36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification, 62597-62600 [2013-24623]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62597-62600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24623]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-49]


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, Transmittals 13-49 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 17, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 13-49
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:
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    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Major Defense Equipment*................  $4.1 billion
Other...................................  $2.7 billion
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  Total.................................  $6.8 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 650 AGM-84H Standoff Land 
Attack Missiles--Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), 973 AGM-154C Joint Stand 
Off Weapon (JSOW), 400 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, 1000 GBU-39/B 
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with BRU-61 carriage systems, 40 CATM-84H 
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), 20 ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry 
Missiles, 4 Dummy Air Training Missiles, 60 AWW-13 Data Link pods, 10 
JSOW CATMs, 40 Harpoon CATMs, 20 ATM-84L Harpoon Exercise Missiles, 36 
SDB Captive Flight and Load Build trainers, containers, mission 
planning, integration support and testing, munitions storage security 
and training, weapon operational flight program software development, 
transportation, tools and test equipment, support equipment, spare and 
repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements 
of logistics support.

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    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (YBD) and Navy (ABS).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS case SAI-$8.4B-24Dec11
FMS case SAN-$8.8B-24Dec11
FMS case SAO-$3.8B-24Dec11
FMS case SAP-$8.3B-24Dec11

    (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 Annex attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 11 October 2013.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Saudi Arabia--Various Munitions and Support

    The Government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of 650 
AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missiles--Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), 973 
AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW), 400 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II 
missiles, 1000 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), 40 CATM-84H Captive 
Air Training Missiles (CATM), 20 ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles, 4 
Dummy Air Training Missiles, 60 AWW-13 Data Link pods, 10 JSOW CATMs, 
40 Harpoon CATMs, 20 ATM-84L Harpoon Exercise Missiles, 36 SDB Captive 
Flight and Load Build trainers, containers, mission planning, 
integration support and testing, munitions storage security and 
training, weapon operational flight program software development, 
transportation, tools and test equipment, support equipment, spare and 
repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements 
of logistics support. The estimated total cost is $ 6.8 billion.
    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 that has been and continues to be an 
important force for political stability in the Middle East.
    This proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia's capability to meet 
current and future regional threats. These munitions will strengthen 
the effectiveness and interoperability of the air force of a potential 
coalition partner, enhancing the coalition operation. In December 2011, 
Saudi Arabia signed a letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) to purchase 
84 new and 70 refurbished F-15SA multi-role fighter aircraft and 
associated weapons. The armaments in this request are separate and 
distinct from those in the F-15SA LOA, but are intended for that 
platform. Saudi Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing these weapons 
into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of these weapon systems will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be The Boeing Company in St. Louis, 
Missouri; Raytheon in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raytheon in Tucson, 
Arizona. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of 
approximately 2-4 additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Saudi Arabia. The actual number and duration will be 
determined in joint negotiations as the program proceeds through the 
development, production, and equipment installation phases.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 13-49

