[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68406-68408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19120]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-0C]


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 section arms 
sales notification.

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

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 with attached Transmittal 23-
0C.

    Dated: August 16, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
    (i) Purchaser: Republic of Korea
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 18-35
    Date: September 13, 2018
    Military Department: Army
    (iii) Description: On September 13, 2018, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 18-35, of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of sixty-
four (64) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment 
Enhancement (MSE) Missiles. Also included were two (2) PAC-MSE Test 
Missiles, range and test programs, publications and technical 
documentations, training equipment, spare parts, personnel training, 
U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics 
support services, and other related elements of logistics and program 
support. The estimated total cost was $501 million. Major Defense 
Equipment (MDE) constituted $365 million of this total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following additional 
MDE items: one-hundred sixteen (116) PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement 
(MSE) missiles; and two (2) PAC-3 MSE test missiles. Also included are 
spare parts; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and 
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The estimated total value of these additional items is 
$533 million. The total estimated MDE value will increase by $514 
million, resulting in a new MDE total of $879 million. The total 
estimated case value will increase to $1.034 billion.
    (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve the Republic of 
Korea's air

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and missile defense capability and ensure greater interoperability with 
other PAC-3 MSE missile users in the region.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by 
improving the security of a Major Non-NATO ally that is a force for 
political stability and economic progress in the Pacific region.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology 
statement contained in the original notification applies to items 
reported here.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 22, 2022

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