80 FR 74092 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 228 (November 27, 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 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74092-74094]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30176]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 0M-15]


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 0M-15 with attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: November 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 0M-15

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Government of Qatar (QA-B-UAP)
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 12-58
    Date: 06 November 2012
    Military Department: Army
    (iii) Description: On 06 November 2012, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 12-58, of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of 11 
PATRIOT Configuration-3 Modernized Fire Units, 11 AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets, 
11 AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Systems, 30 Antenna Mast Groups, 44 
M902 Launching Stations (LS), 246 PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced 
Missile--TBM (GEM-T) with canisters, 2 PATRIOT MIM-104E GEM-T Test 
Missiles, 768 PATRIOT Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles with 
canisters, 10 PAC-3 Test Missiles with canisters, 11 Electrical Power 
Plants (EPPII), 8 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems/Low 
Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVTs), communications equipment, tools and test 
equipment, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, 
personnel training and training equipment, spare and repair parts, 
facility design, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, 
and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics 
and program support. The estimated total

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cost was $9.9 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $7.2 
billion of this total.
    This transmittal reports the upgrade of 34 of the previously 
notified (and purchased) M902 LS, and the addition of 300 PAC-3 PATRIOT 
Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles 
and 10 PAC-3 MSE test missiles. In order to support MSE Integration, 
the M902 LS will require a modification kit to achieve the M903 LS 
configuration. The addition of the PAC-3 MSEs and the M902 LS upgrades 
will result in an MDE net increase of $2.6 billion, and a non-MDE 
increase of $360 million. The revised estimated total value is $12.86 
billion, with the revised MDE value constituting $9.8 billion of this 
new total.
    (iv) Significance: The LS M903 allows the PATRIOT system to fire 
PAC-3 MSE missiles.
    The changes to the launcher for the M903 configuration are to 
account for the necessary cabling for power and signal interfaces with 
the PAC-3 MSE missiles. In order to change the launcher from the M902 
configuration to the M903 configuration, the following items are added: 
Additional distribution cables, additional umbilical cables, addition 
of a stowage box for storage of cables mentioned above, and the 
addition of a grounding cable. The PAC-3 MSE missile capability will 
allow for further and higher Tactical Ballistic Missile intercepts. 
This equipment will enhance Qatar's interoperability with the United 
States and its allies, making it a more valuable partner in an 
increasingly important area of the world. Qatar should have no 
difficulty including the PAC-3 MSE and the upgrade to M903 LS into its 
armed forces.
    (v) Justification: This notification is being provided as the PAC-3 
MSE was not specified in the original notification because the 
technology was not yet releasable to FMS customers and the M903 LS kit 
was not available/developed. This proposed sale will contribute to the 
foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to 
improve the security of a strategic partner. The PAC-3 MSE and the M903 
LS kit will significantly improve Qatar's defense capabilities to meet 
current and future threats and deter regional aggression.
    (vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 4 NOV 2015

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