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engineering change proposals,
publications, Field Service
Representatives (FSRs), repair and
return, depot maintenance, training
and training equipment, contractor
technical and logistics personnel
services, U.S. Government and
contractor representative support,
Group A and B installation for
subsystems, flight test and
certification, other related elements of
logistics support and training.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force
(IS-D-YAG)
(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 Attached Annex
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: March 3, 2020
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Israel—KC–46A Aerial Refueling
Aircraft
The Government of Israel has
requested to buy up to eight (8) KC-46
aircraft; up to seventeen (17) PW4062
turbofan engines (16 installed, 1 spare);
and up to eighteen (18) MAGR 2K-GPS
SAASM receivers (16 installed, 2
spares). Also included are AN/ARC-210
U/VHF radios, APX-119 Identification
Friend or Foe transponders, initial
spares and repair parts, consumables,
support equipment, technical data,
engineering change proposals,
publications, Field Service
Representatives (FSRs), repair and
return, depot maintenance, training and
training equipment, contractor technical
and logistics personnel services, U.S.
Government and contractor
representative support, Group A and B
installation for subsystems, flight test
and certification, other related elements
of logistics support and training. The
total estimated program cost is $2.4
billion.
The United States is committed to the
security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S.
national interests to assist Israel to
develop and maintain a strong and
ready self-defense capability. This
proposed sale is consistent with those
objectives.
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The proposed sale further supports
the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by allowing Israel
to provide a redundant capability to
U.S. assets within the region, potentially
freeing U.S. assets for use elsewhere
during times of war. Aerial refueling
and strategic airlift are consistently
cited as significant shortfalls for our
allies. In addition, the sale improves
Israel’s national security posture as a
key U.S. ally. Israel will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment into
its armed forces.
The proposed equipment and support
will not alter the basic military balance
in the region.
The principal contractors will be
Boeing Corporation, Everett, WA, for the
aircraft; and Raytheon Company,
Waltham, MA, for the MAGR 2K. There
are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require the assignment of two U.S.
field service/contractor representatives
to Israel.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
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performance, all-in-view GPS satellite
tracking and GPS integrity.
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 or
equivalent systems which might reduce
system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made
that Israel can provide substantially the
same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. This sale is
necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
5. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of Israel.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Transmittal No. 20-12
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act
[Transmittal No. 20–03]
Annex
AGENCY:
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The Boeing KC-46 is an aerial
refueling aircraft with two (2) Pratt &
Whitney Model 4062 (PW4062)
Turbofan engines. The KC-46 evolved
from the Boeing 767-200ER passenger
aircraft and the 767-2C provision
freighter. Refueling systems and military
avionics have been added to the aircraft.
2. The Miniature Airborne Global
Positioning System Receiver 2000
(MAGR 2K) with Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) design
is a GPS Receiver Applications Module
based open system architecture that is
modular in design and incorporates
modern electronics. The MAGR 2K is a
form, fit, and function backward
compatible replacement of the MAGR,
and provides enhancements including
improved acquisition and GPS solution
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Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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
20–03 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUMMARY:
Dated: March 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-03
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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: Kingdom of
Morocco
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *
Other ...................................
