Arms Sales Notification, 70173-70175 [2019-27488]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70173-70175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27488]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-41]


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 19-41 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 16, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-41
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 Japan
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

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Major Defense Equipment *.......................  $3.159 billion
Other...........................................  .136 billion
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  TOTAL.........................................  3.295 billion
 

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

Up to seventy-three (73) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Missiles

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are MK 29 Canisters with packing, handling, storage, 
and transportation (PHS&T) kits; up to ten (10) Special Assignment 
Airlift Mission (SAAM) flights; U.S. Government and contractor 
representatives' technical assistance, engineering and logistical 
support services, and other related elements of logistics and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (JA-P-ATZ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA-P-ATB & JA-P-AUA
    (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: August 27, 2019

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Japan--Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA

    The Government of Japan has requested to buy up to seventy-three 
(73) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missiles. Also included are MK 
29 Canisters with packing, handling, storage, and transportation 
(PHS&T) kits; up to ten (10) Special Assignment Airlift Mission (SAAM) 
flights; U.S. Government and contractor representatives' technical 
assistance, engineering and logistical support services, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost 
is $3.295 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by improving the security of a major ally 
that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Asia-Pacific region. It is vital to U.S. national interests to assist 
Japan in developing and maintaining a strong and effective self-defense 
capability.
    The proposed sale will provide Japan with increased ballistic 
missile defense capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland 
and U.S. personnel stationed there. Japan will have no difficulty 
absorbing these additional missiles 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 for the SM-3 Block IIA All Up Rounds will be 
Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona. The prime contractor for the 
MK 29 Canisters and PHS&T kits will be BAE Systems, Minneapolis, 
Minnesota. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require annual trips to 
Japan involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for 
technical reviews, support, and oversight for approximately five years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-41
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 proposed sale will involve the release of sensitive 
technology to the Government of Japan related to the Standard Missile-3 
(SM-3):
    The ship- or ground-launched SM-3 Block IIA is the most recent 
iteration in the SM-3 family. It has two distinct new features: larger 
rocket motors that will allow it to defend broader areas from ballistic 
missile threats; and a larger kinetic warhead. The kinetic warhead has 
been enhanced, improving the search, discrimination, acquisition and 
tracking functions, to address emerging threats. Once enclosed in the 
canister, the SM-3 Block IIA missile is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The 
optics hardware and signal processor are classified SECRET.
    2. 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.
    3. The sensitive technology being released under this notification 
is subject to special security measures. This sale is necessary in 
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives 
outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Japan.

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