Arms Sales Notification, 2187-2190 [2019-01228]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2187-2190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01228]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-43]


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: Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 18-43 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: February 1, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-43
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: Qatar
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 95 million
Other....................................  $120 million
  TOTAL..................................  $215 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Qatar has 
requested to buy defense articles and services from the U.S. Government 
in support of a Direct Commercial Sales of the National Advanced 
Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Forty (40) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAM)
One (1) spare AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Guidance Section

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are one (1) spare AIM-120C-7 control section, eight 
(8) AMRAAM Captive Air Training Missile (CATM-120C), missile 
containers, classified software for the AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar, 
spare and repair parts, cryptographic and communication security 
devices, precision navigation equipment, other software, site surveys, 
weapons system equipment and computer software support, publications 
and technical documentation, common munitions and test equipment, 
repair and return services and equipment, personnel training and 
training equipment, integration support and test equipment, and U.S. 
Government and contractor, engineering, technical and logistics support 
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (QA-D-YAE); Army (QA-B-UAS)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: N/A
    (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: November 27, 2018

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Qatar--Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and Related 
Equipment and Support for NASAMS

    The Government of Qatar has requested to buy defense articles and 
services from the U.S. Government in support of a Direct Commercial 
Sale of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS). 
The items Qatar requests include the following: forty (40) AIM 120C-7 
AMRAAM missiles, one (1) spare AIM 120C-7 AMRAAM guidance section, one 
(1) spare AIM-120C-7 control section, eight (8) AMRAAM Captive Air 
Training Missile (CATM-120C), missile containers, classified software 
for the AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel Radar, spare and repair parts, 
cryptographic and communication security devices, precision navigation 
equipment, other software, site surveys, weapons system equipment and 
computer software support, publications and technical documentation, 
common munitions and test equipment, repair and return services and 
equipment, personnel training and training equipment, integration 
support and test equipment, and U.S. Government and contractor, 
engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other 
related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated cost 
is $215 million.
    This proposed sale supports the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping improve the 
security of a key partner which has been, and continues to be, a 
significant host and member of coalition forces in the Middle East.
    This proposed sale improves Qatar's defense capability to deter 
regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense. The NASAMS 
capability would provide a full range of protection from imminent 
hostile cruise missile, unmanned aerial vehicle, rotary wing, and fixed 
wing threats. Qatar will have no difficulty in absorbing this 
equipment.
    The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance in the 
region.
    The principal contractor and integrator will be Raytheon Missiles 
Systems of Tucson, Arizona. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government and contractor representatives 
to Qatar.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-43
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. AIM-120C Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a 
radar 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 counter measures, and interception of high flying and low 
flying and maneuvering targets. AIM-120 Captive Air Training Missiles 
are non-functioning, inert missile rounds used for armament load 
training, which also simulate the correct weight and balance of live 
missiles during captive carry on training sorties. Although designed as 
an air-to-air missile, the AMRAAM can also be employed in a surface-
launch mode when integrated on systems such as National Advanced 
Surface-to-Air System (NASAMS). The AIM-120C-7, as employed on NASAMS, 
protects national assets from imminent hostile air threats. The AMRAAM 
All Up Round is classified CONFIDENTIAL, major components and 
subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and technology data 
and other documentation are classified up to SECRET.
    2. The classified radar operational software utilized with the 
exportable AN/MPQ-4Fl Sentinel Radar contains specific Electronic 
Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM) capability, but it does not contain 
Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)/classification capabilities. 
This software will be released for export only in an executable format 
with no source code. Without source code, the ability of a foreign 
company or government to analyze the operating software, its processes, 
and its algorithms is slowed. The highest classification of this 
software is SECRET.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that Qatar can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the 
U.S. Government. This proposed sale furthers the U.S.

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foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy 
Justification. Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this sale, as 
outlined in the Policy Justification, outweigh the potential damage 
that could result if the sensitive technology were revealed to 
unauthorized persons.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Qatar.
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