[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39181-39183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14069]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-68]


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.

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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 19-68 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: June 24, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-68
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 the United Arab Emirates
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 0 million
Other....................................  $556 million
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  Total..................................  $556 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
    Non-MDE:
    Four thousand five hundred sixty-nine (4,569) Mine Resistant Ambush 
Protected (MRAP) Vehicles consisting of a mix of MaxxPro Long Wheel 
Base (LWB), MaxxPro Recovery Vehicle (MRV), MaxxPro LWB chassis, 
MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Bases Capsule, MaxxPro MEAP Capsules, MaxxPro 
Plus, Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicles without armor, Caiman Base, Caiman 
Plus, Caiman Capsule, and MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles (MATV), logistics 
support services, and other related elements of logistical and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AE-B-IBA and AE-B-ZVA
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 7, 2020
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

United Arab Emirates (UAE)--Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) 
Vehicles

    The Government of the United Arab Emirates has requested the sale 
of Excess Defense Articles (EDA) of up to four thousand five hundred 
sixty-nine (4,569) MRAP vehicles consisting of a mix of MaxxPro Long 
Wheel Base (LWB), MaxxPro Recovery Vehicle (MRV), MaxxPro LWB chassis, 
MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Bases Capsule, MaxxPro MEAP Capsules, MaxxPro 
Plus, Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicles without armor, Caiman Base, Caiman 
Plus, Caiman Capsule, and MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles (MATV), logistics 
support services, and other related elements of logistical and program 
support. The estimated total program cost is $556 million.
    The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of an important regional partner. The UAE has been, and 
continues to be, a vital U.S. partner for political stability and 
economic progress in the Middle East. This sale is consistent with U.S. 
initiatives to provide key allies in the region with modern systems 
that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and increase 
security.
    The UAE intends to utilize the MRAP vehicles to increase force 
protection, to conduct humanitarian assistance operations, and to 
protect critical infrastructure. Additionally, these MRAPs will enhance 
the UAE's burden sharing capacity and defensive capabilities. The UAE 
will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and support into its 
armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not affect the 
basic military balance in the region.
    These vehicles will be coming from U.S. Army stocks as EDA; the 
required EDA Congressional Notifications were made August 6, 2014. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in conjunction with this 
proposed sale.
    Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of U.S. 
Government or contractor representatives to the UAE.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-68
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 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is an 
armored, multi-purpose combat vehicle intended to support mounted urban 
operations to include convoy security support and dismounted patrols. 
It is designed to increase crew survivability. The vehicle has a blast-
resistant underbody designed to protect the crew from mine blasts, 
fragmentation, and direct fire weapons.
    2. All MRAP vehicle information needed to operate, train, and 
maintain the vehicles are UNCLASSIFIED. Some design and test data, 
design performance parameters, armoring methodology, vulnerabilities, 
armor types, and configuration can be classified up to SECRET.
    3. Loss of this hardware, software, documentation, and/or data 
could permit development of information which may lead to a significant 
threat to future U.S. military operations. If a technologically 
advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware 
and software elements, the information could be used to develop 
countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the UAE can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for this technology as the 
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the 
U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the 
Policy Justification.
    5. All of the defense articles and services listed in this 
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the UAE.

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