Arms Sales Notification

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The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 200 (Monday, October 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66119-66120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21335]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 25-82]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Department of 
Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD (referred to herein as ``the Department,'' 
``Department of War'' or ``DoW'') is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91e4e3fefefbbfebf0f9e3f0bff2f8e7d1fcf0f8fdbffcf8fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1267607d7d783c68737a60733c717b64527f737b7e3c7f7b7e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#34504757551a5a57461a46474657595359401a585d47401a575a471959564c7459555d581a595d58"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bedacddddf90d0ddcc90cccdccddd3d9d3ca90d2d7cdca90ddd0cd93d3dcc6fed3dfd7d290d3d7d2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

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 25-82 and Policy Justification.

    Dated: October 15, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
Transmittal No. 25-82
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Iraq
    (ii) (U) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*.................  $ 0
Other....................................  $800 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $800 million
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) (U) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
    Bell 412EPX helicopters; Bell 407M helicopters; GAU-19 three-barrel 
machine gun launchers; M260 2.75-inch, 7-tube rockets; L-3 Wescam MX-
15HDI Electro-Optical/Infrared sensor; AN/AAR-60 Block 2 Missile Launch 
Detection Systems; very high frequency radios; spare parts; peculiar 
ground support equipment; publications and technical data; new 
equipment training, including pilot and maintenance; U.S. Government 
and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; 
and other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) (U) Military Department: Army (IQ-B-ZDT; IQ-B-ZEH)
    (v) (U) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) (U) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to 
be Paid: None known at this time
    (vii) (U) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense 
Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None
    (viii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 31, 2026
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

(U) Iraq--Bell 412EPX and Bell 407M Helicopters

    (U) The Government of Iraq has requested to buy Bell 412EPX 
helicopters; Bell 407M helicopters; GAU-19 three-barrel machine gun 
launchers; M260 2.75-inch, 7-tube rockets; L-3 Wescam MX-15HDI Electro-
Optical/Infrared sensor; AN/AAR-60 Block 2 Missile Launch Detection 
Systems; very high frequency radios; spare parts; peculiar ground 
support equipment; publications and technical data; new equipment 
training, including pilot and maintenance; 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 $800 million.
    (U) This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
strategic partner.
    (U) The proposed sale will improve Iraq's capability to meet 
current and future threats by improving its rotary wing transport, 
reconnaissance, and air-to-surface targeting capabilities.
    (U) The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter 
the basic military balance in the region.
    (U) The principal contractor will be Bell-Textron, located in Fort 
Worth, TX. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset 
agreement proposed

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in connection with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be 
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    (U) Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government personnel but will require the 
assignment of approximately four contractor representatives to Iraq.
    (U) There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2026-21335 Filed 10-16-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6001-FR-P


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