[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77502-77503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21695]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-0D]


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: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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-
0D.

    Dated: September 18, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-0D

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF

SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR

CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Government of Romania
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 17-35
    Date: July 10, 2017
    Military Department: Army
    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description: On July 10, 2017, Congress was notified by 
congressional certification transmittal number 17-35 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of seven 
(7) Patriot Configuration-3+ Modernized Fire Units consisting of: seven 
(7) AN/MPQ-65 radar sets, seven (7) AN/MSQ-132 engagement control 
stations, thirteen (13) antenna mast groups, twenty-eight (28) M903 
launching stations, fifty-six (56) Patriot MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced 
Missile-TBM (GEM-T) missiles, one hundred and sixty-eight (168) Patriot 
Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) 
missiles, and seven (7) Electrical Power Plants (EPP) III. Also 
included with this request was communications equipment, tools and test 
equipment; support equipment; prime movers; generators; publications 
and technical documentation; training equipment; spare and repair 
parts; personnel training; Technical Assistance Field Team (TAFT), USG 
and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support services; 
Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO); field office support; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated 
total cost was $3.9 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted 
$1.3 billion of this total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following additional 
MDE items: forty (40) Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) Anti-
Tactical Missiles (ATM), MIM-104C. The estimated total value of these 
additional items is $200 million. The total estimated MDE value will 
increase by $200 million, resulting in a new MDE total of $1.5 billion. 
The total estimated case value will increase to $4.1 billion.
    (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve Romania's 
capacity to counter threats posed by potential attacks. This will 
contribute to the Romanian Armed Forces' effort to update its 
capabilities and enhance interoperability with the United States and 
other allies.
    (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 NATO Ally that is a force for political 
stability and economic progress in Europe.
    (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: May 2, 2023

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