83 FR 36897 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)

Page Range		36897-36899
FR Document		2018-16310

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36897-36899]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16310]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-03]

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: DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil">dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil
or (703) 697-9709.

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 18-03 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

Dated: July 26, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-03
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: The Government of the United Kingdom
(ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *............................... $600 million
Other................................................... $ 50 million
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TOTAL................................................. $650 million

(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up to two hundred (200) AIM-120D
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs)
Non-MDE: Also included in this sale are missile containers; weapon
system support equipment; support and test equipment; site survey;
transportation; repair and return support; warranties; spare and repair
parts; publications and technical documentation; maintenance and
personnel training; training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (UK-D-YAM)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: UK-D-YAL, 6 Sep 17
(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, 2018

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

United Kingdom--AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM)

The Government of the United Kingdom has requested to buy up to two
hundred (200) AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAMs). Also included in this sale are missile containers; weapon
system support equipment; support and test equipment; site survey;
transportation; repair and return support; warranties; spare and repair
parts; publications and technical documentation; maintenance and
personnel training; training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost
of the overall possible sale is $650 million.
The 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 will improve the Royal Air Force's aircraft
capabilities for mutual defense, regional security, force
modernization, and U.S. and NATO interoperability. This sale will
enhance the Royal Air Force's ability to defend the United Kingdom
against future threats and contribute to future NATO operations. The
United Kingdom will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems Company,
Tucson, AZ. At this time, there are no known offset agreements proposed
in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of 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.
Transmittal No. 18-03
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 AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)
is a 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- and low-flying
and maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM is classified CONFIDENTIAL, major
components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and
technical data and other documentation are classified up to SECRET.
2. The AIM-120D AMRAAM hardware, including the missile guidance
section, is classified CONFIDENTIAL. State-of-the-art technology is
used in the missile to provide it with unique beyond-visual-range
capability. The increase in capability from the AIM-120C-7 to AIM-120D
consists of a two-way data link, a more accurate navigation unit,
improved High-Angle Off-Boresight (HOBS) capability, and enhanced
aircraft-to-missile position handoff.
3. AIM-120D features a target detection device with embedded
electronic countermeasures, and an electronics unit within the guidance
section that performs all radar signal processing, mid-course and
terminal guidance, flight control, target detection, and warhead burst
point determination.
4. If a technologically advanced adversary obtains knowledge of the
specific hardware and software elements, the information could be used
to develop countermeasures or equivalent systems that might reduce
weapon system 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 United
Kingdom can provide substantially the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government. This
proposed sale 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 United
Kingdom.

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Transmittal No. 18–03 The proposed sale will support the link, a more accurate navigation unit,
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of foreign policy and national security improved High-Angle Off-Boresight
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the policies of the United States by helping (HOBS) capability, and enhanced
Arms Export Control Act, as amended to improve the security of a NATO ally aircraft-to-missile position handoff.
which has been, and continues to be, an 3. AIM–120D features a target
(i) Prospective Purchaser: The important partner on critical foreign
Government of the United Kingdom detection device with embedded
policy and defense issues. electronic countermeasures, and an
(ii) Total Estimated Value: The proposed sale will improve the electronics unit within the guidance
Major Defense Equipment * $600 million Royal Air Force’s aircraft capabilities for
Other .................................... $ 50 million mutual defense, regional security, force section that performs all radar signal
processing, mid-course and terminal
modernization, and U.S. and NATO guidance, flight control, target detection,
TOTAL .............................. $650 million
interoperability. This sale will enhance and warhead burst point determination.
(iii) Description and Quantity or the Royal Air Force’s ability to defend
Quantities of Articles or Services under the United Kingdom against future 4. If a technologically advanced
Consideration for Purchase: threats and contribute to future NATO adversary obtains knowledge of the
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up operations. The United Kingdom will specific hardware and software
to two hundred (200) AIM–120D have no difficulty absorbing these elements, the information could be used
Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air missiles into its armed forces. to develop countermeasures or
Missiles (AMRAAMs) The proposed sale of this equipment equivalent systems that might reduce
Non-MDE: Also included in this sale will not alter the basic military balance weapon system effectiveness or be used
are missile containers; weapon system in the region. in the development of a system with
support equipment; support and test The principal contractor will be similar or advanced capabilities.
equipment; site survey; transportation; Raytheon Missile Systems Company, 5. A determination has been made
repair and return support; warranties; Tucson, AZ. At this time, there are no that the Government of the United
spare and repair parts; publications and known offset agreements proposed in Kingdom can provide substantially the
technical documentation; maintenance connection with this potential sale. same degree of protection for the
and personnel training; training Implementation of this proposed sale sensitive technology being released as
equipment; U.S. Government and will not require the assignment of any the U.S. Government. This proposed
contractor engineering, logistics, and additional U.S. Government or sale is necessary to the furtherance of
technical support services; and other contractor representatives to the United the U.S. foreign policy and national
related elements of logistics and Kingdom. security objectives outlined in the
program support. There will be no adverse impact on
(iv) Military Department: Air Force policy justification.
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
(UK–D–YAM) proposed sale. 6. All defense articles and services
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: UK–D– listed in this transmittal are authorized
YAL, 6 Sep 17 Transmittal No. 18–03 for release and export to the
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Government of the United Kingdom.
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the [FR Doc. 2018–16310 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am]
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Arms Export Control Act BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Contained in the Defense Article or
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: Annex
See Attached Annex Item No. vii DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
Congress: July 10, 2018 1. The AIM–120D Advanced Medium Office of the Secretary
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) is
Arms Export Control Act. a guided missile featuring digital [Transmittal No. 18–19]
POLICY JUSTIFICATION technology and micro-miniature solid-
state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities Arms Sales Notification
United Kingdom—AIM–120D Advanced include look-down/shoot-down,
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile multiple launches against multiple AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
(AMRAAM) targets, resistance to electronic Agency, Department of Defense.
The Government of the United countermeasures, and interception of ACTION: Arms sales notice.
Kingdom has requested to buy up to two high- and low-flying and maneuvering
hundred (200) AIM–120D Advanced targets. The AMRAAM is classified SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles CONFIDENTIAL, major components publishing the unclassified text of an
(AMRAAMs). Also included in this sale and subsystems range from arms sales notification.
are missile containers; weapon system UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
support equipment; support and test and technical data and other
equipment; site survey; transportation; DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@
documentation are classified up to
repair and return support; warranties; mail.mil or (703) 697–9709.
SECRET.
spare and repair parts; publications and 2. The AIM–120D AMRAAM SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
technical documentation; maintenance hardware, including the missile 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

and personnel training; training guidance section, is classified published to fulfill the requirements of
equipment; U.S. Government and CONFIDENTIAL. State-of-the-art section 155 of Public Law 104–164
contractor engineering, logistics, and technology is used in the missile to dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
technical support services; and other provide it with unique beyond-visual- copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
related elements of logistics and range capability. The increase in House of Representatives, Transmittal
program support. The estimated cost of capability from the AIM–120C–7 to 18–19 with attached Policy Justification
the overall possible sale is $650 million. AIM–120D consists of a two-way data and Sensitivity of Technology.

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FR Citation		83 FR 36897

83 FR 36897 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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