[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27666-27668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11613]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 15-28]


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 15-28 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 15-28
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 *...............................     $36 million
Other...................................................     $11 million
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  TOTAL.................................................     $47 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 30 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block 
II All-Up-Round Missiles, 20 AIM-9X-2 Captive Air Training Missiles 
(CATM), 2 CATM-9X-2 Block II Tactical Missile Guidance Units, 4 CATM-
9X-2 Block II Guidance Units, and 2 Dummy Air Training Missiles, 
containers, test sets and support equipment, spare and repair parts, 
publications and technical documents, personnel training and training 
equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance, and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (ALC)
    (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: 04 May 2015

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

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POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Indonesia--AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Missiles

    The Government of Indonesia has requested a possible sale of 30 
AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles, 20 AIM-9X-2 Captive 
Air Training Missiles (CATM), 2 CATM-9X-2 Block II Tactical Missile 
Guidance Units, 4 CATM-9X-2 Block II Guidance Units, and 2 Dummy Air 
Training Missiles, containers, test sets and support equipment, spare 
and repair parts, publications and technical documents, personnel 
training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical assistance, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The estimated cost is $47 million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy objectives 
and national security interests of the United States by making 
Indonesia more capable of defeating threats to regional stability and 
strengthening its homeland defense. It will lessen the probability that 
Indonesia will need to rely upon deployment of U.S. combat forces to 
maintain or restore stability in the region.
    The proposed sale also will improve Indonesia's capability in 
current and future coalition efforts. Acquisition of the AIM-9X missile 
supports Indonesia's efforts to become a more capable defensive force 
and will also provide key elements required for interoperability with 
U.S. forces. Indonesia should have no difficulty absorbing this new 
capability 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 may require the assignment of 
additional U.S. Government or contractor personnel to Indonesia on a 
temporary basis in conjunction with program technical and management 
oversight and support requirements.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-28
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.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology 
being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in 
furtherance of the US foreign policy and national security objectives 
outlined in the Policy Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Indonesia.

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