# 2025-20031: UK's Plane Parts Price Tag Doubles: Inflation Hits C-17 Deal Hard

2025-20031, Arms Sales Notification, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department published 2025-11-18, effective Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 14, 2024 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20031
- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20031
- Title: Arms Sales Notification
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department
- Citation: 90 FR 51673
- Published: 2025-11-18
- Effective: Date Report Delivered to Congress: August 14, 2024
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

UK's Plane Parts Price Tag Doubles: Inflation Hits C-17 Deal Hard

## Summary

The U.S. is updating Congress about a big boost in support for the UK’s C-17 aircraft, raising the total cost from $405 million to over $1 billion due to price increases. This deal covers spare parts, software, and technical help—no major weapons included. It affects the UK’s Air Force and signals a major investment in keeping their fleet flying smoothly.

## Abstract

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20031 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/18/2025-20031/arms-sales-notification)
- [2025-20031 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-18/pdf/2025-20031.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20031 (as of 2026-06-08).