[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23340-23342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08792]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-23]
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 20-23 with
attached Policy Justification.
Dated: April 21, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN27AP20.001
Transmittal No. 20-23
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: Republic of Korea
(ii)Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................................ $ 0 million
Other................................................... $675 million
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Total................................................. $675 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Follow-on support and services for Republic of Korea's F-35
aircraft, engines, and weapons; publications and technical
documentation; support equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and
return; test equipment; software delivery and support; pilot flight
equipment; personnel training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (KS-D-QGC)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS-D-SAC
(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
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(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 10, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Korea--F-35 Follow-On Support
The Republic of Korea has requested follow-on support and services
for its F-35 aircraft, engines, and weapons; publications and technical
documentation; support equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and
return; test equipment; software delivery and support; pilot flight
equipment; personnel training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of
program support. The estimated total program cost is $675 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by meeting legitimate security
and defense needs of one of its closest allies in the INDOPACOM
Theater. The Republic of Korea is one of the major political and
economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and a key partner
of the United States in ensuring peace and stability in the region.
The proposed sale will sustain the Republic of Korea's flight and
maintenance activity. It will improve sustainability and continue
support for the F-35 fleet. The Republic of Korea will have no
difficulty absorbing this support and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this support and services will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be the Lockheed Martin Corporation,
Bethesda, MD and Pratt and Whitney, East Hartford, CT. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential
sale. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the
Purchaser and the prime contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
14-26 additional U.S. contractor representatives to the Republic of
Korea.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
[FR Doc. 2020-08792 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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