Arms Sales Notification — Government of Germany
Key claim: The Defense Department notified Congress of an enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology for the previously approved sale of 35 F-35 aircraft and associated munitions to Germany.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The Department of War 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 Department of War 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 [[Page 27314]] 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- 0L. Dated: May 12, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 26-0L REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)©, AECA) (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Germany (ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-53 Date: July 28, 2022 Implementing Agency: Air Force (iii) (U) Description: On July 28, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 22-53 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of thirty-five (35) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; thirty-seven (37) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (35 installed, 2 spares); one hundred five (105) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); four (4) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections; seventy-five (75) AGM-158B/B2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER); two (2) AGM-158 Inert JASSMs with Test Instrumentation Kits (TIK); two (2) AGM-158 JASSM Separation Test Vehicles (STV); three hundred forty-four (344) GBU-53 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB-II); three (3) GBU-53 SDB-II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV); eight (8) GBU-53 SDB-II Captive Carry Reliability Trainers (CCRT); one hundred sixty-two (162) BLU-109 2000LB Hardened Penetrator Bombs for GBU-31; two hundred sixty- four (264) MK-82 500LB General Purpose (GP) Bombs for GBU-54; six (6) MK-82 Inert Filled GP Bombs; thirty (30) BLU-109 Inert 2000LB Hardened Penetrator Bombs; one hundred eighty (180) KMU-557 Joint Direct-Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits for GBU-31; two hundred forty-six (246) KMU- 572 JDAM Tail Kits for GBU-54; seventy-five (75) AIM-9X Block II+ Tactical Sidewinder Missiles; thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); fifteen (15) Tactical AIM-9X Block II+ Sidewinder Guidan
[This finding represents 2 closely related documents issued 2026-05-14 (same source, same action). Related: fedreg:2026-09650]
Why this matters
Germany’s F-35 procurement is a central pillar of its post-2022 rearmament and NATO nuclear-sharing modernization, and 36(b)(5)© notifications signal that the technology or capability content of that package is being adjusted upward. Tracking these mid-tier updates alongside the original sale clarifies how the US-Germany defense trade relationship is evolving beyond headline dollar figures.