[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63921-63922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17365]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-33]


Arms Sales Notification

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

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales 
notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at 
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.

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 with attached Transmittal 22-33 
and Policy Justification.

    Dated: August 1, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-33
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 *................  $ 0 million
Other....................................  $250 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $250 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-MDE:
    Cartridge M80 Ball/M62 Tracer 7.62mm 4/1 linked; Cartridge MK211 4 
Armor Piercing Incendiary (APIT) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge M903/
M962 Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer (SLAP-T) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; 
Cartridge KE-W A1 Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-
Tracer (APFSDS-T) 120mm; Cartridge, Insensitive Munition High Explosive 
Tracer (IM-HE-T) 120mm; Grenade, Screening-Smoke; 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: Army (KU-B-UZC)
    (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: September 27, 2022
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Kuwait--M1A2K Tank Operational and Training Ammunition

    The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy Cartridge M80 Ball/
M62 Tracer 7.62mm 4/1 linked; Cartridge MK211 4 Armor Piercing 
Incendiary (APIT) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge M903/M962 Saboted Light 
Armor Penetrator-Tracer (SLAP-T) .50 Cal 4/1 linked; Cartridge KE-W A1 
Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T) 
120mm; Cartridge, Insensitive Munition High Explosive Tracer (IM-HE-T) 
120mm; Grenade, Screening-Smoke; 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 cost is $250 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a Major Non-NATO ally that has been an important force for 
political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will improve Kuwait's ability to meet current and 
future regional threats by enabling continued employment of the M1A2 
Abrams main battle tank and supporting modernization of the country's 
tank fleet. This sale will provide an effective ability to deter and 
defend against land-based threats, enhancing Kuwait's ability to 
protect border regions and key land-based infrastructure. Kuwait 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 principal contractor will be General Dynamics, 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 propose sale.

[FR Doc. 2024-17365 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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