[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22848-22850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08949]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-03]


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 13-03 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: April 11, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 13-03
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: Republic of Singapore
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................  $165 million
Other...................................  45 million
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  Total.................................  210 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: 100 AIM-120C7 Advanced 
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AMRAAM Programmable Advanced 
System Interface Simulator (PASIS), 10 AMRAAM Spare Guidance Sections, 
18 AN/AVS-9(V) Night Vision Goggles, H-764G with GEM V Selective 
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), Common Munitions Built-in-
Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE-Plus) in support of a Direct 
Commercial Sale of new F-15SG aircraft. Also included: containers, 
spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, 
publications and technical documentation, personnel training and 
training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements 
of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (BAA)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:
    FMS case SAA-$180M-24Mar06;
    FMS case SAC-$179M-02Nov09
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 03 April 2013

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Singapore--AIM-120C7 AMRAAM and Related Support

    The Government of Singapore has requested a possible sale of 100 
AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AMRAAM 
Programmable Advanced System Interface Simulator (PASIS), 10 AMRAAM 
Spare Guidance Sections, 18 AN/AVS-9(V) Night Vision Goggles, H-764G 
with GEM V Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), Common 
Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE-Plus) in support 
of a Direct Commercial Sale of new F-15SG aircraft. Also included: 
containers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test 
equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training 
and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements 
of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $210 million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by increasing the ability of the 
Republic of Singapore to contribute to regional security. Its 
contributions to counter-piracy and counterterrorism efforts continue 
to stabilize a critical chokepoint where much of the world's goods and 
services transit en route to and from the Asia Pacific region. The 
proposed sale will improve the security of a strategic partner which 
has been, and continues to be, an important force for political 
stability and economic progress in the Asia Pacific region. 
Specifically, this proposed sale will improve the Republic of Singapore 
Air Force's (RSAF) air to air capability and ability to defend its 
nation and cooperate with allied air forces
    The Republic of Singapore requires these missiles to meet current 
and future threats of enemy aircraft. Singapore is procuring, via 
Direct Commercial Sale, new F-15SG aircraft. The proposed sale will 
enhance RSAF's ability to operate with coalition forces in bilateral 
and multilateral exercises and potential air defense operations. 
Singapore will use these capabilities as a deterrent to regional 
threats and to strengthen its homeland defense. Singapore will have no 
difficulty absorbing the AIM-120C7s into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractors will be Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, 
Arizona; Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona; ITT Night Vision in 
Roanoke, Virginia; and ATK Defense Electronic Systems in Clearwater, 
Florida. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Singapore.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 13-03
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 AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) 
is a supersonic, air launched, aerial intercept, guided missile 
featuring digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state 
electronics. The missile employs active radar target tracking, 
proportional navigation guidance, and active radio frequency target 
detection. It can be launched day or night, in any weather and 
increases pilot survivability by allowing the pilot to disengage after 
missile launch and engage other targets. AMRAAM capabilities include 
lookdown/shoot down, multiple launches against multiple targets, 
resistance to electronic countermeasures, and interception of high- and 
low-flying and maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM all-up-round (AUR) is 
classified Confidential, major components and subsystems range from 
Unclassified to Confidential, and technical data and other 
documentation up to Secret.
    2. The AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are 3rd generation 
aviation NVG offering higher resolution, high gain, and photo response 
to near infrared. The hardware and technical data and documentation to 
be provided are Unclassified.
    3. The Common Munitions Built-In-Test (BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment 
(CMBRE) is a piece of support equipment used to interface with weapon 
systems to initiate and report (BIT), results, and upload/download 
flight software. CMBRE supports multiple munitions platforms with a 
range of applications that perform preflight checks, periodic 
maintenance checks, loading of Operational Flight Program (OFP) data, 
loading of munitions mission planning data, loading of Global 
Positioning System (GPS) cryptographic keys, and declassification of 
munitions memory. CMBRE is a system that manages data and information 
classified up to 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.

[FR Doc. 2013-08949 Filed 4-16-13; 8:45 am]
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