[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46413-46415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18958]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 12-29]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 
601-3740.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittals 12-29 with attached transmittal and 
policy justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.


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    Dated: July 30, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 12-29
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: Kuwait
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*.................  $2.0 billion
Other....................................  $2.2 billion
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  Total..................................  $4.2 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 60 PATRIOT Advanced 
Capability (PAC-3) Missiles, 4 PATRIOT radars, 4 PATRIOT Engagement 
Control Stations, 20 PATRIOT Launching Stations, 2 Information 
Coordination Centrals, 10 Electric Power Plants, communication

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and power equipment, personnel training and training equipment, spare 
and repair parts, facility design and construction, publications and 
technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor technical and 
logistics personnel services and other related elements of program and 
logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (UME, UMF, UMG, UMH)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS case UJO-$4.7M-31Dec92
FMS case UKD-$16.3M-22Nov99
FMS case UKE-$83.2M-17Nov99
FMS case UKF-$66.4M-30Dec05
FMS case UKI-$1.4M-30Dec05
FMS case ULC-$269.3M-19Mar08
FMS case ULP-$131.7M-15Jun10
FMS case ZUM-$32.1M-15Jun10
FMS case ULU-$150.3M-20Oct10

    (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: 20 July 2012
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Policy Justification

Kuwait--PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missiles

    The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale of 60 
PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missiles, 4 PATRIOT radars, 4 
PATRIOT Engagement Control Stations, 20 PATRIOT Launching Stations, 2 
Information Coordination Centrals, 10 Electric Power Plants, 
communication and power equipment, personnel training and training 
equipment, spare and repair parts, facility design and construction, 
publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and 
contractor technical and logistics personnel services and other related 
elements of program and logistics support. The estimated cost is $4.2 
billion.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a friendly country which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Middle East.
    Kuwait will use the PAC-3 missiles and equipment to improve its 
missile defense capability, strengthen its homeland defense, and deter 
regional threats. The proposed sale of PAC-3 missiles and support will 
enhance Kuwait's interoperability with the U.S. and its allies, making 
it a more valuable partner in an increasingly important area of the 
world. Kuwait, which already has PAC-3 in its inventory, will have no 
difficulty absorbing these additional missiles 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 will be Raytheon Corporation in 
Tewksbury, Massachusetts; and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control 
in Dallas, Texas. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
three contractor representatives to Kuwait on a temporary basis for 
program, technical support, and management oversight.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 12-29
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 PATRIOT Air Defense System contains Confidential hardware 
components and critical/sensitive technology. The PATRIOT Advance 
Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Four-Pack is classified Confidential, and 
the improved PAC-3 launcher hardware is Unclassified. The modification 
kits requested represent significant technological advances for the 
existing Kuwaiti PATRIOT system capabilities. With the incorporation of 
the PAC-3, Configuration-3 (PAC-3/C-3) improvements, the PATRIOT system 
will continue to hold a significant technology lead over other surface-
to-air missile systems in the world.
    2. The PAC-3/C-3 sensitive/critical technology is primarily in the 
area of design and production know-how and primarily inherent in the 
design, development and/or manufacturing data related to the following 
components:

Radar Enhancement Phase III (REP-3) Exciter Assemblies
Radar Digital Processor
Modern Adjunct Processor
REP-3 Traveling Wave Tube
Classification, Discrimination, and Identification-3 (CDI-3) Digital 
Signal Processor
CDI-3 Analog/Digital Converters
Hardware-in-the-Loop and Digital Simulations
Surface Acoustic Wave Oscillators
PAC-3 Missile Guidance Processor Unit
PAC-3 Seeker
PAC-3 Missile Software
Selected areas of the PATRIOT Ground Equipment and software

    3. Information on vulnerability to electronic countermeasures and 
counter-counter measures, system performance capabilities and 
effectiveness, survivability and vulnerability data, PAC-3 missile 
seeker capabilities, non-cooperative target recognition, low observable 
technologies, select software/software documentation and test data are 
classified up to and including Secret.
    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.

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