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 AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response 
(SLAM-ER) is a non-nuclear tactical weapon system currently in service 
in the U.S. Navy and two other foreign nations. It provides a day, 
night, and adverse weather, standoff air-to-surface capability. SLAM-ER 
is a follow on to the SLAM missile that is no longer in production. It 
is a variant of the Harpoon missile that uses the Maverick Imaging 
Infrared (IIR) seeker, Global Positioning System-Precise Positioning 
System (GPS/PPS) for improved navigation, proprietary automatic target 
acquisition, planar wings, and a new warhead. SLAM-ER is effective 
against a wide range of land-based targets and has a secondary anti-
ship mission capability. The missile is classified as Confidential.
    2. The SLAM-ER incorporates components, software, and technical 
design information that are considered sensitive. The following SLAM-ER 
components being conveyed by the proposed sale that are considered 
sensitive and are classified Confidential include-Imaging Infrared 
(IIR) seeker, the Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System 
(GPS/INS), Operational Flight Program (OFP) Software, Missile 
operational characteristics and performance data.
    3. The AGM-154 JSOW is used by Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, 
and allows aircraft to attack well-defended targets in day, night, and 
adverse weather conditions. The AGM-154C carries a BROACH warhead. The 
BROACH warhead incorporates an advanced multi stage warhead. The JSOW 
uses the GPS Precise Positioning System (PPS), which provides for a 
more accurate capability than the commercial version of GPS.
    4. The JSOW incorporates components, software, and technical design 
information that are considered sensitive. The following JSOW-C 
components being conveyed by the proposed sale that are considered 
sensitive and are classified Confidential include the GPS/INS, IIR 
seeker, INS OFP software and missile operational characteristics and 
performance data. These elements are essential to the ability of the 
JSOW-C missile to selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range 
of operational, tactical, and environmental conditions.
    5. The AGM-84L Harpoon missiles is a non-nuclear tactical weapon 
system currently in service in the U.S. Navy and in 28 other foreign 
nations. It provides a day, night, and adverse weather conditions, 
standoff air-to-surface capability. Harpoon Block II is a follow on to 
the Harpoon missile that is no longer in production. Harpoon Block II 
is an effective Anti-Surface Warfare missile. The version being 
proposed for Saudi Arabia includes Coastal Target Suppression (CTS). 
The missiles are classified as Confidential.
    6. The AGM-84L incorporates components, software, and technical 
design information that are considered sensitive. The following Harpoon 
components being conveyed by the proposed sale that are considered 
sensitive and are classified Confidential include-the Radar seeker, 
GPS/INS, OFP Software, missile operational characteristics and 
performance data.
    7. The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) I weapon is a 250-lb 
class, all-up round (AUR) that provides greater than 50nm standoff 
range. SDB I is a day or night, adverse weather, precision engagement 
capability against pre-planned fixed or stationary soft, non-hardened, 
and hardened targets. The warhead has a high-strength steel penetration 
design with a blast or fragmentation capability containing 
approximately 36 pounds of high explosives. SDB I is a Global 
Positioning System (GPS) guided weapon aided by Inertial Navigation 
System (INS).
    8. The SDB I includes an integrated height of burst (HoB) sensor 
that provides the weapon with an airburst capability.

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    9. A key component of the SDB system is the weapon planning module 
(WPM). The module is hosted on the Joint Mission Planning System 
(JMPS). The WPM provides unit-level planners and intelligence personnel 
a means of importing target location data, programming desired fuzing 
parameters, and computing release and impact conditions (or using 
defaults) for the employment of each weapon. This weapon planning data 
is saved to the aircraft data transfer device (DTD) for download into 
the aircraft avionics and subsequently passed to the carriage and 
weapon upon initialization.
    10. Logistics components consist of training equipment, technical 
data, sustainment spares, shipping and storage containers, and a test 
adapter unit for the Common Munitions BIT and Reprogramming Equipment 
(CMBRE) or CMBRE Plus. The GBU-39/B SDB I is Unclassified.
    11. The BRU-61/A carriage system consists of a four-place rack with 
a self-contained pneumatic charging and accumulator section. Four 
ejector assemblies hold the individual weapons. Internal avionics and 
wire harnesses connect the carriage system to the aircraft and to the 
individual weapons. The carriage avionics assembly provides the 
interface between the individual stores and the aircraft for targeting, 
GPS keys, alignment, fuze settings, and weapon release sequence 
information. A MIL-STD-1760 umbilical, using a MIL-STD-1760 Class II 
primary interface signal set connects the carriage system to the 
aircraft. Each ejector station has a Joint Miniature Munitions 
Interface (JMMI) umbilical which provides the electrical and logical 
interface to the individual weapons.
    12. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
knowledge of the specific hardware in the proposed sale, the 
information could be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce 
weapons system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system 
with similar or advanced capabilities. In order to mitigate this 
possibility, the USG, in conjunction with Saudi Arabia, has developed a 
robust protocol of handling and storage procedures that maximizes 
security of the munitions, minimizes the opportunity for unauthorized 
disclosure of sensitive information, with the net effect of preserving 
the capability and effectiveness of the munitions for the USG and our 
international partners.

[FR Doc. 2013-24623 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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