83 FR 36897 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

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

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

[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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