[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49007-49009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22867]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-46]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107, 
[email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, 
[email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 17-46 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 17, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-46
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: The Government of the Netherlands
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $48 million
Other....................................  $ 5 million
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  Total..................................  $53 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Twenty-six (26) AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air 
Missiles (AMRAAM)
    One (1) AMRAAM Spare Guidance Section
    Non-MDE:
    Twenty (20) AMRAAM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), missile 
containers, control section spares, weapon systems support, test 
equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical 
documentation, personnel training, training equipment, U.S. Government

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and contractor engineering, logistics, technical support services, and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (X7-D-YAE)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NE-D-YME for two hundred (200) 
AIM-120B
    (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
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: October 11, 2017
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of the Netherlands--AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-
to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)
    The Government of the Netherlands has requested a possible sale of 
twenty-six (26) AIM-120 C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAM), one (1) AMRAAM Guidance Section Spare (MDE items), twenty 
(20) AMRAAM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), missile containers, 
control section spares, weapon systems support, test equipment, spare 
and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel 
training, training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering, logistics, technical support services, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total case 
value is $53 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives 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 proposed sale will improve the Netherland's capabilities for 
mutual defense, regional security, force modernization, and U.S. and 
NATO interoperability. This sale will enhance the Royal Netherlands Air 
Force's ability to defend the Netherlands against future threats and 
contribute to current and future NATO operations. The Netherlands 
maintains the AIM-120B in its inventory and will have no difficulty 
absorbing these missiles into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government personnel or contractor 
representatives to the Netherlands.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-46
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. AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a 
radar-guided missile featuring digital technology and micro-miniature 
solid-state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-
down, multiple launches against multiple targets, resistance to 
electronic counter measures, and interception of high flying, low 
flying, and maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM is classified CONFIDENTIAL, 
major components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED to 
CONFIDENTIAL, and technology data and other documentation are 
classified up to SECRET.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary obtains knowledge of the 
specific hardware and software elements, the information could be used 
to develop countermeasures or equivalent systems that might reduce 
weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system 
with similar or advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that the Government of the 
Netherlands can provide substantially the same degree of protection for 
the sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government. This 
proposed sale is necessary to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives outlined in the policy 
justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of the Netherlands.

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