83 FR 17155 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

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

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

[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, 
[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 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.

[FR Doc. 2018-08086 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
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