[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62600-62602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24573]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-47]


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, Transmittal 13-47 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 17, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 13-47
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: Belgium
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $52 million
Other....................................  $16 million
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  Total..................................  $68 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services Under Consideration for Purchase: 40 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block 
II All-Up-Round Missiles, 36 CATM-9X-2 Captive Air Training Missiles, 2 
CATM-9X-2 Block II Missile Guidance Units, and 10 AIM-9X-2 Block II 
Tactical Guidance Units, 4 Dummy Air Training Missiles, containers, 
missile support and test equipment, provisioning, spare and repair 
parts, personnel training and training equipment, publications and 
technical data, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and 
other related logistics support, and other related elements of 
logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (ACX)
    (v) Prior Related Cases: 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 Annex attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 26 September 2013
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

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Policy Justification

Belgium--AIM-9X-2 SIDEWINDER MISSILES

    The Government of Belgium has requested a possible sale of 40 AIM-
9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles, 36 CATM-9X-2 Captive 
Air Training Missiles, 2 CATM-9X-2 Block II Missile Guidance Units, and 
10 AIM-9X-2 Block II Tactical Guidance Units, 4 Dummy Air Training 
Missiles, containers, missile support and test equipment, provisioning, 
spare and repair parts, personnel training and training equipment, 
publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical assistance and other related logistics support, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost 
is $68 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 NATO ally which continues to be an important force for 
political stability and economic progress in Europe.
    The Belgian Air Force (BAF) intends to obtain these AIM-9X missiles 
as part of an overall military modernization program to better support 
its own air defense needs and to improve its interoperability with the 
U.S. and other NATO allies. The BAF will have no difficulty absorbing 
the AIM-9X missiles into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this weapon system will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems Company 
in Tucson, Arizona. There are no known offset requirements in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require travel of U.S. 
Government or contractor representatives to Belgium 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. 13-47
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-9X-2 Block II Sidewinder Missile represents a 
substantial increase in missile acquisition and kinematics performance 
over the AIM-9M and replaces the AIM-9X Block I Missile. The missile 
includes a high off-boresight seeker, enhanced countermeasure rejection 
capability, low drag/high angle of attack airframe and the ability to 
integrate the Helmet Mounted Cueing System. The software algorithms are 
the most sensitive portion of the AIM-9X-2 missile. The software 
continues to be modified via a pre-planned product improvement (P\3\I) 
program in order to improve its counter-countermeasure capabilities. No 
software source code or algorithms will be released. The missile is 
classified as Confidential.
    2. The AIM-9X-2 will result in the transfer of sensitive technology 
and information. The equipment, hardware, and documentation are 
classified Confidential. The software and operational performance are 
classified Secret. The seeker/guidance control section and the target 
detector are Confidential and contain sensitive state-of-the-art 
technology. Manuals and technical documentation that are necessary or 
support operational use and organizational management are classified up 
to Secret. Performance and operating logic of the counter-
countermeasures circuits are classified Secret. The hardware, software, 
and data identified are classified to protect vulnerabilities, design 
and performance parameters and similar critical information.
    3. 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 
advanced capabilities.
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