[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8728-8730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01978]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-63]


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: Pamela Young, DSCA/SA&E-RAN, (703) 
697-9107.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-63 with attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: January 25, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-63
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: Government of Kuwait
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................  $ 0 million
Other...................................  $400 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $400 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Non-MDE:
    Non-MDE items include support equipment and services for AH-64D 
Apache helicopters, to include: Apache Maintainer unit support, Depot 
Level support, training devices, helmets, simulators, generators, 
transportation, wheeled vehicles and organization equipment, spare and 
repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, technical 
data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
services, and other related elements of logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: U.S. Army (UMN and UMP)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

KU-B-UKS (31 Aug 02, $827,515,435)
KU-B-ULM (17 Dec 09, $21,102,796)
KU-B-ULK (17 Dec 09, $21,700,694)
KU-B-ULJ (2 Nov 09, $183,209,259)


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    (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: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 23, 2017

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of Kuwait--Sustainment and Contractor Logistics Support for 
AH-64D Apache Helicopters

    The Government of Kuwait has requested the sale of support 
equipment and services for its AH-64D Apache helicopters, to include: 
Apache Maintainer unit support, Depot Level support, training devices, 
helmets, simulators, generators, transportation, wheeled vehicles and 
organization equipment, spare and repair parts, support equipment, 
tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel 
training and training equipment, United States Government and 
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics support. The total overall 
estimated value is $400 million.
    The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the U.S by helping to improve the security of a 
Major Non-NATO Ally that has been and continues to be an important 
force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East 
region. Kuwait plays a large role in U.S. efforts to advance stability 
in the Middle East, providing basing, access, and transit for U.S. 
forces in the region.
    Kuwait requires continued support for equipment already procured to 
ensure national security interests and objectives are met. The defense 
articles maintained are used solely by the Ministry of Defense to 
protect the sovereign border and to conduct operations and training to 
include joint exercises with the U.S. military. Kuwait will be able to 
absorb this additional equipment and support into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of equipment and support will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The U.S. companies potentially involved in the sale are Boeing, 
Mesa, AZ; Longbow Limited, Orlando, FL/Owego, NY (Joint Venture between 
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman); Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL; 
and DynCorp International, Fort Worth, TX. There are no known offset 
agreements for the sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
four (4) U.S. Government representatives and sixty-five (65) contractor 
representatives in country for up to five year.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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