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$ 28.17 million
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$239.35 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy
Equipment Recovery Combat Utility
Lift and Evacuation System
(HERCULES) Vehicles and/or M88A1
Long Supply HERCULES Refurbished
Vehicles
Twenty-five (25) M2 .50 Caliber
Machine Guns
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Non-MDE:
Also included are twenty five (25)
export Single Channel Ground and
Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS);
twenty five (25) AN/PSN-13A Defense
Advanced Global Positioning System
(GPS) Receiver (DAGR) with SelectiveAvailability/Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM); thirty (30) AN/VAS-5B Driver
Vision Enhancer (DVE) kits; twenty five
(25) M239 or M250 smoke grenade
launchers; one thousand eight hundred
(1,800) M76 (G826) or L8A1/L8A3
(G815) smoke grenade rounds; spare
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parts; support equipment; depot level
support; Government-Furnished
Equipment (GFE); repair parts;
communication support equipment;
communication equipment integration;
tools and test equipment; training;
training simulators; repair and return
program; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; Technical
Assistance Field Team (TAFT); and
other related elements of logistics and
program support. Additionally, the
following recommended basic load
ammunition may be included upon
request from customer: Twenty five
thousand (25,000) A576 cartridges, .50
caliber linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; three
hundred (300) G815 - grenade, smoke
screening L8A1/A3; two thousand five
hundred (2,500) A541 - 50 armor
piercing incendiary, tracer M20 F/M2;
ninety-one thousand eight hundred
(91,800) A557 - cartridge, .50 caliber 4
ball/1 tracer linked M33 F/M2; fifty four
thousand (54,000) A598 - cartridge, .50
caliber blank F/M2; other technical
assistance and support equipment; and
other related elements of logistics and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (MOB-UTS)
(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 Attached Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: March 3, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Morocco—M88A2 Heavy Equipment
Recovery Combat Utility Lift and
Evacuation System (HERCULES),
Support, and Equipment
The Government of Morocco has
requested to buy twenty five (25)
M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery
Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation
System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or
M88A1 long supply HERCULES
refurbished vehicles; and twenty-five
(25) M2 .50 caliber machine guns. Also
included are twenty five (25) export
Single Channel Ground and Airborne
Radio System (SINCGARS); twenty five
(25) AN/PSN-13A Defense Advanced
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Receiver (DAGR) with SelectiveAvailability/Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM); thirty (30) AN/VAS-5B Driver
Vision Enhancer (DVE) kits; twenty five
(25) M239 or M250 smoke grenade
launchers; one thousand eight hundred
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(1,800) M76 (G826) or L8A1/L8A3
(G815) smoke grenade rounds; spare
parts; support equipment; depot level
support; Government-Furnished
Equipment (GFE); repair parts;
communication support equipment;
communication equipment integration;
tools and test equipment; training;
training simulators; repair and return
program; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; Technical
Assistance Field Team (TAFT); and
other related elements of logistics and
program support. Additionally, the
following recommended basic load
ammunition may be included upon
request from customer: twenty five
thousand (25,000) A576 cartridges, .50
caliber linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; three
hundred (300) G815 - grenade, smoke
screening L8A1/A3; two thousand five
hundred (2,500) A541 - 50 armor
piercing incendiary, tracer M20 F/M2;
ninety-one thousand eight hundred
(91,800) A557 - cartridge, .50 caliber 4
ball/1 tracer linked M33 F/M2; fifty four
thousand (54,000) A598 - cartridge, .50
caliber blank F/M2; other technical
assistance and support equipment; and
other related elements of logistics and
program support. The total estimated
cost is $239.35 million.
This 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 continues to be an important force
for political stability and economic
progress in North Africa.
The proposed sale will improve
Morocco’s capability to meet current
and future combat vehicle recovery
requirements. Morocco will use the
enhanced capability to enable armored
forces training to strengthen its
homeland defense and deter regional
threats. Morocco intends to use these
defense articles and services to
modernize its armed forces by updating
their combat vehicle recovery capability
in pace with their armored unit
upgrades. Morocco will have no
difficulty absorbing these vehicles into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and services will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be BAE,
York, Pennsylvania. The purchaser
typically requests offsets. Any offset
agreement will be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and
the contractor(s).
Implementation of this sale will
require the assignment of approximately
30 U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to travel to Morocco for
equipment deprocessing/fielding,
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system checkout and new equipment
training.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-03
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 M88A2 Improved Recovery
Vehicle HERCULES (Heavy Equipment
Recovery Combat Utility Lift and
Evacuation System) recovers tanks
mired to different depths, removes and
replaces tank turrets and power packs,
and uprights overturned heavy combat
vehicles. The main winch on the
M88A2 is capable of a 70-ton, singleline recovery, allowing the HERCULES
to provide recovery of the 70-ton M1A2
Abrams tanks. The highest level of
information that could be transferred
with the sale of HERCULES is
UNCLASSIFIED.
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. A determination has been made
that Morocco can provide substantially
the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. 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 Morocco.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0010]
Statewide Longitudinal Data System
(SLDS) Survey 2020–2022; ED–2020–
SCC–0010; Correction
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Correction notice.
AGENCY:
On March 6, 2020, the U.S.
