Overview
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency letters dated December 8 opened a 30‑day congressional review of the proposed foreign military sale.
- The package’s major defense equipment totals $37 million, including 92 Link‑16 tactical data links and six inert Mk‑82 bomb bodies for integration testing.
- Another $649 million covers avionics and software updates, cryptographic and IFF gear, mission‑planning systems, training, simulators, spares, and contractor support.
- Lockheed Martin is named the principal contractor, and the U.S. says no additional government or contractor personnel will be assigned to Pakistan and there will be no impact on U.S. defense readiness.
- The U.S. asserts the sale will not alter the region’s basic military balance, while reporting notes expected scrutiny from India and highlights the package’s heavy sustainment focus.