Arms Sales Notification — Government of Australia
Key claim: The Department of Defense published a Section 36(b)(5)© arms sales notification of an enhancement or upgrade of technology or capability for a previously notified sale of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and associated equipment to the Government of Australia.
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. [[Page 34610]] 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 26-0J. Dated: June 3, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 26-0J REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)©, AECA) (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Australia (ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-51 Date: August 25, 2022 Implementing Agency: Army (iii) (U) Description: On August 25, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 22-51 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of defense services related to the future purchase of forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters; eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D engines (80 installed, 8 spares); forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (40 installed, 4 spares); and ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded Global Position Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) and Country Unique SAASM (or future replacement) (80, installed, 16 spares). Also included were AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement), very high frequency/ultra-high frequency (VHF/UHF)/line- of-sight (LOS) satellite communications (SATCOM) radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning Receivers; AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe Transponder; ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common Identification Friend or Foe Applique Crypto Computers; KY-100M COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range/Instrument Landing System receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) Low Frequency/Automatic Direction Finder radio receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System receiver transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter; Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercommunication
Why this matters
Enhancement/upgrade notifications under 36(b)(5)© signal ongoing capability layering on top of already-approved packages, keeping Australia’s rotary-lift modernization aligned with US systems. The Black Hawk track deepens interoperability with US Army aviation, a relevant baseline for AUKUS-era Indo-Pacific posture.