82 FR 37084 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
| Page Range | 37084-37085 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16621 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37084-37085] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16621] [[Page 37084]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 17-35] 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107 [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; 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 17-35 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: August 2, 2017. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN08AU17.002 [[Page 37085]] BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 17-35 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 Romania (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *............................... $1.3 billion Other................................................... $2.6 billion --------------- TOTAL............................................... $3.9 billion (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Seven (7) Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target (Patriot) Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Seven (7) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets Seven (7) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations Thirteen (13) Antenna Mast Groups Twenty-eight (28) M903 Launching Stations Fifty-six (56) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile Tactical Ballistic Missile (GEM-T) Missiles One hundred sixty-eight (168) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) Missiles Seven (7) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III Non-MDE includes: Also included with this request are communications equipment, tools and test equipment, support equipment, prime movers, generators, publications and technical documentation, training equipment, spare and repair parts, personnel training, TAFT team, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services, Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO), field office support, and other related elements of logistics and program support. (iv) Military Department: Army (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None (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: July 10, 2017 * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Romania--Patriot Air Defense System and Related Support and Equipment The Government of Romania has requested the possible sale of seven (7) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of: seven (7) AN/MPQ-65 radar sets, seven (7) AN/MSQ-132 engagement control stations, thirteen (13) antenna mast groups, twenty-eight (28) M903 launching stations, fifty-six (56) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM (GEM-T) missiles, one hundred and sixty-eight (168) Patriot Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, and seven (7) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III. Also included with this request are communications equipment, tools and test equipment, support equipment, prime movers, generators, publications and technical documentation, training equipment, spare and repair parts, personnel training, TAFT team, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services, Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO), field office support, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $3.9 billion. This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally that has been, and continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress within Europe. The proposed sale of the Patriot system will support Romania's needs for its own self-defense and support NATO defense goals. Romania will use the Patriot missile system to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. The proposed sale will increase the defensive capabilities of the Romanian military to guard against aggression and shield the NATO allies who often train and operate within Romania's borders. Romania should have no difficulty absorbing this system into its armed forces. The proposed sale of these missiles and equipment will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The prime contractors will be Raytheon Corporation in Andover, Massachusetts, and Lockheed-Martin in Dallas, Texas. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 30 U.S. Government and 40 contractor representatives to travel to Romania for an extended period for equipment de-processing/fielding, system checkout, training, and technical and logistics support. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 17-35 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 Air Defense System contains classified CONFIDENTIAL hardware components, SECRET tactical software and CRITICAL/SENSITIVE technology. Patriot ground support equipment and Patriot missile hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL and the associated launcher hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Information on system performance capabilities, effectiveness, survivability, missile seeker capabilities, select software/software documentation and test data are classified up to and including SECRET. The items requested represent significant technological advances for Romania Patriot. The Patriot Air Defense System continues to hold a significant technology lead over other surface-to-air missile systems in the world. 2. The Patriot Air Defense System's 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 certain components. The list of components is classified CONFIDENTIAL. For more information contact the PEO Missiles and Space Lower Tier Project Office. 3. The loss of this hardware, software, documentation and/or data could permit development of information which may lead to a significant threat to future U.S. military operations. If an adversary were to obtain this sensitive technology, the missile system effectiveness could be compromised through reverse engineering techniques. 4. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification. Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this sale, as outlined in the Policy Justification, outweigh the potential damage that could result if the sensitive technology were revealed to unauthorized persons. 5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to Romania. [FR Doc. 2017-16621 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C Fire Units consisting of: seven (7) AN/ Transmittal No. 17–35
Transmittal No. 17–35 MPQ–65 radar sets, seven (7) AN/MSQ–
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
132 engagement control stations,
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
