[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74092-74094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30176]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 0M-15]
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: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 0M-15 with attached Policy Justification.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 0M-15
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Qatar (QA-B-UAP)
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 12-58
Date: 06 November 2012
Military Department: Army
(iii) Description: On 06 November 2012, Congress was notified by
Congressional certification transmittal number 12-58, of the possible
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of 11
PATRIOT Configuration-3 Modernized Fire Units, 11 AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets,
11 AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Systems, 30 Antenna Mast Groups, 44
M902 Launching Stations (LS), 246 PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced
Missile--TBM (GEM-T) with canisters, 2 PATRIOT MIM-104E GEM-T Test
Missiles, 768 PATRIOT Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missiles with
canisters, 10 PAC-3 Test Missiles with canisters, 11 Electrical Power
Plants (EPPII), 8 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems/Low
Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVTs), communications equipment, tools and test
equipment, support equipment, publications and technical documentation,
personnel training and training equipment, spare and repair parts,
facility design, U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering,
and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics
and program support. The estimated total
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cost was $9.9 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $7.2
billion of this total.
This transmittal reports the upgrade of 34 of the previously
notified (and purchased) M902 LS, and the addition of 300 PAC-3 PATRIOT
Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles
and 10 PAC-3 MSE test missiles. In order to support MSE Integration,
the M902 LS will require a modification kit to achieve the M903 LS
configuration. The addition of the PAC-3 MSEs and the M902 LS upgrades
will result in an MDE net increase of $2.6 billion, and a non-MDE
increase of $360 million. The revised estimated total value is $12.86
billion, with the revised MDE value constituting $9.8 billion of this
new total.
(iv) Significance: The LS M903 allows the PATRIOT system to fire
PAC-3 MSE missiles.
The changes to the launcher for the M903 configuration are to
account for the necessary cabling for power and signal interfaces with
the PAC-3 MSE missiles. In order to change the launcher from the M902
configuration to the M903 configuration, the following items are added:
Additional distribution cables, additional umbilical cables, addition
of a stowage box for storage of cables mentioned above, and the
addition of a grounding cable. The PAC-3 MSE missile capability will
allow for further and higher Tactical Ballistic Missile intercepts.
This equipment will enhance Qatar's interoperability with the United
States and its allies, making it a more valuable partner in an
increasingly important area of the world. Qatar should have no
difficulty including the PAC-3 MSE and the upgrade to M903 LS into its
armed forces.
(v) Justification: This notification is being provided as the PAC-3
MSE was not specified in the original notification because the
technology was not yet releasable to FMS customers and the M903 LS kit
was not available/developed. This proposed sale will contribute to the
foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to
improve the security of a strategic partner. The PAC-3 MSE and the M903
LS kit will significantly improve Qatar's defense capabilities to meet
current and future threats and deter regional aggression.
(vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 4 NOV 2015
[FR Doc. 2015-30176 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
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