Arms Sales Notification

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 23-90] AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Arms sales notice. SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil , or dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@mail.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) 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 a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives with attached Transmittal 23-90, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: May 27, 2025. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. ( printed page 23040) Transmittal No. 23-90 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Bahrain (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment * $1.6 billion Other $0.6 billion TOTAL $2.2 billion Funding Source: National Funds (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Fifty (50) M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks Four (4) M88A2 HERCULES Combat Recovery Vehicles Eight (8) M1110 Joint Assault Bridges Eight (8) M1150 Assault Breacher Vehic…