thirteen (13) antenna mast groups,
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the twenty-eight (28) M903 launching Arms Export Control Act
Arms Export Control Act, as amended stations, fifty-six (56) Patriot MIM–104E Annex
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM
Item No. vii
of Romania (GEM–T) missiles, one hundred and
(ii) Total Estimated Value: sixty-eight (168) Patriot Advanced (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
Major Defense Equipment * $1.3 billion Capabilty-3 (PAC–3) Missile Segment
Other .................................... $2.6 billion Enhancement (MSE) missiles, and seven 1. The Patriot Air Defense System
(7) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III. contains classified CONFIDENTIAL
TOTAL .......................... $3.9 billion Also included with this request are hardware components, SECRET tactical
(iii) Description and Quantity or communications equipment, tools and software and CRITICAL/SENSITIVE
Quantities of Articles or Services under test equipment, support equipment, technology. Patriot ground support
Consideration for Purchase: Seven (7) prime movers, generators, publications equipment and Patriot missile hardware
Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of and technical documentation, training is classified CONFIDENTIAL and the
Target (Patriot) Configuration-3+ equipment, spare and repair parts, associated launcher hardware is
Modernized Fire Units consisting of: personnel training, TAFT team, U.S. UNCLASSIFIED. Information on system
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Government and contractor technical, performance capabilities, effectiveness,
Seven (7) AN/MPQ–65 Radar Sets engineering, and logistics support survivability, missile seeker capabilities,
Seven (7) AN/MSQ–132 Engagement services, Systems Integration and select software/software documentation
Control Stations Checkout (SICO), field office support, and test data are classified up to and
Thirteen (13) Antenna Mast Groups and other related elements of logistics including SECRET. The items requested
Twenty-eight (28) M903 Launching and program support. The total represent significant technological
Stations estimated program cost is $3.9 billion. advances for Romania Patriot. The
Fifty-six (56) Patriot MIM–104E This proposed sale will enhance the Patriot Air Defense System continues to
Guidance Enhanced Missile Tactical foreign policy and national security hold a significant technology lead over
Ballistic Missile (GEM–T) Missiles objectives of the United States by other surface-to-air missile systems in
One hundred sixty-eight (168) Patriot helping to improve the security of a the world.
Advanced Capability-3 (PAC–3) NATO ally that has been, and continues
Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) to be an important force for political 2. The Patriot Air Defense System’s
Missiles stability and economic progress within sensitive/critical technology is primarily
Seven (7) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) Europe. The proposed sale of the Patriot in the area of design and production
III system will support Romania’s needs for know-how and primarily inherent in the
Non-MDE includes: its own self-defense and support NATO design, development and/or
Also included with this request are defense goals. manufacturing data related to certain
communications equipment, tools and Romania will use the Patriot missile components. The list of components is
test equipment, support equipment, system to strengthen its homeland classified CONFIDENTIAL. For more
prime movers, generators, publications defense and deter regional threats. The information contact the PEO Missiles
and technical documentation, training proposed sale will increase the and Space Lower Tier Project Office.
equipment, spare and repair parts, defensive capabilities of the Romanian 3. The loss of this hardware, software,
personnel training, TAFT team, U.S. military to guard against aggression and documentation and/or data could
Government and contractor technical, shield the NATO allies who often train permit development of information
engineering, and logistics support and operate within Romania’s borders. which may lead to a significant threat to
services, Systems Integration and Romania should have no difficulty future U.S. military operations. If an
Checkout (SICO), field office support, absorbing this system into its armed adversary were to obtain this sensitive
and other related elements of logistics forces.
technology, the missile system
and program support. The proposed sale of these missiles
effectiveness could be compromised
(iv) Military Department: Army and equipment will not alter the basic
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None through reverse engineering techniques.
military balance in the region.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, The prime contractors will be 4. This proposed sale is necessary in
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None Raytheon Corporation in Andover, furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Massachusetts, and Lockheed-Martin in and national security objectives
Contained in the Defense Article or Dallas, Texas. There are no known offset outlined in the Policy Justification.
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: agreements proposed in connection Moreover, the benefits to be derived
See Attached Annex. with this potential sale. from this sale, as outlined in the Policy
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Implementation of this proposed sale Justification, outweigh the potential
Congress: July 10, 2017 will require approximately 30 U.S. damage that could result if the sensitive
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Government and 40 contractor
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technology were revealed to
Arms Export Control Act. representatives to travel to Romania for unauthorized persons.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION an extended period for equipment de-
5. All defense articles and services
processing/fielding, system checkout,
Romania—Patriot Air Defense System listed in this transmittal have been
training, and technical and logistics
and Related Support and Equipment support. authorized for release and export to
The Government of Romania has There will be no adverse impact on Romania.
requested the possible sale of seven (7) U.S. defense readiness as a result of this [FR Doc. 2017–16621 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized proposed sale. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 37084 |
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