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(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 20, 2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Australia—JCREW Systems and Support
The Government of Australia has
requested to buy up to eight hundred
fifty (850) Joint Counter RadioControlled Improvised Explosive Device
Electronic Warfare Increment 1 Block 1
(JCREW I1B1) Systems (533 vehicle
mounted and 317 dismounted); spare
and repair parts; support and test
equipment; technical exchanges,
publications and technical
documentation; support equipment;
engineering change proposals; classified
software/loadsets; training; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering,
technical and logistics support services;
and other related elements of logistics
support. The total estimated cost is $245
million.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security
objectives of the United States. Australia
is one of our most important allies in
the Western Pacific. The strategic
location of this political and economic
power contributes significantly to
ensuring peace and economic stability
in the region.
The proposed sale will provide
Australia increased force protection
from Radio-Controlled Improvised
Explosive Device threats for its defense
forces and vehicles. Australia is
interested in procuring the dismounted
and mounted variants that have a
modular, open architecture and are
upgradeable in order to maintain
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capability against evolving global
threats. Australia 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 will be
Northrop Grumman Corporation, San
Diego, California. 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
additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to Australia.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19–67
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. Australia’s requirement for 850
JCREW I1B1 systems could potentially
include: (1) Expeditionary Warfare,
Force Protection, (2) Techniques for the
Defeat of Radio Controlled Improvised
Explosive Devices, (3) Force Protection,
Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
(4) Capabilities and Limitations of
Electronic Warfare Systems, and, (5)
Threat Assessment from Radio
Controlled Improvised Explosive
Devices.
2. The Counter Radio-Controlled
Improvised Explosive Device Electronic
Warfare technical insertion
development may contain sensitive
technology; however, defined
requirements are not known at this time
and will be assessed on a case-by-case
basis.
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3. A determination has been made
that Australia can provide substantially
the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. This proposed
sale is necessary to further the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
4. All defense articles and services
listed on this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of Australia.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19–52]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
AGENCY:
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
19–52 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUMMARY:
Dated: November 27, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19–52
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 Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * ..
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178 million
Total ...................................
281 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase: Purchase of
new M88A2s and refurbishment/
overhaul of Kuwait’s existing inventory
of fourteen (14) M88A2 and eight (8)
M88A1 Recovery Vehicles.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
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Nineteen (19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment
Recovery Combat Utility Lifting
Extraction System (HERCULES)
Recovery Vehicles
Nineteen (19) .50 Caliber Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
Refurbishment/overhaul of existing
fleet of M88Al/A2 recovery vehicles;
M239 Smoke Grenade Launchers; AN/
PVS–7D Night Vision Goggles; Driver
Vision Enhancer DVE–CV (platform-
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mounted Night Vision Device) for
vehicles; Vehicle Intercom Set (VIC–3);
Commander’s Cupola gun shield
assembly for vehicle crew chief; Remote
Thermal Sights/kits (vehicle-mounted
sights); SINCGARS AN–VRC92E Export
Radio System and support; logistics
support fielding packages; special tools
and test equipment; spare and
maintenance support parts for vehicles
and machine guns; transportation
services; Repair and Return services for
vehicle components; de-processing
team; contractor System Technical
Support (STS) and Field Service
Representatives (FSRs); training; and
U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics
support services; and other related
elements of logistical and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: U.S Army
(KU–B–UXC and KU–B–UXD).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU–B–
UXA; KU–B–JAT; KU–B–ULX; KU–B–
UKN; KU–B–UMK; KU–B–UKO; KU–B–
UAI.
(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: October 10, 2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Kuwait—M88A2 Recovery Vehicles and
Related Equipment and Support
The Government of Kuwait has
requested a possible sale of nineteen
(19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery
Combat Utility Lifting Extraction
System (HERCULES) recovery vehicles
and nineteen (19) .50 caliber machine
guns. Also included is the
refurbishment/overhaul of existing fleet
of M88Al/A2 recovery vehicles; M239
Smoke Grenade Launchers; AN/PVS–7D
Night Vision Goggles; Driver Vision
Enhancer DVE–CV (platform-mounted
Night Vision Device) for vehicles;
Vehicle Intercom Set (VIC–3);
Commander’s Cupola gun shield
assembly for vehicle crew chief; Remote
Thermal Sights/kits (vehicle-mounted
sights); SINCGARS AN–VRC92E Export
Radio System and support; logistics
support fielding packages; special tools
and test equipment; spare and
maintenance support parts for vehicles
and machine guns; transportation
services; Repair and Return services for
vehicle components; de-processing
team; contractor System Technical
Support (STS) and Field Service
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Representatives (FSRs); training; and
U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics
support services; and other related
elements of logistical and program
support. The total estimated program
cost is $281 million.
The proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by helping to improve
the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally
that is an important force for political
stability and economic progress in the
Middle East.
The M88A2 HERCULES is a full
tracked armored vehicle used to perform
battlefield rescue and recovery
missions. The M88A2 is essential to the
long-term sustainability of Kuwait’s new
M1A2 tank fleet for national defense.
Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing
this additional equipment and services.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors involved in
this program are the BAE Systems—
York, PA; US Ordnance—McCarran,
NV; DRS Technologies—Arlington, VA;
Harris Corp.—Tysons Corner, VA;
Northrup Grumman—West Falls
Church, VA; and Raytheon—McKinney,
TX. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require five to seven U.S.
Government or contractor
representatives to travel to Kuwait for a
period of 12 months for vehicle deprocessing and training. If
refurbishment/overhaul takes place in
Kuwait, the estimated number of U.S.
Government or contractors required is
eight over an estimated 18-month
period.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19–52
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 M88Al/A2 Heavy Equipment
Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation
System (HERCULES) Armored Recovery
Vehicle (ARV) is a full-tracked armored
vehicle used to perform battlefield
recovery missions including towing,
hoisting, and winching. It is fully
capable of recovery support for Abrams
series tanks and future heavy combat
vehicles. The highest level of classified
material required to be released for
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training, operation and maintenance is
UNCLASSIFIED. Components
considered to contain sensitive
technology in the proposed case are as
follows:
a. Driver’s Vision Enhancer (DVE–
CV–M88) platform-mounted night
vision device (NVD) for vehicles—The
DVE–CV–M88 is an un-cooled thermal
imaging system developed for use while
driving Combat Vehicles and Tactical
Wheeled Vehicles. It allows for tactical
vehicle movement in all environmental
conditions and provides enhanced
driving capability during limited
visibility conditions. The highest level
of classification is UNCLASSIFIED for
hardware and software.
b. Remote Thermal Sight (vehiclemounted)—The Remote Thermal Sight
is a platform mounted and is not a
standalone device. The highest level of
classification associated with this
system is UNCLASSIFIED.
c. AN/PVS–7D Night Vision Goggles
(NVG)—AN/PVS–7D NVG will be
included for vehicle crews. The highest
level of classification associated with
the NVG is UNCLASSIFIED.
d. AN/VRC–92E Export Version
Single Channel Ground and Airborne
radio System (SINCGARS) with GPS—
SINCGARS provides both voice and
data handling capability in support of
command and control operations. It
facilitates transmission of voice and/or
data information, which allows for
conducting missions across the
operational continuum. The SINCGARS
radio system to be provided for the
M88A2 recovery vehicles is the export
variant. The highest level of
classification associated with the
SINCGARS radio system is
UNCLASSIFIED.
2. A determination has been made
that Kuwait can provide substantially
the same degree of protection of this
technology as the U.S. Government.
This proposed sale is necessary in
furtherance of U.S. foreign policy and
national security objectives outlined in
the Policy Justification.
3. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal are authorized
for release and export to the
Government of Kuwait.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-52]
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 19-52 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 27, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-52
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 Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $103 million
Other.................................... 178 million
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Total.................................. 281 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Purchase of new M88A2s and
refurbishment/overhaul of Kuwait's existing inventory of fourteen (14)
M88A2 and eight (8) M88A1 Recovery Vehicles.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Nineteen (19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting
Extraction System (HERCULES) Recovery Vehicles
Nineteen (19) .50 Caliber Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
Refurbishment/overhaul of existing fleet of M88Al/A2 recovery
vehicles; M239 Smoke Grenade Launchers; AN/PVS-7D Night Vision Goggles;
Driver Vision Enhancer DVE-CV (platform-
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mounted Night Vision Device) for vehicles; Vehicle Intercom Set (VIC-
3); Commander's Cupola gun shield assembly for vehicle crew chief;
Remote Thermal Sights/kits (vehicle-mounted sights); SINCGARS AN-VRC92E
Export Radio System and support; logistics support fielding packages;
special tools and test equipment; spare and maintenance support parts
for vehicles and machine guns; transportation services; Repair and
Return services for vehicle components; de-processing team; contractor
System Technical Support (STS) and Field Service Representatives
(FSRs); training; and U.S. Government and contractor engineering,
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: U.S Army (KU-B-UXC and KU-B-UXD).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-UXA; KU-B-JAT; KU-B-ULX; KU-
B-UKN; KU-B-UMK; KU-B-UKO; KU-B-UAI.
