Arms Sales Notification — Government of Japan ($340 million): None
Key claim: The United States notified Congress of a proposed $340 million Foreign Military Sale to Japan for test preparation, range support, and logistics services supporting its indigenous upgraded Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles (HVGP) capability.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The DoW is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Arms sales notice.
SUMMARY: The DoW 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 26-28, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology. [[Page 24849]] Dated: May 5, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 26-28 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Japan (ii) (U) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *… $ 0 Other… $340 million
TOTAL… $340 million (iii) (U) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items will be included in support of its indigenous upgraded Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles (HVGP) capability: test preparation, test support, and transportation support, to include range support; test utility support (water, gas, electricity); range surveillance; range safety including flight termination system reviews; radio frequency assignments; test plan generation; test data; environmental and site approvals; office facilities, administrative services; transport of test equipment; procurement of measuring equipment; coordination meetings in the United States and Japan; and other related elements of logistics and program support. (iv) (U) Military Department: Navy (JA-P-QSC) (v) (U) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA-P-QOG, JA-P-QRB (vi) (U) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None known at this time (vii) (U) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex (viii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 24, 2026
- as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION (U) Japan–Upgr
Why this matters
The HVGP support package illustrates deepening US-Japan cooperation on Japan’s indigenous long-range strike capability, a core element of Tokyo’s counterstrike posture aimed at deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. Even as a sub-$1B logistics-and-testing sale, it signals US willingness to underwrite the maturation of allied hypersonic-class systems rather than confine Japan to US-supplied munitions.