Notice2026-11399
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
June 8, 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 109 (Monday, June 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34609-34611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11399]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 26-0J]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), 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.
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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 26-0J.
Dated: June 3, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
Transmittal No. 26-0J
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Australia
(ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-51
Date: August 25, 2022
Implementing Agency: Army
(iii) (U) Description: On August 25, 2022, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 22-51 of the possible
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of defense
services related to the future purchase of forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk
helicopters; eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D engines (80 installed, 8
spares); forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems
(CMWS) (40 installed, 4 spares); and ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded
Global Position Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) and
Country Unique SAASM (or future replacement) (80, installed, 16
spares). Also included were AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future
replacement), very high frequency/ultra-high frequency (VHF/UHF)/line-
of-sight (LOS) satellite communications (SATCOM) radios; APR-39C(V)1/4
Radar Warning Receivers; AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A
Identification Friend or Foe Transponder; ARC-220 High Frequency (HF)
radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key
Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common Identification Friend or Foe Applique
Crypto Computers; KY-100M COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very
High Frequency Omni-Directional Range/Instrument Landing System
receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) Low Frequency/Automatic Direction Finder
radio receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System receiver
transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM
Emergency Locator Transmitter; Encrypted Aircraft Wireless
Intercommunications Systems; Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal
Data Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data
Modems; Color Weather Radars; MX-10D E.O./IR with Laser Designator;
E.O./IR Cabin Monitoring Systems; E.O./IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/
ARC-201D RT-1478D; Engine Inlet Barrier Filters; Ballistic Armor
Protection Systems; Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems; Fast Rope
Insertion Extraction System; External Rescue Hoist; Rescue Hoist
Equipment Sets; Dual Patient Litter System Sets; Martin Baker
Palletized Crew Chief/Gunner Seats with crashworthy floor structural
modifications; External Stores Support System; Integrated Tow Plates
Production Assets; Universal Software Loading Kits; 60kVA Generator
Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount Systems; Black Hawk
Aircrew Trainer; Black Hawk Maintenance Trainer; Black Hawk Avionics
Trainer; Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer; training
devices; helmets; transportation; organizational equipment; spare and
repair parts; support equipment; tools and test equipment; technical
data and publications; personnel training and training equipment; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics support. The
estimated total case value was $1.95 billion. Major defense equipment
(MDE) constituted $0.85 billion of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items:
up to fifty-six (56) AN/ARC-231A VHF/UHF radios (40 installed, 16
spares); up to eighty-eight (88) EAGLE-M EGIs and associated A kit
provisions (80 installed, 8 spares); and up to fifty (50) Common
Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM). The following non-MDE items will also
be included: windshield washer systems; Helicopter Emergency Egress
Lighting Systems; training devices and associated software sustainment;
technical support for the Full Operational Capability retro-fit and
integration, and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated MDE value will increase by $81 million to a
revised total of $931 million. The revised estimated total value of the
non-MDE articles is $100 million, with a total cost for non-MDE
equating to $1.2 billion. The projected total case value is expected to
increase by $181 million, with a revised total of $2.131 billion.
(iv) (U) Significance: This notification accounts for requested
additional MDE and non-MDE items not included in the original
notification. The inclusion of this MDE and non-MDE represents an
increase in capability over what was previously notified. The proposed
articles and services will support Australia's capability to meet
current and future threats and will enhance interoperability with the
U.S. and other allied forces.
(v) (U) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy and national security objectives of the United States. Australia
is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. The
strategic location of this political and economic power contributes
significantly to ensuring peace and economic stability in the Western
Pacific. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist our ally
in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense
capability.
(vi) (U) Sensitivity of Technology:
The AN/ARC-231A is a software defined radio (SDR) that implements a
National Security Administration (NSA) modernized, Type 1, embedded
cryptographic solution. It provides joint service standard LOS, HAVE
QUICK, SATURN, and Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System electronic
counter-counter measures, along with integrated waveform SATCOM. The
AN/ARC-231A has mobile user objective system capability and provides
extended coverage across 30 to 512 MHz frequency with expandability up
to two GHz. The AN/ARC-231A programmable feature supports evolving
waveform communication requirements and equipment special mission
modifications for enhanced performance. The AN/ARC-231A Software
Communications Architecture SDR design allows for software-only
upgrades of future capability advancements. Performance compliance is
in accordance with military waveforms and software that ensure
interoperability for joint force operations. The AN/ARC-231A is a drop-
in replacement for the RT-1808A and fully backward compatible with all
ancillaries. Multiple control interface options such as independent red
and black MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, and universal serial bus allows
flexible integration. AN/ARC-231 provides ED-23C (8.33 kHz)
international compliance air traffic control communications.
The EAGLE M EGI is a self-contained, all-attitude navigation system
with embedded GPS receiver, controlled via MIL-STD-1553B controller
providing output navigation precision approach capability, GPS timing
data to support ADS-B out, wide area augmentation system, and other
platform systems. EAGLE M EGI provides precise
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positioning system Y-code and M-code operation when loaded with NSA
approved COMSEC keys via SKL. EAGLE M EGI supports the CH-47F, UH-60M,
UH-60V, Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft. Requires written
U.S. Space Force Release Authorization in General. No technical manual
for EAGLE M devices. EAGLE M devices follow two-level maintenance,
operator, and depot.
The CIRCM system is the next-generation lightweight, laser-based,
infrared countermeasure system for rotary-wing, tilt-rotor, and small
fixed-wing aircraft across the Department of War. CIRCM provides near
spherical coverage of the host platform to defeat infrared-seeking
threat missiles. CIRCM receives an angular bearing hand-off from the
CMWS and employs a pointing and tracking system that acquires and
tracks an 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 KGV-72 programmable encryption device provides traffic
encryption for Force Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) BFT
satellite network multicast and unicast transmission of mapping, short
messaging, and geolocation application data. Designed for use in
tactical ground and rotary wing platforms, the KGV-72 connects to a
commercial L-Band transceiver and FBCB2 BFT computer to secure beyond
LOS communication.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original
notification applies to additional items mentioned.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
(vii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 27, 2026
[FR Doc. 2026-11399 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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