[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52698-52700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21436]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 12-44]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

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 12-44 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: August 27, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 12-44
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: Indonesia
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................  $ 25 million.
Other...................................  0 million.
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  TOTAL.................................  25 million.
 
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 18 AGM-65K2 MAVERICK All-Up-
Round Missiles, 36 TGM-65K2 Captive Air Training Missiles, 3 TGM-65D 
Maintenance Training Missiles, spare and repair parts, support 
equipment, tool and test equipment, personnel training and training 
equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. Government and 
contractor technical and logistics personnel services and other related 
elements of program and logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (YBE, Amendment 1)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS case YBE-$3M-21Oct09
    (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: 21 Aug 2012
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Indonesia--AGM-65K2 MAVERICK Missiles
    The Government of Indonesia has requested a possible sale of 18 
AGM-

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65K2 MAVERICK All-Up-Round Missiles, 36 TGM-65K2 Captive Air Training 
Missiles, 3 TGM-65D Maintenance Training Missiles, spare and repair 
parts, support equipment, tool and test equipment, personnel training 
and training equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. 
Government and contractor technical and logistics personnel services 
and other related elements of program and logistics support. The 
estimated cost is $25 million.
    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 
Southeast Asia.
    The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) needs these missiles to train its F-
16 pilots in basic air-to-ground weapons employment. The quantities in 
the proposed sale will support the IAF's existing fleet of 10 F-16s, as 
well as the 24 F-16s being provided as Excess Defense Articles. The 
proposed sale will foster continued cooperation between the U.S. and 
Indonesia, making Indonesia a more valuable regional partner in an 
important area of the world.
    The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be Raytheon Missile Systems in 
Tucson, Arizona. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives 
to Indonesia.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 12-44
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 AGM-65K MAVERICK is an air-to-ground tactical missile 
designed for close air support. The missile hardware is Unclassified, 
but has an overall classification of Secret. The Secret aspects of the 
MAVERICK system are tactics, information revealing its vulnerability to 
countermeasures, and counter-countermeasures. Manuals and technical 
documents that are necessary for operational use and organizational 
maintenance have portions that are classified Confidential. Performance 
and operating logic of the countermeasures circuits are Secret.
    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 which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.

[FR Doc. 2012-21436 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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