Arms Sales Notification, 7707-7709 [2023-02380]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7707-7709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02380]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-85]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales 
notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at 
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.

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 20-85 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: January 31, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-85
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....................................  $445 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $445 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Kuwait has 
requested to buy five hundred seventeen (517) total Heavy Tactical 
Vehicles consisting of Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) 
and Heavy Equipment Transporters (HET). These items include:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None.
    Non-MDE:
    Thirty-one (31) HEMTT Wrecker Trucks (M984A4 ten-ton with crane and 
winch); one hundred (100) HEMTT Fuel Tanker Trucks (M978A4, ten-ton, 
2,500 gallon); one hundred eighty-eight (188) Guided Missile 
Transporter Trucks (M985A4, ten-ton with winch); fifty (50) Heavy 
Equipment Transporter (HET) Trucks (M1070A1); fifty (50) 635NL 
Commercial Trailers for use with HET

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prime movers; forty-nine (49) Palletized Load System (PLS) Trailers 
(M1076A0); PLS Flat Rack (M1077 with sides); elements of logistical, 
contract, and other support services including spare parts; special 
tools and test equipment; tool sets; standard technical manuals; OCONUS 
operator and maintainer new equipment training (NET); Contractor 
Logistics Support (CLS) including Field Service Representatives (FSRs); 
de-processing services; construction of a heavy tactical vehicle 
maintenance facility; U.S. Government-furnished program management; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-UYB).
    (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: July 1, 2021.
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Policy Justification

Kuwait--Heavy Tactical Vehicles

    The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy five hundred 
seventeen (517) total Heavy Tactical Vehicles consisting of Heavy 
Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Heavy Equipment 
Transporters (HET). These items include: thirty-one (31) HEMTT Wrecker 
Trucks (M984A4 ten-ton with crane and winch); one hundred (100) HEMTT 
Fuel Tanker Trucks (M978A4, ten-ton, 2,500 gallon); one hundred eighty-
eight (188) Guided Missile Transporter Trucks (M985A4, ten-ton with 
winch); fifty (50) Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) Trucks (M1070A1); 
fifty (50) 635NL Commercial Trailers for use with HET prime movers; 
forty-nine (49) Palletized Load System (PLS) Trailers (M1076A0); PLS 
Flat Rack (M1077 with sides); elements of logistical, contract, and 
other support services including spare parts, special tools and test 
equipment; tool sets; standard technical manuals; OCONUS operator and 
maintainer new equipment training (NET); Contractor Logistics Support 
(CLS) including Field Service Representatives (FSRs); de-processing 
services; construction of a heavy tactical vehicle maintenance 
facility; U.S. Government-furnished program management; and other 
related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total 
case value is $445 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 is an important force for political stability 
and economic progress in the Middle East.
    This proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing tactical logistics, sustainment, and 
transportation support to the country's Land Force Support Command. 
HEMTT Wreckers provide the capability to recover disabled wheeled 
vehicles. The other HEMTTs include Fuel Tankers and Guided Missile 
Transporters to perform resupply missions. The HEMTT and Palletized 
Load System trailers transport bulk supplies to include fuel, 
ammunition, spare parts, and rations. Kuwait will use these heavy 
vehicles to transport and support heavy equipment, including their 
legacy M1A2 tanks and their new M1A2K main battle tank slated for 
delivery in 2021. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment and the associated services 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 Oshkosh Defense, LLC, Oshkosh, WI, 
for HEMTTs, HETs, PLS trailers, and support. The sub-contractor for 
commercial 635NL trailers will be Fontaine Trailers, Springville, AL. 
The sub-contractor for trailer flat racks will be Etnyre, Oregon, IL. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
ten to fifteen (10-15) embedded U.S. contractor representatives to 
Kuwait for duration of a five (5) year program to provide training, 
field service representatives, fleet support, program management, and 
facility construction oversight.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-85
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. Heavy Tactical Vehicles (HTV) are used to provide tactical 
sustainment, logistics, transportation, and combat support for land 
forces in the field. The M984A4 Wrecker Heavy Expanded Mobility 
Tactical Truck (HEMTT) (SME) is used to recover disabled vehicles and 
pull various vehicles in use by land forces. Other variants of HEMTT 
and the associated trailers are used to transport bulk supplies of all 
classes, to include fuel, ammunition, spare parts, and rations. The 
M985A4 HEMTT is designed to carry and transport missiles. The 70-Ton 
Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET M1070A1 and commercial trailers) are 
used to transport and pull heavy equipment up to and including the 
heavy armored brigade M1A2 main battle tank.
    2. This case will include wiring harnesses and mounting hardware 
for radio equipment, but the sale of radios are not included within the 
scope of this proposed sale.
    3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this sale is UNCLASSIFED.
    4. 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.
    5. A determination has been made that the Government of Kuwait 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Kuwait.

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