[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28495]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 21-03]
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)(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 21-03 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: December 18, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-03
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 *............... $6.4 billion
Other................................... $3.6 billion
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Total............................... $10.0 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Weapons are for Multi-
Platform Aircraft with Up-To Quantities:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Eight hundred two (802) AIM-120C8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles (AMRAAM)
Sixteen (16) AIM-120C8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections Spares
Two thousand four (2,004) MK-82 500LB General Purpose (GP) Bombs
Seventy-two (72) MK-82 Inert 500LB GP Bombs
One thousand (1,000) MK-84 2,000LB GP Bombs
One thousand two (1,002) MK-83
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1,000LB GP Bombs
Two thousand five hundred (2,500) Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1
(SDB-1), GBU-39/B, with CNU-659/E Container
Eight (8) GBU-39 SDB-1 Guided Test Vehicles
Two thousand (2,000) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
Tail Kit for 500LB Bombs
One thousand (1,000) KMU-556 JDAM Tail Kit for 2,000LB Bombs
One thousand (1,000) KMU-559 JDAM Tail Kit for 1,000LB Bombs
Four thousand (4,000) FMU-139 Fuze Systems
Six hundred fifty (650) AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOWs)
Fifty (50) AGM-154E Joint Stand Off Weapons - Extended Range (JSOW-
ER)
One hundred fifty (150) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided
Missile (AARGM) Tactical Missiles
Six (6) CATM-88 AARGM CATMs
Non-MDE:
Also included are six (6) AGM-154C JSOW-C Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATMs); six (6) AGM-154E JSOW-ER CATMs; ARD 446-1B and ARD
863-1A1W Impulse Cartridges; JSOW-C Dummy Air Training Missiles (DATM);
JSOW-C Captive Flight Vehicles (CFVs); JSOW-ER DATMs; JSOW-ER CFVs;
PGU-23/U training ammunition, encryption devices and keying equipment
for test missiles (not for export); Laser Illuminated Target Detector,
DSU-38A/B; software delivery and support; AIM-120C Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM) and Airborne Instrumented Units (AIU) Telemetry
Sections; missile containers; munitions components; aircraft test and
integration support; containers; mission planning; munitions security,
storage and training; facility design, construction and quality
standards; weapon operational flight program software development;
transportation; tools and test equipment; support equipment; spare and
repair parts; weapons and aircraft integration support and test
equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment, devices and software; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; site
surveys; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (AE-D-YAF, AE-D-QAM); Navy (AE-
P-ABN, AE-P-ABO, AE-P-ABP, AE-P-ABQ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AE-D-YAB, AE-D-YAC, AE-D-AAD, AE-
D-AAE, AE-D-AAF, and AE-P-ABE
(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: November 09, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
United Arab Emirates--Munitions, Sustainment and Support
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested to
buy eight hundred two (802) AIM-120C8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles (AMRAAM); sixteen (16) AIM-120C8 AMRAAM guidance sections
spares; two thousand four (2,004) MK-82 500LB General Purpose (GP)
Bombs; seventy-two (72) MK-82 Inert 500LB GP Bombs; one thousand
(1,000) MK-84 2,000LB GP Bombs; one thousand two (1,002) MK-83 1,000LB
GP Bombs; two thousand five hundred (2,500) Small Diameter Bomb
Increment 1 (SDB-1), GBU-39/B, with CNU-659/E Container; eight (8) GBU-
39 SDB-1 Guided Test Vehicles; two thousand (2,000) KMU-572 Joint
Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kit for 500LB Bombs; one thousand
(1,000) KMU-556 JDAM Tail Kit for 2,000LB Bombs; one thousand (1,000)
KMU-559 JDAM Tail Kit for 1,000LB Bombs; four thousand (4,000) FMU-139
Fuze systems; six hundred fifty (650) AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons
(JSOWs); fifty (50) AGM-154E Joint Stand Off Weapons - Extended Range
(JSOW-ER); one hundred fifty (150) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation
Guided Missile (AARGM) Tactical Missiles; six (6) CATM-88 AARGM CATMs.
Also included are six (6) JSOW-C AGM-154C Captive Air Training Missiles
(CATMs); six (6) JSOW-ER AGM-154E CATMs; ARD 446-1B and ARD 863-1A1W
Impulse Cartridges; JSOW-C Dummy Air Training Missiles (DATM); JSOW-C
Captive Flight Vehicles (CFVs); JSOW-ER DATMs; JSOW-ER CFVs; PGU-23/U
training ammunition, encryption devices and keying equipment for test
missiles (not for export); Laser Illuminated Target Detector, DSU-38A/
B; software delivery and support; AIM-120C Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM) and Airborne Instrumented Units (AIU) Telemetry
Sections; missile containers; munitions components; aircraft test and
integration support; containers; mission planning; munitions security,
storage and training; facility design, construction and quality
standards; weapon operational flight program software development;
transportation; tools and test equipment; support equipment; spare and
repair parts; weapons and aircraft integration support and test
equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment, devices and software; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; site
surveys; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The total estimated cost is $10.0 billion.
This proposed sale 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.
The proposed sale will improve the UAE's capability to meet current
and future threats by providing enhanced capabilities to various
aircraft platforms in effective defense of air, land, and sea. The
proposed sale of the missiles/munitions and support will increase
interoperability with the U.S. and align the UAE Air Force's
capabilities with existing regional baselines. Further, the UAE
continues to provide host-nation support of vital U.S. forces stationed
in the UAE and plays a vital role in supporting U.S. regional
interests. The UAE will have no difficulty absorbing these weapons into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support represents a
significant increase in capability and will alter the regional military
balance.
