83_FR_17230 83 FR 17155 - Arms Sales Notification

83 FR 17155 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)

Page Range17155-17157
FR Document2018-08086

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17155-17157]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08086]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-04]


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, 
pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, 
kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; 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 18-04 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: April 12, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 18-04
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: United Kingdom
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................     $ 0 million
Other...................................................    $500 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $500 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Non-MDE:
    Defense articles and services for continued follow-on support to 
the MQ-9 Reaper program including: contractor logistics support, 
manpower and base support, publication and technical documentation, 
depot and organizational level maintenance and equipment, minor 
modifications and upgrades, software support, spare and repair/return 
parts, program studies, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and 
technical support, and other related elements of program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (UK-D-QDL)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:
UK-D-SMI--$375m--23 Feb 2007;

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UK-D-SMJ--$69m--11 Oct 2007;
UK-D-YAC--$20m--1 May 2008;
UK-D-GAA--$122k--19 Nov 2008;
UK-D-YAF--$24m--3 Mar 2011;
UK-D-SMK--$70m--17 Nov 2011;
UK-D-QBH--$20m--6 Aug 2013;
UK-D-GAY--$106m--10 Dec 2014;
UK-D-QBQ--$103m--11 Dec 2015;
UK-D-YAY--$134m--23 Aug 2016;
UK-D-QBR--$5m--30 Mar 2017;
UK-D-VAC--$5m--22 Mar 2017;
UK-D-YAI--$132m--8 May 2017
    (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: None.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 4, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

