[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10452-10454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04817]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Transmittal No. 18-01]


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 18-01 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: March 6, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-01
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 Sweden
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $2.3 billion
Other....................................  $ .9 billion
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  Total..................................  $3.2 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Four (4) Patriot 
Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four (4) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets
Four (4) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations
Nine (9) Antenna Mast Groups
Twelve (12) M903 Launching Stations
One hundred (100) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile Tactical 
Ballistic Missile (GEM-T) Missiles
Two hundred (200) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment 
Enhancement (MSE) Missiles
Four (4) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III
    Non-MDE includes:
    Also included with this request are communications equipment, tools 
and test equipment, range and test programs, support equipment to 
include associated vehicles, prime movers, generators, publications and 
technical documentation, training equipment, spare and repair parts, 
personnel training, Technical Assistance Field

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Team (TAFT), U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and 
logistics support services, Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO), 
field office support, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 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 Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: February 20, 2018

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Sweden--Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units

    The Government of Sweden has requested to buy four (4) Patriot 
Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of: four (4) AN/MPQ-
65 radar sets, four (4) AN/MSQ-132 engagement control stations, nine 
(9) antenna mast groups, twelve (12) M903 launching stations, one 
hundred (100) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-TBM (GEM-T) 
missiles, two hundred (200) Patriot Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) 
Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, and four (4) Electrical 
Power Plants (EPP) III. Also included with this request are 
communications equipment, tools and test equipment, range and test 
programs, support equipment to include associated vehicles, prime 
movers, generators, publications and technical documentation, training 
equipment, spare and repair parts, personnel training, Technical 
Assistance Field Team (TAFT), U.S. Government and contractor technical, 
engineering, and logistics support services, Systems Integration and 
Checkout (SICO), field office support, and other related elements of 
logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $3.2 
billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a strategic partner which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political stability and economic progress within 
the Baltic Sea region and across Europe.
    The proposed sale of the Patriot missile system will improve 
Sweden's missile defense capability. Sweden will use the Patriot system 
to defend its territorial integrity and promote regional stability. The 
proposed sale will increase the defensive capabilities of the Swedish 
military and support interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. Sweden 
will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractors will be Raytheon Corporation in Andover, 
Massachusetts, and Lockheed-Martin in Dallas, Texas. There are no known 
offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 24 
U.S. Government and 32 contractor representatives to travel to Sweden 
for an extended period for equipment de-processing/fielding, system 
checkout, training, and technical and logistics support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-01
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 Patriot Air Defense System contains classified CONFIDENTIAL 
hardware components, SECRET tactical software and CRITICAL/SENSITIVE 
technology. Patriot ground support equipment and Patriot missile 
hardware contain CONFIDENTIAL components and the associated launcher 
hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The items requested represent significant 
technological advances for Sweden Patriot. The Patriot Air Defense 
System continues to hold a significant technology lead over other 
surface-to-air missile systems in the world.
    2. The Patriot sensitive/critical technology is primarily in the 
area of design and production know-how and primarily inherent in the 
design, development and/or manufacturing data related to certain 
components. The list of components is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
    3. Information on system performance capabilities, effectiveness, 
survivability, missile seeker capabilities, select software/software 
documentation and test data are classified up to and including SECRET.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    5. A determination has been made that Sweden 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Sweden.

[FR Doc. 2018-04817 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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