82 FR 34289 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34289-34291]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15483]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-21]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107 or Kathy 
Valadez, (703) 697-9217; DSCA/DSA-RAN.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 17-21 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: July 19, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 17-21
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of the United Arab Emirates 
(UAE)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $1.0 billion
Other...................................................    $1.0 billion
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    Total...............................................    $2.0 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Sixty (60) Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles with 
canisters
    One hundred (100) Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-
T) Missiles
    Non-MDE includes:
    Also included are canisters, tools and test equipment, support 
equipment, publications and technical documentation, spare and repair 
parts, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering and 
logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (AE-B-ZUG, Amendment 8)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AE-B-ZUG
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 10, 2017
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)--Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T 
Missiles

    The Government of the United Arab Emirates has requested the 
possible sale of sixty (60) Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) 
missiles with canisters and one hundred (100) Patriot Guidance Enhanced 
Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) missiles. Also included are canisters, tools 
and test equipment, support equipment, publications and technical 
documentation, spare and repair parts, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical, engineering and logistics support services, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost 
is $2 billion.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by improving the security of an 
important ally which has been, and continues to be, a force for 
political stability and economic progress in the Middle East. This sale 
is consistent with U.S. initiatives to provide key allies in the region 
with modern systems that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces 
and increase security.
    The proposed sale will enhance the UAE's capability to meet current 
and future aircraft and missile threats. The UAE will use the 
capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its 
homeland defense. The UAE has fielded the Patriot system since 2009 and 
will have no difficulty

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absorbing these additional missiles into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of these missiles will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor for the PAC-3 Missile is Lockheed-Martin in 
Dallas, Texas. The prime contractor for the GEM-T missile is Raytheon 
Company in Andover, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require additional 
contractor representatives to the UAE. It is not expected additional 
U.S. Government personnel will be required in country for an extended 
period of time. U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management 
Command (AMCOM) currently maintains a field office in UAE in support of 
UAE Patriot systems.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-21
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement/
Configuration-3 Ground Support Equipment (PAC-3 MSE/C-3) Air Defense 
System. The Patriot Advanced Capability-3/Configuration-3 Ground 
Support Equipment (PAC-3/C-3) Air Defense System contains classified 
CONFIDENTIAL hardware components, SECRET tactical software, and 
critical/sensitive technology. The PAC-3 Missile Four-Pack and Guidance 
Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL and the 
associated launcher hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The items requested 
represent significant technological advances for UAE. The PAC-3/C-3 Air 
Defense System continues to hold a significant technology lead over 
other surface-to-air missile systems in the world.
    2. The PAC-3/C-3 sensitive/critical technology is primarily in the 
area of design and production know-how and primarily inherent in the 
design, development and/or manufacturing data related to the following 
components:
    a. Radar Enhancement Phase III (REP-3) Exciter Assemblies
    b. Radar Digital Processor
    c. Modern Adjunct Processor
    d. REP-3 Traveling Wave Tube
    e. Classification, Discrimination, and Identification-3 (CDI-3) 
Digital Signal Processor
    f. CDI-3 Analog/Digital Converters
    g. Hardware-in-the-Loop and Digital Simulations
    h. Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Oscillators
    i. PAC-3 Missile Guidance Processor Unit
    j. PAC-3 Seeker
    k. PAC-3 Missile Software
    l. PAC-3 MSE Software
    m. GEM-T Fuze
    n. GEM-T SAW Oscillator
    o. Selected areas of the Patriot Ground Equipment software
    p. Multiband Radio Frequency Datalink (MRFDL)
    3. Information on vulnerability to electronic countermeasures and 
counter-countermeasures, system performance capabilities and 
effectiveness, survivability and vulnerability data, PAC-3 and GEM-T 
Missile seeker capabilities, non-cooperative target recognition, low 
observable technologies, select software/software documentation and 
test data are classified up to and including SECRET.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapons systems 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    5. A determination has been made that the Government of the UAE can 
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed 
sustainment program is necessary to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives outlined in the policy 
justification.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of the UAE.

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