[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79475-79477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27188]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-17]


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 20-17 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: December 7, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-17
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 Egypt
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 0 million
Other....................................  $417 million
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  Total..................................  $417 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-MDE:
    A Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system that includes multi-site 
Acquisition Radars (fixed and mobile) with supporting facilities, 
Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensors (fixed, mobile, airborne), Radio 
Communications suites, Hybrid Power Generation Systems, Closed Circuit 
Television, Power and Data Distribution Units, Automatic Identification 
System, and various other surveillance and communications systems; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. Equipment 
includes: thirty-four (34) Integrated Fixed Towers with supporting 
equipment; twenty-eight (28) Communication Towers with supporting 
equipment; twelve (12)

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Relay Towers with supporting equipment; six (6) Naval Base Operations 
Rooms, two (2) regional Operations Centers, and one (1) Strategic 
Operation Center all with supporting equipment; six (6) Harbor 
Protection Systems with supporting equipment; Intelligent Fiber 
Intrusion Detection System; twelve (12) Vertical Take Off and Landing 
UAV with six (6) Ground Stations; fourteen (14) Mobile Maritime 
Surveillance Vehicles; and, three (3) Aerostat ISR Integrated Platform 
with supporting equipment.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (EG-P-LGQ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG-D-DAB
    (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: October 1, 2020

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Egypt--Maritime Domain Awareness System

    The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of a Maritime 
Domain Awareness (MDA) system that includes multi-site Acquisition 
Radars (fixed and mobile) with supporting facilities, ElectroOptical/
Infrared Sensors (fixed, mobile, airborne), Radio Communications 
suites, Hybrid Power Generation Systems, Closed Circuit Television, 
Power and Data Distribution Units, Automatic Identification System, and 
various other surveillance and communications systems; and other 
related elements of logistical and program support. Equipment includes: 
thirty-four (34) Integrated Fixed Towers with supporting equipment; 
twenty-eight (28) Communication Towers with supporting equipment; 
twelve (12) Relay Towers with supporting equipment; six (6) Naval Base 
Operations Rooms, two (2) regional Operations Centers, and one (1) 
Strategic Operation Center all with supporting equipment; six (6) 
Harbor Protection Systems with supporting equipment; Intelligent Fiber 
Intrusion Detection System; twelve (12) Vertical Take Off and Landing 
UAV with six (6) Ground Stations; fourteen (14) Mobile Maritime 
Surveillance Vehicles; and, three (3) Aerostat ISR Integrated Platform 
with supporting equipment. The estimated total program cost is $417 
million.
    This 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 country that continues to be an important strategic 
partner in the Middle East.
    Egypt intends to use this Maritime Domain Awareness system to 
provide the Egyptian Armed Forces with a maritime surveillance 
capability with real-time situational awareness in the defense of Egypt 
maritime boundary, natural resources, and ports. Egypt 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 contractor will be the Advanced Technology Systems 
Company (ATSC), McLean, VA. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require annual trips to 
Egypt involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for 
technical reviews, support, and oversight for approximately five years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2020-27188 Filed 12-9-20; 8:45 am]
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