36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification, 36534-36536 [2013-14441]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36534-36536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14441]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-34]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 
601-3740.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 13-34 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: June 13, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 13-34
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: Thailand
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................................     $45 million
Other...................................................     $32 million
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  TOTAL.................................................     $77 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 6 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters, 
spare and repair parts, support equipment, communication equipment, 
publications and technical documentation, Aviation Mission Planning 
Station, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor technical and logistics support services, and other related 
elements of logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (UAK)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: 7 June 2013
    *as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Thailand--UH-72A Lakota Helicopters

    The Government of Thailand has requested a possible sale of 6 UH-
72A Lakota Helicopters, spare and repair parts, support equipment, 
communication equipment,

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publications and technical documentation, Aviation Mission Planning 
Station, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor technical and logistics support services, and other related 
elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $77 million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States, by helping to improve the 
security of a friendly country which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in 
Southeast Asia.
    This proposed sale will contribute to Thailand's goal to upgrade 
and modernize its military forces with a new light utility helicopter 
capable of meeting requirements for rotary-wing transportation, while 
further enhancing greater interoperability between Thailand the U.S., 
and among other allies. Thailand will have no difficulty absorbing 
these helicopters into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be EADS North America, in Herndon, 
Virginia. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require U.S. Government 
or contractor representatives to travel to Thailand for a period of 
five weeks for equipment de-processing/fielding, system checkout and 
new equipment training and a Contractor Furnished Service 
Representative (CFSR) for a period of one year.
    There will be no adverse impact on US defense readiness as a result 
of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2013-14441 Filed 6-17-13; 8:45 am]
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