United Kingdom--MQ-9 Continuing Contractor Logistics Support

    The Government of the United Kingdom has requested to buy defense 
articles and services for continued follow-on support to the MQ-9 
Reaper program including: contractor logistics support, manpower and 
base support, publication and technical documentation, depot and 
organizational level maintenance and equipment, minor modifications and 
upgrades, software support, spare and repair/return parts, program 
studies, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical 
support, and other related elements of program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $500 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security policies of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an 
important partner on critical foreign policy and defense issues.
    The proposed sale is required to maintain the operational readiness 
of the United Kingdom's MQ-9 Reaper program and enable the United 
Kingdom to continue to operate its fleet of MQ-9 Reapers in support of 
coalition operations. The United Kingdom will have no difficulty 
absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance in the 
region.
    The prime contractors will be General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, 
Inc. in San Diego, CA, and MAG Aerospace in Woodland, VA. At this time, 
there are no known offset agreements. Any offset agreements will be 
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require any 
additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to the United 
Kingdom.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices 17155 have no difficulty absorbing this which increments are identical to all DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE equipment into its armed. others in the same lot desiccation, The proposed sale of this equipment retained for future use. The M231 is Office of the Secretary and support will not alter the basic fired either singly (Charge 1-L) or in military balance in the region. pairs (Charge-2L) to engage targets. The [Transmittal No. 18–04] The principal contractor will be M232/M232A1 is fired in groups of 3 determined at a later date. Material (Charge-3H) or groups of 4 (Charge-4H) Arms Sales Notification could potentially be sourced from a or groups of 5 (Charge-5H) to engage combination of stock and procurement. targets. The highest classification level AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation There are no known offset agreements of the charge is UNCLASSIFED. Agency, Department of Defense. proposed in connection with this 2. Although the charges are potential sale. UNCLASSIFIED, they have associated ACTION: Arms sales notice. Implementation of this proposed sale technology that is sensitive. Certain will not require the assignment of any aspects of the performance, specifically SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is additional U.S. Government or the interior ballistics characteristics, publishing the unclassified text of an contractor representatives to Australia. and some of the design features are arms sales notification. There will be no adverse impact on considered sensitive data. This U.S. defense readiness as a result of this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: UNCLASSIFIED sensitive data could be proposed sale. Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, used by a technologically advanced potential enemy to duplicate the charges pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or Transmittal No. 17–72 through reverse engineering. No Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ technical data packages or test Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the DSA–RAN. information should be supplied. Arms Export Control Act 3. A determination has been made SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Annex that Australia can provide substantially 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Item No. vii the same degree of protection for the published to fulfill the requirements of sensitive technology being released as section 155 of Public Law 104–164 (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: the U.S. Government. This sale is dated July 21, 1996. The following is a 1. The M795 Insensitive Munitions necessary in furtherance of the U.S. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the Explosive (IMX) 101 Explosive Fill foreign policy and national security House of Representatives, Transmittal 155mm HE Projectile is objectives outlined in the Policy 18–04 with attached Policy Justification. UNCLASSIFIED. The M231/M232A1 Justification. Modular Artillery Charge System Dated: April 12, 2018. (MACS) consists of two propelling 4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been Shelly E. Finke, charges, the M231 and the M232/232A1, and associated packaging. The system is authorized for release and export to Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison compatible with all current and planned Australia. Officer, Department of Defense. 155mm field artillery weapons. MACS [FR Doc. 2018–08088 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] uses a ‘‘build-a-charge’’ concept in BILLING CODE 5001–06–P amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Apr 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices 17157 UK–D–SMJ—$69m—11 Oct 2007; engineering and technical support, and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UK–D–YAC—$20m—1 May 2008; other related elements of program UK–D–GAA—$122k—19 Nov 2008; support. The total estimated program Office of the Secretary UK–D–YAF—$24m—3 Mar 2011; cost is $500 million. UK–D–SMK—$70m—17 Nov 2011; This proposed sale will support the [Transmittal No. 17–71] UK–D–QBH—$20m—6 Aug 2013; foreign policy and national security UK–D–GAY—$106m—10 Dec 2014; policies of the United States by helping Arms Sales Notification UK–D–QBQ—$103m—11 Dec 2015; to improve the security of a NATO ally UK–D–YAY—$134m—23 Aug 2016; which has been, and continues to be, an AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation UK–D–QBR—$5m—30 Mar 2017; important partner on critical foreign Agency, Department of Defense. UK–D–VAC—$5m—22 Mar 2017; policy and defense issues. UK–D–YAI—$132m—8 May 2017 The proposed sale is required to ACTION: Arms sales notice. (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, maintain the operational readiness of Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None the United Kingdom’s MQ–9 Reaper SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is (vii) Sensitivity of Technology program and enable the United publishing the unclassified text of an Contained in the Defense Article or Kingdom to continue to operate its fleet arms sales notification. Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: of MQ–9 Reapers in support of coalition None. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: operations. The United Kingdom will (viii) Date Report Delivered to have no difficulty absorbing this Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, Congress: April 4, 2018 equipment into its armed forces. pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or * As defined in Section 47(6) of the The proposed sale will not alter the Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, Arms Export Control Act. basic military balance in the region. kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ The prime contractors will be General DSA–RAN. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This United Kingdom—MQ–9 Continuing San Diego, CA, and MAG Aerospace in 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Contractor Logistics Support Woodland, VA. At this time, there are published to fulfill the requirements of The Government of the United no known offset agreements. Any offset section 155 of Public Law 104–164 Kingdom has requested to buy defense agreements will be defined in dated July 21, 1996. The following is a articles and services for continued negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s). copy of a letter to the Speaker of the follow-on support to the MQ–9 Reaper House of Representatives, Transmittal program including: contractor logistics Implementation of this proposed sale will not require any additional U.S. 17–71 with attached Policy Justification. support, manpower and base support, publication and technical Government or contractor Dated: April 12, 2018. documentation, depot and representatives to the United Kingdom. Shelly E. Finke, organizational level maintenance and There will be no adverse impact on Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison equipment, minor modifications and U.S. defense readiness as a result of this Officer, Department of Defense. upgrades, software support, spare and proposed sale. repair/return parts, program studies, [FR Doc. 2018–08086 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] U.S. Government and contractor BILLING CODE 5001–06–P amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Apr 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1


Document Created: 2018-04-18 02:59:46
Document Modified: 2018-04-18 02:59:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionArms sales notice.
ContactPamela Young, (703) 697-9107, [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
FR Citation83 FR 17155 
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