Arms Sales Notification — Republic of Korea ($3.0 billion): Twenty-four (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters
Key claim: The Defense Department notified Congress of a proposed $3.0 billion Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of twenty-four MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and associated equipment.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), 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: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233, [email protected] , or [email protected] . 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 26-45, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: June 3, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 26-45 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: Republic of Korea (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *… $2.3 billion Other… $0.7 billion
TOTAL… $3.0 billion (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Twenty-four (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters Fifty-two (52) Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service/Inertial Navigation Systems with Selective Availability/ Anti-Spoofing Module (48 installed, 4 spares) Twenty-four (24) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars Eight (8) M240D 7.62mm machine guns Non-MDE: The following non-MDE items will also be included: T700-GE-401D engines; AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Devices (NVDs); M514 impulse cartridge/ cartridge actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/cartridge actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe transponders; AN/ALE- 47 dispenser, electronic countermeasures; AN/AAS-44C(V) multi-spectral targeting systems; IFF Mode \4/5\ cryptographic applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission Planning Systems; Training Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants; Aviation Maintenance Weapons Loading Trainer; Tactical Operational Flight Trainer; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures systems; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; spare engine containers; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment;
Why this matters
A $3.0 billion proposed sale of 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters would materially expand ROK Navy anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capability, reinforcing US-ROK alliance interoperability amid heightened North Korean naval activity and Chinese maritime presence in the region. It represents one of the larger recent FMS packages to Seoul and signals continued US willingness to transfer advanced rotary-wing ASW platforms to key Indo-Pacific allies.