[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77439-77441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26544]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-43]


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 20-43 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 25, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-43
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 Switzerland.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $1.1 billion
Other...................................  $1.1 billion
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  Total.................................  $2.2 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of 
Switzerland has requested the possible sale of five (5) Patriot 
Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units, consisting of:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Five (5) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets
    Five (5) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations
    Seventeen (17) M903 Launching Stations
    Up to seventy (70) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile 
Tactical (GEM-T) Missiles
    Seven (7) Antenna Mast Groups
    Five (5) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III
    Six (6) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume 
Terminal (MIDS-LVT) (11) Block Upgrade Two (BU2)

    Non-MDE:Communications equipment; tools and test equipment; range 
and test programs; support equipment to include associated vehicles; 
prime movers; generators; publications and technical documentation; 
training equipment; spare and repair parts; personnel training; 
Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT); U.S. Government and contractor 
technical, engineering, and logistics support services; Systems 
Integration and Checkout (SICO); field office support; and other 
related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (SZ-B-UAS).
    (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: September 30, 2020.
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Switzerland--Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units

    The Government of Switzerland has requested the possible sale of 
five (5) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units, consisting of: 
five (5) AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets; five (5) AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control 
Stations;

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seventeen (17) M903 Launching Stations; up to seventy (70) Patriot MIM-
104E Guidance Enhanced Missile Tactical (GEM-T) Missiles; seven (7) 
Antenna Mast Groups; five (5) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III; and 
six (6) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume 
Terminal (MIDS-LVT) (11) Block Upgrade Two (BU2). Also included are 
communications equipment; tools and test equipment; range and test 
programs; support equipment to include associated vehicles; prime 
movers; generators; publications and technical documentation; training 
equipment; spare and repair parts; personnel training; Technical 
Assistance Field Team (TAFT); U.S. Government and contractor technical, 
engineering, and logistics support services; Systems Integration and 
Checkout (SICO); field office support; and other related elements of 
logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $2.2 
billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
friendly European nation which is an important force for political 
stability and economic progress within Europe.
    The proposed sale of the Patriot missile system will improve 
Switzerland's missile defense capability. Switzerland will use the 
Patriot to defend its territorial integrity and for regional stability. 
The proposed sale supports Switzerland's goal of improving national and 
territorial defense. Switzerland will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractors will be Raytheon Corporation, Tewksbury, 
Massachusetts and Lockheed-Martin, Dallas, Texas. The purchaser 
typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in 
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 
twenty-five (25) U.S. Government and forty (40) contractor 
representatives to travel to Switzerland for an extended period for 
equipment de-processing/fielding, system checkout, training, and 
technical and logistics support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-43
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 Patriot Air Defense System is a surface-to-air missile 
defense system, which continues to hold a significant technology lead 
over other systems in the world. The Patriot Air Defense System 
contains communication, identification, navigation, and tactical 
software. The items requested represent significant technological 
advances for Switzerland.
    2. The Patriot sensitive/critical technology is primarily in the 
area of design and production know-how and inherent in the design, 
development and/or manufacturing data related to certain components.
    3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, services, and information on system performance 
capabilities, effectiveness, survivability, missile seeker 
capabilities, select software/software documentation and test data 
included in this potential sale are classified up to and including 
SECRET.
    4. 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 an adversary were to 
obtain this sensitive technology, the missile system effectiveness 
could be compromised through reverse engineering techniques.
    5. A determination has been made that Switzerland 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 
Switzerland.

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