80 FR 48833 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20057]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 15-46]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 15-46 with attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: August 11, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 15-46
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
    (ii) (U) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $150 million
Other...................................................    $350 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $500 million
 

    (iii) (U) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

(1,000,000) 430/M430A1 40mm High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) 
Cartridges
(60,000) M456A1 105mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Tracer (HEAT-T) 
Cartridges
(60,000) M107 155mm High Explosive (HE) Projectiles

    Additional items included are M62 7.62mm 4 Ball/1 Tracer Linked 
Cartridges, .50 Cal Linked Cartridges (4 Armor Piercing Incendiary 
(API)/1 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer (API-T)), M792 25mm High 
Explosive Incendiary Tracer (HEI-T) Cartridges, M789 30mm High 
Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) Cartridges, M889A2 81mm High Explosive 
(HE) Cartridges with M783 Fuzes, 2.75 Inch Rockets with M151 High 
Explosive (HE) Warhead and Point-Detonating (PD) Fuzes, 105mm High 
Explosive (HE) M1 Cartridges without Fuzes, M557 Point-Detonating (PD) 
Fuzes, M4A2 155mm Propellant Charges, M3A1 155mm Propellant Charges, 
M82 Percussion Primers, M1A2 Bangalore Torpedoes, M18A/M18A1 Claymore 
Mines, M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades, and Guided Precision Aerial 
Delivery System (GPADS).
    Also included are spare and repair parts, lot validation, 
publications and technical documentation, personnel training/training 
equipment, Quality Assurance Team, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical/logistics support services, and other related elements of 
logistics and program support.
    (iv) (U) Military Department: Army (VBQ, Amendment 2)
    (v) (U) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS case UKB--$23.1M--12 Feb 75
FMS case VES--$307K--08 Mar 83
FMS case VJK--$22.7M--23 Jan 89
FMS case VMG--$7.2M--05 Sep 90
FMS case JAS--$15.5M--30 Nov 90
FMS case VTY--$13.7M--12 Oct 07
FMS case VCH--$9.3M--24 Mar 11
FMS case WAL--$2.7B--17 Oct 11

    (vi) (U) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to 
be Paid: None
    (vii) (U) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense 
Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None
    (viii) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 29 July 2015


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    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

(U) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)--Ammunition for the Royal Saudi Land 
Forces (RSLF)

    (U) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of 
(1,000,000) 430/M430A1 40mm High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) 
Cartridges, (60,000) M456A1 105mm High Explosive Anti-Tank Tracer 
(HEAT-T) Cartridges, and (60,000) M107 155mm High Explosive (HE) 
Projectiles. Additional items included are M62 7.62mm 4 Ball/1 Tracer 
Linked Cartridges, .50 Cal Linked Cartridges (4 Armor Piercing 
Incendiary (API)/1 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer (API-T)), M792 25mm 
High Explosive Incendiary Tracer (HEI-T) Cartridges, M789 30mm High 
Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) Cartridges, M889A2 81mm High Explosive 
(HE) Cartridges with M783 Fuzes, 2.75 Inch Rockets with M151 High 
Explosive (HE) Warhead and Point-Detonating (PD) Fuzes, 105mm High 
Explosive (HE) M1 Cartridges without Fuzes, M557 Point-Detonating (PD) 
Fuzes, M4A2 155mm Propellant Charges, M3A1 155mm Propellant Charges, 
M82 Percussion Primers, M1A2 Bangalore Torpedoes, M18A/M18A1 Claymore 
Mines, M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades, and Guided Precision Aerial 
Delivery System (GPADS). Also included are spare and repair parts, lot 
validation, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training/training equipment, Quality Assurance Team, U.S. Government 
and contractor technical/logistics support services, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is 
$500 million.
    (U) This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a strategic partner which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Middle East.
    (U) The proposed sale will resupply the RSLF with the munitions 
they need to continue to protect their country's southern border from 
ongoing attacks by hostile Houthi militia and Al-Qaida in the Arabian 
Peninsula forces. The KSA will have no difficulty absorbing these items 
into its inventory.
    (U) The proposed sale of this ammunition will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    (U) The principal contractor for GPADS will be Airborne Systems 
North America in Pennsauken, New Jersey. The remaining items will be 
procured from a combination of Army stocks and new procurement. The 
principal contractors for these items are unknown at this time. There 
are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    (U) Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of 
any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Saudi 
Arabia. However, travel may be required for new equipment set up, 
training, and technical support. The number and duration will be 
determined during contract negotiations.
    (U) There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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