Notice2026-04428
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
March 6, 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 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11062-11064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04428]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 25-0S]
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-
0S.
Dated: March 3, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-0S
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Perspective Purchaser: NATO Support and Procurement Agency
(NSPA) as Lead Nation for Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Spain, and the United Kingdom
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 18-39
Date: November 16, 2018
Implementing Agency: Air Force
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description: On November 16, 2018, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 18-39 of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of five
hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits for
GBU-31 2000 lb; forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM kits for GBU-31 2000 lb;
one thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-572 F/B JDAM kits for GBU-38 500
lb; one thousand (1,000) Munitions Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B Enhanced
Computer Control Groups (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1000 lb EPII; three hundred
(300) MAU-210 F/B ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lb EPII; three hundred (300)
MXU-650K/B AFGs for GBU-49 500-lb EPII; one thousand twenty-five
(1,025) MAU-209 C/B or MAU-169 L/B CCGs for GBU-12 500 lb Paveway II;
one thousand twenty-five (1,025) MXU-650 K/B AFGs for GBU-12 500 lb
Paveway II; four thousand three hundred sixty-five (4,365) Joint
Programmable Fuze, FMU-152 A/B for all GBU types. Also included
Detector Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser kits, DSU-33D/B proximity
sensors, Wireless Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) interfaces for Enhanced
Paveway II bombs, repair and return services, transportation,
engineering services, and other support services. The estimated total
case value was $320.5 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE)
constituted $240.5 million of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following additional
MDE items: two hundred eighty-six (286) Munitions Adaptor Unit (MAU)-
169L/B Computer Control Groups (CCGs) for GBU-12 500 lb Paveway II; two
hundred eighty-six (286) MXU-650C/B Air Foil Groups (AFGs) for GBU-12
500 lb Paveway II; one hundred fifty-five (155) MAU-210F/B Enhanced
CCGs (ECCGs) for GBU-49 500 lb Enhanced Paveway II (EPII); one hundred
fifty-five (155) MXU-650M/B for GBU-49 500 lb EPII; one thousand twenty
(1,020) KMU-572 F/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits for GBU-38
500 lb; five hundred six (506) KMU-556 F/B JDAM kits for GBU-31 2000
lb; and one hundred thirty-eight (138) KMU-557 F/B JDAM kits for GBU-31
2000 lb. The following non-MDE items will also be included: practice
bombs; bomb components; United States (U.S.) Government and contractor
engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total
value of the new items is $142 million. The estimated MDE value will
increase by $131 million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by
$11 million to a revised $91 million. The estimated total case value
will increase by $142 million to a revised $462.5 million. MDE will
constitute $371.5 million of this total.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided because the
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MDE items were not enumerated in the original notification. The
proposed sale will improve NATO's capability to respond to current and
future ground threats. NATO will use the enhanced capability as a
deterrent to regional threats and to increase interoperability within
contingency operations.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy goals and national security objectives of the U.S. by improving
the security of NATO partners that are a force for political stability
and economic progress in the North Atlantic region.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The Sensitivity of Technology statement contained in the original
notification applies to items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 10, 2025
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