Department of Education published a
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-03]
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 20-03 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: March 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-03
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: Kingdom of Morocco
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $211.18 million
Other................................... $ 28.17 million
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TOTAL................................. $239.35 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty five (25) M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and
Evacuation System (HERCULES) Vehicles and/or M88A1 Long Supply HERCULES
Refurbished Vehicles
Twenty-five (25) M2 .50 Caliber Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
Also included are twenty five (25) export Single Channel Ground and
Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); twenty five (25) AN/PSN-13A Defense
Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR) with
Selective-Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); thirty (30) AN/
VAS-5B Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE) kits; twenty five (25) M239 or M250
smoke grenade launchers; one thousand eight hundred (1,800) M76 (G826)
or L8A1/L8A3 (G815) smoke grenade rounds; spare
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parts; support equipment; depot level support; Government-Furnished
Equipment (GFE); repair parts; communication support equipment;
communication equipment integration; tools and test equipment;
training; training simulators; repair and return program; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT); and other related
elements of logistics and program support. Additionally, the following
recommended basic load ammunition may be included upon request from
customer: Twenty five thousand (25,000) A576 cartridges, .50 caliber
linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; three hundred (300) G815 - grenade, smoke
screening L8A1/A3; two thousand five hundred (2,500) A541 - 50 armor
piercing incendiary, tracer M20 F/M2; ninety-one thousand eight hundred
(91,800) A557 - cartridge, .50 caliber 4 ball/1 tracer linked M33 F/M2;
fifty four thousand (54,000) A598 - cartridge, .50 caliber blank F/M2;
other technical assistance and support equipment; and other related
elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (MO-B-UTS)
(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 Attached Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 3, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Morocco--M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and
Evacuation System (HERCULES), Support, and Equipment
The Government of Morocco has requested to buy twenty five (25)
M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation
System (HERCULES) vehicles and/or M88A1 long supply HERCULES
refurbished vehicles; and twenty-five (25) M2 .50 caliber machine guns.
Also included are twenty five (25) export Single Channel Ground and
Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); twenty five (25) AN/PSN-13A Defense
Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR) with
Selective-Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); thirty (30) AN/
VAS-5B Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE) kits; twenty five (25) M239 or M250
smoke grenade launchers; one thousand eight hundred (1,800) M76 (G826)
or L8A1/L8A3 (G815) smoke grenade rounds; spare parts; support
equipment; depot level support; Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE);
repair parts; communication support equipment; communication equipment
integration; tools and test equipment; training; training simulators;
repair and return program; U.S. Government and contractor engineering,
technical, and logistics support services; Technical Assistance Field
Team (TAFT); and other related elements of logistics and program
support. Additionally, the following recommended basic load ammunition
may be included upon request from customer: twenty five thousand
(25,000) A576 cartridges, .50 caliber linked 4 API/API-T F/M2; three
hundred (300) G815 - grenade, smoke screening L8A1/A3; two thousand
five hundred (2,500) A541 - 50 armor piercing incendiary, tracer M20 F/
M2; ninety-one thousand eight hundred (91,800) A557 - cartridge, .50
caliber 4 ball/1 tracer linked M33 F/M2; fifty four thousand (54,000)
A598 - cartridge, .50 caliber blank F/M2; other technical assistance
and support equipment; and other related elements of logistics and
program support. The total estimated cost is $239.35 million.
This 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 continues to be an important force for
political stability and economic progress in North Africa.
The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet current
and future combat vehicle recovery requirements. Morocco will use the
enhanced capability to enable armored forces training to strengthen its
homeland defense and deter regional threats. Morocco intends to use
these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces by
updating their combat vehicle recovery capability in pace with their
armored unit upgrades. Morocco will have no difficulty absorbing these
vehicles into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and services will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be BAE, York, Pennsylvania. The
purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of
approximately 30 U.S. Government or contractor representatives to
travel to Morocco for equipment deprocessing/fielding, system checkout
and new equipment training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-03
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 M88A2 Improved Recovery Vehicle HERCULES (Heavy Equipment
Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System) recovers tanks
mired to different depths, removes and replaces tank turrets and power
packs, and uprights overturned heavy combat vehicles. The main winch on
the M88A2 is capable of a 70-ton, single-line recovery, allowing the
HERCULES to provide recovery of the 70-ton M1A2 Abrams tanks. The
highest level of information that could be transferred with the sale of
HERCULES is UNCLASSIFIED.
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. A determination has been made that Morocco can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. 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 Morocco.
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