[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83908-83910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28320]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-0A]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

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)(5)(C) 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 21-0A with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: December 17, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-0A

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Government of the United Arab Emirates
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 17-20

Date: March 7, 2018
Military Department: Navy

    (iii) Description: On March 7, 2018, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 17-20 of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of three 
hundred (300) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up-Round Missiles; forty 
(40) AIM-9x-2 Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); thirty 
(30) AIM-9x-2 Block II Tactical Guidance Units; fifteen (15) AIM-9x-2 
CATM Units; containers; spares; support equipment and missile support; 
U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related 
logistics support; and other associated support equipment and services. 
The estimated cost was $270.4 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
constituted $240 million of this total.
    This transmittal reports the addition of five hundred (500) 
Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles; forty (40) 
Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); three 
(3) Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATMS); 
fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Guidance Units; 
twenty-five (25) Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II CATM Guidance Units; 
containers; spares; support equipment and missile support; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical assistance and other related 
logistics support; and other associated support equipment and services 
with a value of $490 million.

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The total notified cost of MDE will increase to $730 million, and the 
total notified case value will increase to $840.5 million.
    (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to report 
the inclusion of MDE items not previously notified. This potential sale 
will improve the UAE's capability to meet current and future threats 
and provide greater security for its critical infrastructure. The 
addition of the Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles 
represents an increase in capability over what was previously notified. 
The UAE will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland 
defense.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale of the Sidewinder AIM 9X 
Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missile will support the foreign policy and 
national security 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.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ 
(Plus) Tactical Missile represents a substantial increase in missile 
acquisition and kinematics performance over the AIM-9M and replaces the 
AIM 9X Block I Missile configuration. The missile includes a high off-
boresight seeker, enhanced countermeasure rejection capability, low 
drag/high angle of attack airframe and the ability to integrate the 
Helmet Mounted Cueing System. The software algorithms are the most 
sensitive portions of the Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical 
Missile. The software continues to be modified via a Pre-Planned 
Product Improvement (P3I) program in order to improve its counter-
countermeasure capabilities. No software source code or algorithms will 
be released. The highest level of classification of information 
included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: November 09, 2020

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