Federal Register #2026-21344

Saudi Arabia proposed arms sale and additional equipment for Spain’s MH-60R sale

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notice combines a proposed Saudi Arabian arms sale with added equipment and support for Spain’s potential MH-60R helicopter sale. - Government buyers and offices - The Department of Defense’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) issued the notices; the U.S. Air Force is the military department for the proposed sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - The notice also covers amendments to a potential sale to the Government of Spain. - OEM/vendor named - Boeing is identified as the principal contractor for the Saudi Arabian sale. - No other OEM or vendor is named in the provided material. - Saudi Arabia proposed sale — estimated at $5.0 billion - Includes 5,004 KMU-572 and 5,000 KMU-556 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits, plus 5,004 BLU-111 500-pound and 5,000 BLU-117 2,000-pound general-purpose bombs. - Additional listed equipment includes fuzes, target detectors, cartridge-actuated devices, missile and rocket launchers, warheads and rocket motors, radios, warning and countermeasure systems, sonobuoys, targeting and radar systems, navigation equipment, and mission-planning and data-transfer systems. Many of these items have no quantities specified. - Requested support includes U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, logistics, obsolescence, integration, testing, and repair-and-return services. - Spain MH-60R sale amendment — additional items estimated at $250 million - 2 AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems, 2 MIDS-JTRS Link 16 radio systems, and 4 embedded GPS/Precise Positioning Service/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs). - Also includes aircraft components, parts, accessories, and non-recurring engineering. The amendment brings the estimated total value of Spain’s case to $1.2 billion. - The requested equipment and support are intended to support military missions and readiness; Spain’s sale is intended to support naval anti-surface and antisubmarine warfare and interoperability with the United States and NATO.

Description

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification concerning additional items for a previously notified potential sale to the Government of Spain. The notice includes two AN/AQS-22 ALFS, two MIDS-JTRS, four EGIs, and related aircraft components, parts, accessories, and non-recurring engineering costs. The estimated total value of the new items is $250 million, increasing the total case value to $1.2 billion. The articles and services are intended to support Spain’s anti-surface and antisubmarine warfare capabilities and other missions.

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