[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66382-66384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26163]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-59]


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 19-59 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 27, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 19-59
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 India
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................         $ .5614
                                                                 billion
Other...................................................   .4596 billion
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  TOTAL.................................................  1.0210 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Up to thirteen (13) MK 45 5 inch/62 caliber (MOD 4) naval guns
Up to three thousand five hundred (3,500) D349 Projectile, BL&P 5''/54 
MK 92 MOD 1 Ammunition

    Non-MDE: Also included are other ammunition, spare parts, personnel 
training and equipment training, publications and technical data, 
transportation, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and 
other related logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-LAU)
    (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: November 19, 2019
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--MK 45 Gun System

    The Government of India has requested to buy up to thirteen (13) MK 
45 5 inch/62 caliber (MOD 4) naval guns and three thousand five hundred 
(3,500) D349 Projectile, 5''/54 MK 92 MOD 1 Ammunition. Also included 
are other ammunition, spare parts, personnel training and equipment 
training, publications and technical data, transportation, U.S. 
Government and contractor technical assistance and other related 
logistics support. The total estimated cost is $1.0210 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by improving the security of a strategic 
regional partner.
    The proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current 
and future threats from enemy weapon systems. The MK-45 Gun System will 
provide the capability to conduct anti-surface warfare and anti-air 
defense missions while enhancing interoperability with U.S. and other 
allied forces. India will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to 
regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be BAE Systems Land and Armaments, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota with gun manufacturing in Louisville, Kentucky. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale. Any offset agreement required by India will be defined 
in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government and/or contractor 
representatives to India. However, U.S. Government or contractor 
personnel in country visits will be required on a temporary basis in 
conjunction with program technical oversight and support requirements.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-59
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 MK-45 Gun System is a U.S. naval artillery gun mount 
consisting of 127 mm (5 inch) L54 Mark 19 Gun on Mark 45 Mount. The 
highest level of release of the subsystem is UNCLASSIFIED. The highest 
level of information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale or by 
testing of the end item is UNCLASSIFIED; the highest level that must be 
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is UNCLASSIFIED. 
Reverse engineering would not reveal venerable information.
    2. A determination has been made that India 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 further the U.S. foreign policy and national security 
objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    3. All defense articles and services listed on this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of India.

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