Notice2026-07243
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
April 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 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07243]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 26-0O]
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 the attached
Transmittal 26-0O.
Dated: April 9, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
TRANSMITTAL NO. 26-0O
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 36(b)(5)(C) OF THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL
ACT
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Israel
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No: 24-13
Date: February 7, 2025
Implementing Agency: Air Force
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing
(iii) Description: On February 7, 2025, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 24-13 of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of two
thousand one hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs
increment 1 (SDB-I); two thousand eight hundred (2,800) MK 82 General
Purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies; thirteen thousand (13,000) KMU-556E/B,
or KMU-556H/B with SABR-Y, KMU-556F/B, or KMU-556J/B Joint Direct
Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for the MK-84 bomb body; three
thousand four hundred seventy-five (3,475) KMU-557E/B, or KMU-557F/B,
or KMU-557H/B with SABR-Y, or KMU-557J/B JDAM guidance kits for the
BLU-109 bomb body; one thousand four (1,004) KMU-572E/B, or KMU-572F/B,
KMU-572H/B with SABR-Y, or KMU-572J/B JDAM guidance kits for GBU-38v1;
and seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475) FMU-152A/B
fuzes. The following non-MDE items were also included: FMU-139 fuzes;
bomb components; munitions support and support equipment; spare parts,
consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and support services;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated total cost was $6.75 billion. Major defense equipment (MDE)
constituted $5.61 billion of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items:
ten thousand (10,000) BLU-111 500-pound general purpose bombs. The
following non-MDE items will also be included: other related elements
of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost of the new
items is $209 million. The estimated MDE value will increase by $170
million to a revised $5.78 billion. The estimated non-MDE value will
increase by $39 million to a revised $1.179 million. The estimated
total case value will increase by $209 million to a revised $6.959
billion. MDE constitutes $5.78 billion of this total.
(iv) Significance: This notification accounts for requested
additional MDE items not included in the original notification. The
inclusion of this MDE represents an increase in capability over what
was previously notified. The proposed articles and services will
improve Israel's capability to meet current and future air-to-air and
air-to-ground threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a
deterrent to regional threats.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will contribute to the
foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to
improve the security of a strategic regional partner that has been, and
continues to be, an important force for political stability and
economic progress in the Middle East.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The BLU-111 is a 500-pound (nominal weight) general-purpose bomb
with identical casing, shape, and flight characteristics, designed for
use against soft, fragment-sensitive targets.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 6, 2026
[FR Doc. 2026-07243 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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