The principal contractors will be Raytheon, Tucson, AZ; and
Northrop Grumman Information Systems, Ridgecrest, CA. If requested, F-
16 integration will be completed via Direct Commercial Sale (DCS)
between Lockheed Martin and the purchaser. The munitions will be
sourced through procurement and the contractor determined during
contract negotiations. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale. However, the purchaser typically
requests offsets. Any offset agreements will be defined in negotiations
between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require annual trips to
the UAE involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for
technical reviews, support, and oversight.
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There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-03
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, air launched, aerial intercept, guided
missile featuring digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state
electronics. The potential sale will include AMRAAM Guidance Sections.
AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple launches
against multiple targets, resistance to electronic countermeasures, and
interception of high- and low-flying and maneuvering targets. The AIM-
120C-8 is a form, fit, function refresh of the AIM-120C-7 and is the
next generation to be produced.
2. The AMRAAM NDI-Airborne Instrumented Unit (AIU) telemetry set
replaces the missile's warhead, thus allowing for secured telemetered
test shots. The NDI-AIU telemetry set is non-exportable and will remain
under the control of the U.S. Government or U.S. Defense Contractor.
3. The MK-82 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound, free-fall,
unguided, low-drag weapon. The MK-82 is designed for soft, fragment-
sensitive targets and is not intended for hard targets or penetrations.
The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions
have sometimes been used.
4. MK-82 Inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound, free-fall,
unguided, low-drag inert weapon used for integration testing. There is
no explosive fill.
5. The MK-83 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 1,000 pound, free-fall,
unguided, low-drag weapon. The MK-83 is designed for soft, fragment-
sensitive targets and is not intended for hard targets or penetrations.
The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions
have sometimes been used.
6. The MK-84 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 2,000 pound, free-fall,
unguided, low-drag weapon. The MK-84 is designed for soft, fragment
sensitive targets and is not intended for hard targets or penetrations.
The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions
have sometimes been used.
7. The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB-1) is a 250-
pound, GPS-aided inertial navigation system, small autonomous, day or
night, adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision glide
weapon able to strike fixed and stationary re-locatable non-hardened
targets from standoff ranges. It is intended to provide aircraft with
an ability to carry a high number of bombs. Aircraft are able to carry
four SDBs in place of one 2,000-pound bomb.
8. The Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a guidance set which
converts existing unguided bombs (MK-82, MK-83, MK-84, BLU-109, BLU-
110, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead) into an
accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munition. The Guidance Set consists
of a Tail Kit, which contains the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and
a Global Positioning System (GPS), a set of Aerosurfaces and an
umbilical cover, which allows the JDAM to improve the accuracy of
unguided, General Purpose bombs. The JDAM weapon can be delivered from
modest standoff ranges at high or low altitudes against a variety of
land and surface targets during the day or night. JDAM is capable of
receiving target coordinates via preplanned mission data from the
delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar,
etc.) during captive carry, or from a third-party source via manual or
automated aircrew cockpit entry. The Guidance Set, when combined with a
warhead and appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU).
a. (U) The KMU-572F/B is the tailkit for a GBU-38 500LB JDAM.
b. (U) The KMU-559B/B is the tailkit for a GBU-32 1000LB JDAM.
c. (U) The KMU-556B/B is the tailkit for a GBU-31 2000LB JDAM.
9. The Laser JDAM (GBU-54) converts existing unguided free-fall
bombs into precision-guided ``smart'' munitions by adding a new tail
section containing Inertial Navigation System (INS) guidance/Global
Positioning System (GPS) guidance and adds a semi-active laser seeker.
This allows the weapon to strike targets moving at up to 70 mph. The
LJDAM weapon consists of a DSU-38 sensor, a JDAM guidance set installed
on the bomb body, and a fuze. The DSU-38 consists of a laser spot
tracker (same size and shape as a DSU-33 proximity fuze), a cable
connecting the DSU-38 to the basic JDAM guidance set, a cable cover,
cable cover tie-down straps, modified tail kit door and wiring harness,
and associated modified JDAM software that incorporates navigation and
guidance flight software to support both LJDAM and standard JDAM
missions.
10. The Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-139 is a multi-delay,
multi-arm and proximity sensor compatible with general purpose blast,
frag and hardened-target penetrator weapons. The JPF settings are
cockpit selectable in flight when used numerous precision-guided
weapons. It can interface with the following weapons: GBU-31, GBU-32,
GBU-38, and GBU-54.
11. The AGM-154 JSOW is used by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps,
and U.S. Air Force, and allows aircraft to attack well-defended targets
in day, night, and adverse weather conditions. The AGM-154C carries a
BROACH warhead. The BROACH warhead incorporates an advanced multi stage
warhead. The JSOW uses the GPS Precise Positioning System (PPS), which
provides for a more accurate capability than the commercial version of
GPS.
12. The JSOW-C utilizes GPS/INS guidance and an uncooled imaging
infrared seeker for terminal guidance, Autonomous Acquisition, and
provides a precision targeting, 500-pound-class tandem warhead that is
the U.S. Navy's primary standoff weapon against hardened targets.
13. The AGM-154E JSOW-ER adds an engine, and supporting components,
to the JSOW C Airframe. The JSOW-ER uses the 300-pound Maverick Warhead
due to its smaller size, thereby creating room for fuel, but maintains
the same penetration capability as the JSOW C.
14. The AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM)
weapon system is an air-to-ground missile intended for Suppression of
Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (DEAD)
missions. The AARGM provides suppression or destruction of enemy RADAR
and denies the enemy the use of air defense systems, thereby improving
the survivability of tactical aircraft.
15. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
16. 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.
17. A determination has been made that the UAE 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
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objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
18. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the
United Arab Emirates.
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