# 2026-00311: U.S. Approves $64 Million Rifle Sale to Ecuador's Forces

2026-00311, Arms Sales Notification, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department published 2026-01-12 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00311
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00311
- Title: Arms Sales Notification
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department
- Citation: 91 FR 1171
- Published: 2026-01-12
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

U.S. Approves $64 Million Rifle Sale to Ecuador's Forces

## Summary

The U.S. is planning to sell $64 million worth of M4A1 rifles and support gear to Ecuador. This deal includes rifles, magazines, training, and manuals, but no major defense equipment. The sale supports U.S. foreign policy and was reported to Congress in April 2025.

## 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
- [2026-00311 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00311/arms-sales-notification)
- [2026-00311 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-12/pdf/2026-00311.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00311 (as of 2026-06-08).