts; guidance and
control section spares; weapons system support; ground handling
equipment; and instruments and lab equipment that will be added to a
previously implemented case whose value was under the congressional
notification threshold. The original Foreign Military Sales case,
valued at $47 million ($0 in major defense equipment), included major
and minor modifications; Computer Program Identification Numbers
(CPINs); aircraft maintenance support equipment; launcher spare parts
and support equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and
repair and return support; classified and unclassified software
delivery and support; classified and unclassified publications and
technical documentation; studies and surveys; transportation support;
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 $445 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the U.S. by helping to improve the security of a major non-
NATO ally that is an important force for political stability and
economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Bahrain's capability to meet current
and future threats by providing a credible force that can deter
adversaries and provide the capability to participate in regional
operations with the U.S. and other U.S. partner nations. Bahrain will
have no difficulty absorbing this equipment 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 General Electric Aerospace,
located in Evendale, OH; and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, located in
Fort Worth, TX. 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 additional U.S. Government and U.S. contractor
representatives to Bahrain.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
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