Federal Register #2026-21340

Proposed Saudi Arabia JDAM and bomb sale and Oman F-16 sustainment package

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, within the Department of Defense, notified Congress of proposed arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Oman. - Government buyer: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency; the notices concern the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. - OEM and contractor: Boeing is identified as the principal contractor for the Saudi Arabia sale. No principal contractor is identified for Oman. - Saudi Arabia proposed sale, estimated at $5 billion: - 5,004 KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits and 5,000 KMU-556 JDAM guidance kits. - 5,004 BLU-111 500-pound general-purpose bombs and 5,000 BLU-117 2,000-pound general-purpose bombs. - Related FMU-139 fuze systems, DSU-38 and DSU-40 target detectors, containers, support equipment, spare parts, consumables, and accessories. Quantities for these related items are not specified. - Repair and return, engineering, technical, logistics, and program support. - Oman proposed sale, estimated at $188 million: - F-16 sustainment, modifications, equipment and parts, communications and navigation equipment, ground-handling and laboratory equipment, software and documentation, training, and related support. Individual quantities and part numbers are not specified. - Combined estimated value of the two proposed sales is $5.188 billion. Saudi Arabia's sale is funded by Saudi national funds; the Oman notice does not specify funding in the provided information. - The Saudi notice identifies SECRET as the highest classification level for the defense articles, components, and services. These are proposed arms sales, not an award.

Description

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification under Transmittal No. 26-35. The proposed sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia includes JDAM guidance kits, general-purpose bombs, related equipment, spare parts, and engineering, technical, and logistics support. The estimated total value is $5.0 billion, funded by national funds. The principal contractor is The Boeing Corporation.

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