美国防部就西班牙MH-60R直升机对台军售式追加项发布例行36(b)升级通知：项目额由9.5亿增至12亿美元

BILLING CODE: 6001-FR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 26-1L]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
SUMMARY: The DoD (referred to herein as “the Department,” “Department of War” or “DoW”)
is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233,
urooj.zahra.civ@mail.mil, or dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@mail.mil.
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 26-1L.

Dated: October 15, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.

Transmittal No. 26-1L
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF
SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i)

Prospective Purchaser: Government of Spain

(ii)

Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-09
Date: March 15, 2022
Implementing Agency: Navy

(iii)

Description: On March 15, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 22-09 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1)
of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), of eight (8) MH-60R multi-mission
helicopters; twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C engines (16 installed, 4 spares); thirtytwo (32) AGM-114R(N) Hellfire missiles, All-up-rounds; two (2) Hellfire II
Captive Air Training Missiles; one hundred (100) WGU-59/B Advanced
Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II guidance sections, All-up-rounds;
eight (8) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System – Joint
Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) (8 installed); and four (4) Airborne Low
Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (4 installed on 4 aircraft). Also included were M514
impulse cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated
thruster/cartridge actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge
actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; M299 Hellfire missile
launchers; GAU-21 crew served guns (including pintle and laser pointer); LAU61 digital rocket launchers; M152 high explosive warheads for airborne 2.75
rockets; MK66 MOD 4, 2.75-inch rocket motors; rocket motors, 2.75-inch, MK66-4 inert; WTU-1B inert warheads (HA23); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with
Communications Security; AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/SSQ-62F
sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-53G sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys; SRQ-4
Hawklink radio terminals with Hawklink crypto control modules; AN/APX-123
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 dispenser, electronic
countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems; AN/AAS-44C(V) multispectral targeting systems; IFF Mode 4/5 cryptographic applique, KIV-78; Joint
Mission Planning System; Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise
Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective
Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); ALFS (aircraft provisions only for
4 aircraft); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training
Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants; tactical operational flight
trainer; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures systems; APS-153(V) multimode radars; spare engine containers; spare and repair parts; support and test
equipment; communications equipment; ferry support; publications and technical
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; obsolescence
engineering, integration, and test activities required to ensure readiness for the

production of the Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total value was $950 million.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $425 million of this total.
On October 25, 2024, Congress was notified by Congressional certification
transmittal number 24-0X, under Section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control
Act, of the addition of the following MDE items: replacement of the previously
notified non-MDE EGI with SAASM for, twenty-four (24) MDE EGI with
SAASM; and replacement of the previously notified twenty (20) MDE T-700-GE401C engines for twenty (20) MDE T-700-401D engines. Also included were
Infrared Zoom Laser Illuminator Designators; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total notified
MDE value increased by $50 million to $475 million, and the total notified case
value remained at $950 million.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items: two (2)
AN/AQS-22 ALFS; two (2) MIDS-JTRS; and four (4) EGIs. The following nonMDE items will also be included: aircraft components; parts and accessories; and
non-recurring engineering costs. The estimated total value of the new items is
$250 million. The estimated MDE value will increase by $60 million to a revised
$535 million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $190 million to a
revised $665 million. The estimated total case value will increase by $250
million to a revised $1.2 billion. MDE constitutes $535 million of this total.
(iv)

Significance: This notification accounts for requested additional MDE and nonMDE items not included in the original notification. The inclusion of this MDE
represents an increase in capability over what was previously notified. The
proposed articles and services will support Spain’s capability to perform antisurface and anti-submarine warfare missions along with the ability to perform
secondary missions including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and
communications relay and will bolster the Spanish Navy’s ability to support
NATO and remain interoperable with the U.S. and the NATO alliance.

(v)

Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a
NATO ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe.

(vi)

Sensitivity of Technology:
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original notification
applies to items reported here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services
included in this potential sale is SECRET.

(vii)

Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 16, 2026

[FR Doc. 2026-21344 Filed: 10/16/2026 8:45 am; Publication Date: 10/19/2026]