[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76825-76827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30119]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-57]


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 13-57 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 13, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 13-57
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: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Guard
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 899 million
Other....................................  $ 1 million
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  Total..................................  $ 900 million
 

    (iii) (Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 9,650 BGM-71 2A Tube-
Launched, Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (TOW) Radio-Frequency (RF) 
missiles, 4,145 BGM-71 2B Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided 
Aero RF missiles, 91 TOW-2A Fly-to-Buy missiles, 49 TOW-2B Fly-to-Buy 
missiles, 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: Army (ZAF, Amd 1)
    (v) Prior Related Cases:
FMS case WGD--$13M--01 Nov 95
FMS case JBJ--$12M--28 Sep 90
FMS case WGK--$54M--27 Feb 01
FMS case WAI--$92M--15 Mar 10
    (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.

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    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 5 December 2013
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Policy Justification

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia--Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked Wire-
Guided 2A/2B Radio-Frequency (RF) Missiles

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of 9,650 
BGM-71 2A Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (TOW) Radio-
Frequency (RF) missiles, 4,145 BGM-71 2B Tube-Launched, Optically-
Tracked Wire-Guided Aero RF missiles, 91 TOW-2A Fly-to-Buy missiles, 49 
TOW-2B Fly-to-Buy missiles, 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 $900 million.
    The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a critical partner who has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will support the Ministry of the National Guard's 
defense and counter-terrorism missions. The sale will also improve 
Saudi Arabia's capability to meet and defeat current and future threats 
from enemy armored vehicles. Saudi Arabia will use the enhanced 
capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its 
homeland defense. Saudi Arabia, which already has TOW missiles in its 
inventory, will have no difficulty absorbing these additional missiles.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Raytheon Corporation of 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 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 13-57
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The TOW 2B is a fly-over, shoot-down version with the actual 
missile flight path offset above the gunner's aim point. The TOW 2B 
flies over the target and uses a laser profilometer and magnetic sensor 
to detect and fire two downward-directed, explosively formed, 
penetrator warheads into the target. The TOW 2B has a range of 200 to 
3750m. A Radio Frequency (RF) Data link replaced the traditional TOW 
wire guidance link in all new production variants of the TOW beginning 
in FY 07. No RF TOW AERO technical data will be released during program 
development without prior approval from the Office of the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation. 
The hardware for the TOW 2B is Unclassified. Software for performance 
data, lethality penetration and sensors are classified Secret.
    2. The Radio-Frequency (RF) TOW 2A is a direct attack missile 
designed to defeat armored vehicles, reinforced urban structures, field 
fortifications and other such targets. The TOW 2A RF can be launched 
from the same launcher platforms as the existing wire-guided TOW 2A 
missile without modification to the launcher. Both TOW 2A missiles 
(wire and RF) contain two tracker beacons (xenon and thermal) for the 
launcher to track and guide the missile in flight. Guidance commands 
from the launcher are provided to the missile by an RF link contained 
within the missile case. The hardware, software, and technical 
publications provided with the sale thereof are Unclassified. However, 
the system itself contains sensitive technology that instructs the 
system on how to operate in the presence of countermeasures. The 
highest level of classified information that can be disclosed by sale, 
testing or reverse engineering is Secret.
    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 
capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient country 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.
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