Arms Sales Notification, 74255-74257 [2024-20725]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74255-74257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20725]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-36]


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: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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 with attached Transmittal 22-
36, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-36
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 Qatar
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $.075 billion
Other...................................  $.925 billion
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  TOTAL.................................  $1.000 billion
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Qatar has 
requested to buy ten (10) Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft 
System Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) System of Systems, to 
include:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Two hundred (200) Coyote Block 2 Interceptors
Non-MDE:
    Also included is the Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare System 
(CUAEWS); Coyote launchers; Ku Band Multi-function Radio Frequency 
System (KuMRFS) radars; Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control 
(FAAD C2); Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare Systems (CUAEWS); E.O./
IR cameras; support and test equipment; integration and test support; 
spare and repair parts; communications equipment; software delivery and 
support; facilities and construction support; publications and 
technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics 
support services; studies and surveys; maintenance services; and other 
related elements of logistical and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Army (QA-B-UAV)
    (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: November 29, 2022
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Qatar--Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated 
Defeat System (FS-LIDS)

    The Government of Qatar has requested to buy ten (10) Fixed Site-
Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (FS-
LIDS) System of Systems, to include: two hundred (200) Coyote Block 2 
interceptors. Also included is the Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare 
System (CUAEWS); Coyote launchers; Ku Band Multi-function Radio 
Frequency System (KuMRFS) radars; Forward Area Air Defense Command and 
Control (FAAD C2); Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare Systems 
(CUAEWS); E.O./IR cameras; support and test equipment; integration and 
test support; spare and repair parts; communications equipment; 
software delivery and support; facilities and construction support; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and 
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; 
technical and logistics support services; studies and surveys; 
maintenance services; and other related elements of logistical and 
program support. The total estimated program cost is $1 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a friendly country that continues to be an important force 
for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will improve Qatar's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing electronic and kinetic defeat 
capabilities against Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Qatar will have no 
difficulty absorbing these articles and/or 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 contractors will be Raytheon, Huntsville AL; SRC, 
Huntsville, AL; and Northrop Grumman, Huntsville, AL. There are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
five (5) additional U.S. Government and fifteen (15) U.S. contractor 
representatives to Qatar for a duration of five (5) years to support 
fielding, training, and sustainment activities.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-36
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 Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System 
Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) is a Counter Unmanned Aircraft 
System of Systems. It provides defeat capabilities against Unmanned 
Aircraft vehicles.
    2. The Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare System (CUAEWS) is a 
Counter Unmanned Aircraft defeat system. It provides signal disruption 
and jamming of position, timing, navigation, command link and video 
downlink signals to/from the ground command station.
    3. The Coyote Launcher is a high speed, highly maneuverable, semi-
active guided airframe with a proximity blast fragmentation warhead. It 
provides a kinetic defeat capability against Counter Unmanned Aircraft 
threats.
    4. The Coyote Interceptor is a Counter Unmanned Aircraft kinetic 
missile that provides kinetic defeat capabilities against Unmanned 
Aircraft vehicles.
    5. The Ku Band Multi-function Radio Frequency System (KuMURFS) is a 
multi-function radar. It provides three-dimensional target location to 
provide situational awareness for command-and-control systems and 
guidance used by the Coyote Block-2 Interceptor.
    6. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    7. 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.
    8. A determination has been made that Qatar 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.
    9. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of Qatar.

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