[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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