(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: October 10, 2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kuwait--M88A2 Recovery Vehicles and Related Equipment and Support
The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of nineteen
(19) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction
System (HERCULES) recovery vehicles and nineteen (19) .50 caliber
machine guns. Also included is the refurbishment/overhaul of existing
fleet of M88Al/A2 recovery vehicles; M239 Smoke Grenade Launchers; AN/
PVS-7D Night Vision Goggles; Driver Vision Enhancer DVE-CV (platform-
mounted Night Vision Device) for vehicles; Vehicle Intercom Set (VIC-
3); Commander's Cupola gun shield assembly for vehicle crew chief;
Remote Thermal Sights/kits (vehicle-mounted sights); SINCGARS AN-VRC92E
Export Radio System and support; logistics support fielding packages;
special tools and test equipment; spare and maintenance support parts
for vehicles and machine guns; transportation services; Repair and
Return services for vehicle components; de-processing team; contractor
System Technical Support (STS) and Field Service Representatives
(FSRs); training; and U.S. Government and contractor engineering,
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is
$281 million.
The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for political stability
and economic progress in the Middle East.
The M88A2 HERCULES is a full tracked armored vehicle used to
perform battlefield rescue and recovery missions. The M88A2 is
essential to the long-term sustainability of Kuwait's new M1A2 tank
fleet for national defense. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing
this additional equipment and services.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors involved in this program are the BAE
Systems--York, PA; US Ordnance--McCarran, NV; DRS Technologies--
Arlington, VA; Harris Corp.--Tysons Corner, VA; Northrup Grumman--West
Falls Church, VA; and Raytheon--McKinney, TX. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require five to seven
U.S. Government or contractor representatives to travel to Kuwait for a
period of 12 months for vehicle de-processing and training. If
refurbishment/overhaul takes place in Kuwait, the estimated number of
U.S. Government or contractors required is eight over an estimated 18-
month period.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-52
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 M88Al/A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift
Evacuation System (HERCULES) Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) is a full-
tracked armored vehicle used to perform battlefield recovery missions
including towing, hoisting, and winching. It is fully capable of
recovery support for Abrams series tanks and future heavy combat
vehicles. The highest level of classified material required to be
released for training, operation and maintenance is UNCLASSIFIED.
Components considered to contain sensitive technology in the proposed
case are as follows:
a. Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE-CV-M88) platform-mounted night
vision device (NVD) for vehicles--The DVE-CV-M88 is an un-cooled
thermal imaging system developed for use while driving Combat Vehicles
and Tactical Wheeled Vehicles. It allows for tactical vehicle movement
in all environmental conditions and provides enhanced driving
capability during limited visibility conditions. The highest level of
classification is UNCLASSIFIED for hardware and software.
b. Remote Thermal Sight (vehicle-mounted)--The Remote Thermal Sight
is a platform mounted and is not a standalone device. The highest level
of classification associated with this system is UNCLASSIFIED.
c. AN/PVS-7D Night Vision Goggles (NVG)--AN/PVS-7D NVG will be
included for vehicle crews. The highest level of classification
associated with the NVG is UNCLASSIFIED.
d. AN/VRC-92E Export Version Single Channel Ground and Airborne
radio System (SINCGARS) with GPS--SINCGARS provides both voice and data
handling capability in support of command and control operations. It
facilitates transmission of voice and/or data information, which allows
for conducting missions across the operational continuum. The SINCGARS
radio system to be provided for the M88A2 recovery vehicles is the
export variant. The highest level of classification associated with the
SINCGARS radio system is UNCLASSIFIED.
2. A determination has been made that Kuwait can provide
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
3. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are
authorized for release and export to the Government of Kuwait.
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