Arms Sales Notification — Government of the United Arab Emirates
Key claim: The Department of Defense published a Section 36(b)(5)© arms sales notification of an enhancement or upgrade of technology/capability for a previously notified sale of six CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters and related equipment to the United Arab Emirates.
Abstract
(Notice · Defense Department) The DoD 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 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 26-0R. Dated: April 9, 2026. Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Transmittal No. RSAT 26-0R Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)©, AECA) (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of the United Arab Emirates (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 24-118 Date: May 12, 2025 Implementing Agency: Army Funding Source: National Funds (iii) Description: On May 12, 2025, Congress was notified by congressional certification transmittal number 24-118 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with air-to-air refuel probe capability and extended range fuel tanks; sixteen (16) T-55-GA-714A engines (12 installed, 4 spares); fourteen (14) embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI) devices with M-Code (12 installed, 2 spares); eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (6 installed, 2 spares); twenty (20) AN/ ARC-231A communications security (COMSEC) radios (18 installed, 2 spares); and twenty (20) M-240 machine guns (18 installed, 2 spares). The following items were also included: CMWS classified software; AN/ APR-39A radar warning receivers; AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets; AN/ ARC-220 high frequency radios; KY-l00M COMSEC terminals; aircraft survivability equipment (including impulse cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency Omni Directional Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM MX-l5HDi electro-optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar altimeters; AN/APX-123A Identification [[Page 19113]] Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-77 COMSEC IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; services to support the mission
[This finding represents 2 closely related documents issued 2026-04-14 (same source, same action). Related: fedreg:2026-07235]
Why this matters
Section 36(b)(5)© notifications document upgrades to the sensitivity of technology or capability inside an already-approved FMS package, rather than a new sale. This entry extends the UAE’s rotary-lift modernization line (CH-47F Block II Chinooks) and adds to a growing 2026 cadence of UAE arms-sale actions spanning air defense, munitions, counter-UAS, and lift.