Arms Sales Notification — Government of Kuwait
Key claim: The Defense Department notified Congress of an enhancement or upgrade of sensitivity of technology for a previously notified sale of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment to the Government of Kuwait.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The DoD is publishing unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Arms sales notice.
SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing 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 0M-25. Dated: April 10, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. 0M-25 REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(A), AECA) (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Kuwait (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-19 Date: December 28, 2020 Implementing Agency: Army Funding Source: National Funds (iii) Description: On December 28, 2020, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 20-19 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of eight (8) AH 64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters and the remanufacture sixteen (16) of their AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E configuration consisting of: eight (8) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (new procurement); sixteen (16) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (remanufacture); twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D engines; thirty-six (36) remanufactured T700-GE 701D engines; twenty-seven (27) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS); eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems with Inertial Navigation (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR); thirty-six (36) remanufactured EGIs with MMR; eight (8) AN/ASQ-170(V) Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/AN/ AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS); seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronics Units (REU); seventeen (17) APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers (M- RFI); eighteen (18) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; four (4) remanufactured M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; eighteen (18) Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; four (4) remanufactured Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; nine (9) M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 Area Weapons System (AWS) Guns; two (2) remanufactured M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns; one (1
Why this matters
Technology-sensitivity upgrades to previously notified FMS packages signal a deepening of the US-Kuwait defense relationship beyond the original program terms. Tracking these amendments on the Kuwait arms page keeps the instrument-level record (AH-64E Apache) distinct from separate air-defense tracks like LTAMDS, IBCS, and Patriot.