[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1077-1079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00609]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-17]


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: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 18-17 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: January 28, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 18-17
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 Turkey.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $1.9 billion
Other...................................................    $1.6 billion
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  Total.................................................    $3.5 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Four (4) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets
    Four (4) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations
    Ten (10) Antenna Mast Groups
    Twenty (20) M903 Launching Stations
    Eighty (80) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile (GEM-T) with 
canisters
    Sixty (60) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment 
Enhancement (MSE) Missiles
    Five (5) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III
    Non-MDE includes:
    Also included with this request are communications equipment, tools 
and

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test equipment, range and test programs, support equipment, 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.
    (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: December 18, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Turkey--Patriot Missile System and Related Support and Equipment

    Turkey has requested the possible sale of four (4) AN/MPQ-65 Radar 
Sets, four (4) Engagement Control Stations, ten (10) Antenna Mast 
Groups (AMGs), twenty (20) M903 Launching Stations, eighty (80) Patriot 
MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) missiles with canisters, 
sixty (60) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, and five 
(5) Electrical Power Plant (EPP) III. Also included with this request 
are communications equipment, tools and test equipment, range and test 
programs, support equipment, 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 $3.5 billion.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by improving the security of a 
key NATO Ally on the front lines of the fight against terrorism. Turkey 
is a member of and critical enabling platform for the Defeat-ISIS 
campaign and continues to be an essential element of our National 
Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy efforts to compete 
against great powers in both Europe and the Middle East. The TPY-2 
radar site that Turkey hosts is important to the European Phased 
Adaptive Approach and to efforts to protect Allies and partners against 
growing Iranian ballistic missile threats. This sale is consistent with 
U.S. initiatives to provide key allies with modern systems capable of 
being networked to defend against regional instability. The proposed 
sale will enhance Turkey's interoperability with the United States and 
NATO, making it a more valuable partner in an increasingly important 
area of the world.
    Turkey will use Patriot to improve its missile defense capability, 
defend its territorial integrity, and deter regional threats. The 
proposed sale will increase the defensive capabilities of the Turkey 
military to guard against hostile aggression and shield NATO Allies who 
might train and operate within Turkey's borders. Turkey should have no 
difficulty absorbing this system 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. The purchaser 
requested offsets. At this time offset agreements are undetermined and 
will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and contractors.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 25 
U.S. Government and 40 contractor representatives to travel to Turkey 
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. 18-17
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 Turkey 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 Turkey.

[FR Doc. 2019-00609 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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