Arms Sales Notification, 43550-43551 [2020-15490]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43550-43551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15490]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-21]


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 20-21 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: July 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-21
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..................  $ 0 million
Other....................................  $425 million
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  Total..................................  $425 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Kuwait has 
requested the possible sale of Patriot program sustainment and 
technical assistance as follow-on support.
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
    Non-MDE:
    Included are Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Field Surveillance 
Program (FSP) services, storage and aging, surveillance firing, 
stockpile reliability, shared and country unique Patriot PAC-3 Missile 
Support Center (P3MSC) support, parts library, technical support for 
the Kuwait Missile Assembly/Disassembly Facility (MADF), 
transportation, organizational equipment, spare parts, support 
equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, 
personnel training and training equipment, maintenance services, U.S. 
government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-UXH)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-ULL, KU-B-ULP
    (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: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 28, 2020
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Kuwait--Patriot Program Sustainment and Technical Assistance Support

    The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy Patriot program 
sustainment and technical assistance as follow-on support. Included are 
PAC-3 Field Surveillance Program (FSP) services, storage and aging, 
surveillance firing, stockpile reliability, shared and country unique 
Patriot PAC-3 Missile Support Center (P3MSC) support, parts library, 
technical support for the Kuwait Missile Assembly/Disassembly Facility 
(MADF), transportation, organizational equipment, spare and repair 
parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and 
publications, personnel training and training equipment, maintenance 
services, 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 $425 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 proposed sale of these articles and services will improve 
Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats and provide 
greater security for its critical oil and natural gas infrastructure. 
Kuwait will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland 
defense. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and 
support into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors involved with this potential sale are 
Raytheon Company, Huntsville, AL; Lockheed Martin, Huntsville, AL; 
LEIDOS, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and KBR, Huntsville, AL. There are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the temporary 
assignment of five (5) U.S. Government and twenty seven (27) 
contractors to provide support for one (1) to two (2) years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2020-15490 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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