[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53345-53347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18960]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-32]


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 20-32 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: August 24, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-32
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 Kuwait
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
Major Defense Equipment *..............  $ 52.0 million
Other..................................  $ 7.6 million
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  Total................................  $ 59.6 million
 

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

Ten thousand two hundred sixty (10,260) 120MM M865 Target Practice Cone
    Stabilized Discarding Sabot Tracer (TPCSDS-T) Cartridges
Nine thousand eight hundred ten (9,810) 120MM M1002 Target Practice
    Multipurpose Tracer (TPMP-T) Cartridges

    Non-MDE: Two hundred fifteen thousand (215,000) 50 Caliber, 4 Ball, 
1 Tracer Cartridges; six hundred thousand (600,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball, M80/
1 Tracer, M62 Linked Cartridges; containers; munitions; support and 
test equipment; integration and test support; spare and repair parts; 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics 
support services; and other related elements of logistical and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: KU-B-UXE
    (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: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 28, 2020
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

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POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Kuwait--M1A2K Training Ammunition

    The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy ten thousand two 
hundred sixty (10,260) 120MM M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized 
Discarding Sabot Tracer (TPCSDS-T) Cartridges and nine thousand eight 
hundred ten (9,810) 120MM M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose Tracer 
(TPMP-T) Cartridges. Also included are two hundred fifteen thousand 
(215,000) 50 Caliber, 4 Ball, 1 Tracer Cartridges; six hundred thousand 
(600,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball, M80/1 Tracer, M62 Linked Cartridges; 
containers; munitions; support and test equipment; integration and test 
support; spare and repair parts; U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering, technical and logistics support services; and other 
related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total 
cost is $59.6 million.
    The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for political stability 
and economic progress in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will improve Kuwait's capability to meet current 
and future threats by enabling continued employment of the M1A2 Abrams 
main battle tank and supporting modernization of the country's tank 
fleet. The training ammunition will be used to qualify Kuwait's M1A2 
tanks, which will enhance Kuwait's ability to protect border regions 
and key land-based infrastructure. Kuwait will have no difficulty 
absorbing these training rounds into its armed forces.
    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, York, PA. There are 
no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Kuwait.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-32
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 120MM M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot 
Tracer (TPCSDS-T) Cartridge is a training round for the M1A2K Abrams 
tank.
    2. The 120MM M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose Tracer (TPMP-T) 
Cartridge is a training round for the M1A2K Abrams tank.
    3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    5. A determination has been made that the Government of Kuwait 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 the Government of 
Kuwait.

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