Arms Sales Notification, 50427-50429 [2019-20836]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50427-50429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20836]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-33]


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-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 19-33 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-33
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 Thailand
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $125 million
Other...................................  $ 50 million
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  Total.................................  $175 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Sixty (60) Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV)
    Sixty (60) M2 Flex .50 Cal Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
    Also included are spare parts, Basic Issue Items (BII), Components 
of End Items (COEI), Additional Authorized List (AAL), Special Tools 
and Test Equipment (STTE), technical manuals, OCONUS Deprocessing 
Service, M6 smoke grenade launchers (4 per vehicle) and associated 
spares, AN/VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE),

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AN/VIC-3 vehicle intercommunications system, contractor provided 
training and Field Service Representatives (FSR), and other related 
elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (TH-B-WGX)
    (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: See Annex Attached
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 26, 2019

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Thailand - Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles

    The Government of Thailand has requested to buy sixty (60) Stryker 
Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV); and sixty (60) M2 Flex .50 cal machine 
guns. Also included are spare parts, Basic Issue Items (BII), 
Components of End Items (COEI), Additional Authorized List (AAL) 
(specific items for operations and maintenance), Special Tools and Test 
Equipment (STTE), technical manuals, OCONUS Deprocessing Service, M6 
smoke grenade launchers (4 per vehicle) and associated spares, AN/VAS-5 
Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE), AN/VIC-3 vehicle intercommunications 
system, contractor provided training and Field Service Representatives 
(FSR), and other related elements of logistics and program support. The 
total estimated program cost is $175 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve security 
of a Major Non-NATO ally in INDO-PACOM which is an important force for 
political stability and economic progress in the region.
    The Stryker vehicles will increase Thailand's capability to defend 
its sovereign territory against traditional and non-traditional threats 
by filling the capability void between light infantry soldiers and 
heavy mechanized units. Thailand will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment 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 for the Stryker vehicle is General 
Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, MI. 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 permanent additional U.S. Government or Contractor 
representatives to Thailand.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-33
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 M1126 Stryker is an infantry carrier vehicle transporting 
nine soldiers, their mission equipment and a crew of two consisting of 
a driver and vehicle commander. It is equipped with armor protection, 
M2 machine guns and M6 Smoke Grenade Launchers for self-protection. The 
Stryker is an eight-wheeled vehicle powered by a 350hp diesel engine. 
It incorporates a central tire inflation system, run-flat tires, and a 
vehicle height management system. The Stryker is capable of supporting 
a communications suite, a Global Positioning System (GPS), and a high 
frequency and near-term digital radio systems. The Stryker is 
deployable by C-130 aircraft and combat capable upon arrival. The 
Stryker is capable of self-deployment by highway and self-recovery. It 
has a low noise level that reduces crew fatigue and enhances 
survivability. It moves about the battlefield quickly and is optimized 
for close, complex, or urban terrain. The Stryker program leverages 
non-developmental items with common subsystems and components to 
quickly acquire and field these systems. Stryker is UNCLASSIFIED.
    2. The AN/VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) is a compact thermal 
camera providing armored vehicle drivers with day or night time visual 
awareness in clear or reduced vision (fog, smoke, dust) situation. The 
system provides the driver a 180 degree viewing angle using a high 
resolution infrared sensor and image stabilization to reduce the effect 
of shock and vibration. The viewer and monitor are ruggedized for 
operation in tactical environments. The system is UNCLASSIFIED but 
considered SENSITIVE technology.
    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 Thailand can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the technology being 
released as the U.S. Government. This sale supports the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives as outlined in the Policy 
Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Thailand.

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