Arms Sales Notification

• Citation: 91 FR 46080
• Published date: 22 July 2026
• FR Document: 2026-14768
• Pages: 46080-46081
• Section: Notices
• Issuer: Defense Department

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 139 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 46080-46081]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2026-14768]
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                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                Office of the Secretary
                [Transmittal No. 26-74]
                Arms Sales Notification
                AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
                (DoD).
                ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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                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,
                [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 26-74, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
                 Dated: July 16, 2026.
                Stephanie J. Bost,
                Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
                Transmittal No. 26-74
                Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
                36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
                 (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Kuwait
                 (ii) Total Estimated Value:
                Major Defense Equipment *................ $ 0
                Other.................................... $1.98 billion
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                 TOTAL.................................. $1.98 billion
                
                 Funding Source: National Funds
                 (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
                Services under Consideration for Purchase:
                Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
                 None
                Non-MDE:
                 The following non-MDE items will be included: counter-unmanned
                aerial systems platforms Roadrunner-Munition and Anvil-Kinetic; launch
                boxes; lattice command and control; Long-Range Sentry Tower with Fire
                Control; Long-Range Sentry Tower-82 Mobile; Extended Range Sentry
                Towers; Maritime Sentry Towers; pulsar electromagnetic warfare; menace
                tactical operations centers; generators; publications; personnel
                training; software development; U.S. Government and contractor
                engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other
                related elements of logistics and program support.
                 (iv) Implementing Agency: Army (KU-B-ULR)
                 (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
                 (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
                Paid: None known at this time
                 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or
                Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
                 (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 5, 2026
                 * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
                POLICY JUSTIFICATION
                Kuwait--Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Platforms
                 The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy counter-unmanned
                aerial systems platforms. The following non-major defense equipment
                items will be included: counter-unmanned aerial systems platforms
                Roadrunner-Munition and Anvil-Kinetic; launch boxes; lattice command
                and control; Long Range Sentry Tower with Fire Control; Long Range
                Sentry Tower-82 Mobile; Extended Range Sentry Towers; Maritime Sentry
                Towers; pulsar electromagnetic warfare; menace tactical operations
                centers; generators; publications; personnel training; software
                development; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and
                logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and
                program support. The estimated total cost is $1.98 billion.
                 This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
                security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a
                major non-NATO ally that has been an important force for political
                stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
                 The proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current
                and future threats by providing electronic and kinetic defeat
                capabilities against unmanned aerial systems. Kuwait will have no
                difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its military
                police forces.
                 The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
                basic military balance in the region.
                 The principal contractor will be Anduril, located in Costa Mesa,
                CA. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset
                agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset
                agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the
                contractor.
                 Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
                assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
                representatives to Kuwait.
                 There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
                result of this proposed sale.
                Transmittal No. 26-74
                Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
                36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
                Annex
                Item No. vii
                 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
                 1. The Roadrunner system is a twinjet, vertical takeoff and
                landing, high
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                explosive interceptor that is capable of subsonic flight to deliver
                hard kill effects on Group 3 (mid-sized) threat aircraft.
                 2. Pulsar is a counter multi-mission electromagnetic warfare
                system, capable of wide area coverage using networked Pulsar systems
                for autonomous spectrum monitoring, detection, tracking, and
                coordinated effects against small-unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS)
                threats. It provides signal disruption and jamming of position, timing,
                navigation, command link, and video downlink signals to/from the ground
                control station.
                 3. The Long-Range Sentry Tower with Fire Control combines a fire
                control radar and Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) thermal optic on a
                continuous pan-tilt unit (PTU), providing sensor measurements enabling
                a single-track for a Roadrunner engagement to defeat s-UAS Groups 1-3
                (small to mid-sized).
                 4. The Anvil-Kinetic (Anvil-K) is a kinetic, drone-on-drone
                engagement interceptor that utilizes a Millimeter Wave onboard radar
                for terminal guidance. It is cued by a Sentry Tower and does not
                require operator input for guidance. Anvil-K uses speed and a hardened
                fuselage to defeat Group 1 s-UAS at lower cost per engagement.
                 5. The Menace-I is a fully integrated, mobile command, control,
                communications, and computing solution. Menace is a complete roll-on/
                roll-off transportable, Intelligence Community Directive 705 compliant
                solution for processing up to classified information with a TEMPEST
                compliant computing rack. Menace is equipped with built-in Proliferated
                Low Earth Orbit, Geostationary Orbit, cellular, high-frequency, ultra-
                high frequency, very-high frequency, and Tactical Data Link
                communications. The system is self-sustaining with an onboard 60kW
                multi-fuel generator.
                 6. The Long-Range Sentry Tower 82 combines long-range radar, MWIR
                thermal optic on a continuous PTU, and a computer system with enclosure
                to enable detection of s-UAS Groups 1-3.
                 7. The Long-Range Sentry Tower-82 Mobile is a trailer mounted
                capability that combines a long-range radar, MWIR thermal optic on a
                continuous PTU, and provides sensor measurements enabling a single-
                track for a Roadrunner engagement to defeat s-UAS Groups 1-3.
                 8. Extended Range Sentry Tower combines solar-powered, MWIR thermal
                optic on a continuous PTU capable of autonomously detecting people and
                vehicles at ranges of over 10 km with no human intervention.
                 9. Maritime Sentry Tower combines solar-powered maritime radar with
                MWIR thermal optic on a continuous PTU capable of autonomous detection
                of maritime vessels at ranges of over 20 km with no human intervention.
                 10. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
                components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
                 11. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
                knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the
                information could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce
                system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with
                similar or advanced capabilities.
                 12. A determination has been made that Kuwait can provide
                substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
                technology being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed sale is
                necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national
                security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
                 13. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
                have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
                Kuwait.
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