Arms Sales Notification, 35644-35651 [2019-15746]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35644-35651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15746]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-73]


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 [email protected] 
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-
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dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 17-73 with attached Policy 
Justification; Sensitivity of Technology; and State Department 
Emergency Determination and Justification.

    Dated: July 19, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-73
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: Government of the United Arab Emirates
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $850 million
Other....................................  $ 50 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $900 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Twenty thousand four (20,004) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems 
(APKWS) II All-Up-Rounds
    Non-MDE:
    Also included is weapon support and test equipment, spares, 
technical publications, personnel training, other training equipment, 
transportation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical 
and logistics support services, and other related elements of 
logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (AE-P-ABL)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AE-P-ABH (P&A) and AE-P-ABI (P&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: May 24, 2019

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

United Arab Emirates (UAE)--Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 
(APKWS)

    The Government of the United Arab Emirates has requested a possible 
sale of twenty thousand four (20,004) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon 
Systems (APKWS) II All-Up-Rounds. Also included is weapon support and 
test equipment, spares, technical publications, personnel training, 
other training equipment, transportation, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
total case value is $900 million.
    The Secretary of State has determined and provided detailed 
justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale 
to the United Arab Emirates of the above defense articles (and defense 
services) in the national security interests of the United States, 
thereby waiving the Congressional review requirements under Section 
36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by improving the security of an 
important partner in the region. This sale is consistent with U.S. 
initiatives to provide key partners in the region with modern systems 
that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and increase 
security.
    The APKWS will provide the UAE with flexibility in the use of 
proportional, precision fires when operating in remote and mountainous 
regions as well as populated areas. The APKWS will complement the 
Hellfire II missile as a secondary precision munition with lower 
collateral damage potential. These aspects make the APKWS, employed in 
conjunction with UAE's multiple types of helicopters and Hellfire II 
missiles, an appropriate munition for the UAE's counterterrorism 
operations. UAE will have no difficulty absorbing the APKWS into its 
armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be BAE Systems, Nashua, NH. There are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require up to 20 U.S. 
Government and up to 30 contractor representatives to travel to UAE.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-73
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 APKWS II All-Up-Round (AUR) is an air-to-ground weapon that 
consists of an APKWS II Guidance Section (GS), legacy 2.75-inch MK66 
Mod 4 rocket motor and legacy MK152, MK282 and MK435/436 warhead/fuze. 
The APKWS II GS is installed between the rocket motor and warhead and 
provides a Semi-Active Laser (SAL) precision capability to legacy 
unguided 2.75-inch rockets. The APKWS II is procured as an independent 
component to be mated to the appropriate 2.75-inch warhead/fuze. The GS 
is manually set with the appropriate laser code during loading and is 
launched from any platform configured with a LAU-68F/A, or similar 
launcher(s). After launch, the GS activates and the seeker detects 
laser energy reflected from a target designated with a remote or 
autonomous laser. The control system then guides the rocket to the 
target. The only interface required with the host platform is a 28V 
direct current (DC) firing pulse.
    2. APKWS II increases stowed kills by providing precise engagements 
at standoff ranges with sufficient accuracy for a high single-shot 
probability of hit against soft and lightly armored targets, thereby 
minimizing collateral damage. The APKWS II is capable of day and night 
operation and performance in many adverse environments.
    3. The APKWS II requires no depot maintenance. Activities to 
prepare the APKWS II for use include setting the laser code switches, 
turning on the Electronic Thermal Battery Initiator, and loading the 
AUR into the launcher. Wing Slot Seals (WSS) may be replaced, if 
necessary, at an I-level maintenance facility.
    4. All training for APKWS II is unclassified. The training required 
is:
    a. Pilot training to effectively employ the APKWS II,
    b. Ordnance Handler training for safe handling and preparation of 
the APKWS II and AUR; and
    c. Maintenance training for replacement of WSS.
    5. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of specific hardware, 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.
    6. A determination has been made that the United Arab Emirates can 
provide substantially the same degree of protection for sensitive 
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed 
sustainment program is necessary to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives outlined in the policy 
justification.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of the United Arab 
Emirates.
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