82 FR 49190 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 204 (October 24, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49190-49192]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22968]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-42]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales 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, 
[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 17-42 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-42
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 Japan
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $108 million
Other...................................................     $ 5 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $113 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Fifty-six (56) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAMs)

    Non-MDE includes:

    Containers, weapon support and support equipment, spare and repair 
parts, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
logistical support services, and other related elements of logistical 
and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (X7-D-YAK)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA-D-YAI, JA-D-YAH
    (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: October 4, 2017

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Japan--AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs)

    The Government of Japan has requested a possible sale of fifty-six 
(56) AIM 120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). 
Also included are containers, weapon support and support equipment, 
spare and repair parts, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical and logistical support services, and other related elements 
of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is 
$113 million.
    This sale will support the foreign policy and national security of 
the United States by meeting the security and defense needs of a major 
ally and partner nation. Japan continues to be an important force for 
peace, political stability, and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific 
region.
    The proposed sale will provide Japan a critical air defense 
capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland and U.S. 
personnel stationed there. Japan will have no difficulty absorbing 
these additional munitions into the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, 
Arizona. There are no offset arrangements proposed in connection with 
this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Japan.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-42
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 proposed sale will involve the release of sensitive 
technology to the Government of Japan related to the AIM-120C Advanced 
Medium Range Air-to-Air (AMRAAM). The AIM-120C AMRAAM is a radar guided 
missile featuring digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state 
electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple 
launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic 
countermeasures, and interception of high flying, low flying, and 
maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM All Up Round is classified 
CONFIDENTIAL, major components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED 
to CONFIDENTIAL, and technology data and other documentation are 
classified up to SECRET.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures or an equivalent system which might 
reduce system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system 
with similar or advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that Japan can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is 
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Japan.

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