[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43550-43551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15490]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-21]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
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 20-21 with
attached Policy Justification.
Dated: July 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-21
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.................................... $425 million
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Total.................................. $425 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Kuwait has
requested the possible sale of Patriot program sustainment and
technical assistance as follow-on support.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Included are Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Field Surveillance
Program (FSP) services, storage and aging, surveillance firing,
stockpile reliability, shared and country unique Patriot PAC-3 Missile
Support Center (P3MSC) support, parts library, technical support for
the Kuwait Missile Assembly/Disassembly Facility (MADF),
transportation, organizational equipment, spare parts, support
equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications,
personnel training and training equipment, maintenance services, 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-UXH)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-ULL, KU-B-ULP
(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: May 28, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kuwait--Patriot Program Sustainment and Technical Assistance Support
The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy Patriot program
sustainment and technical assistance as follow-on support. Included are
PAC-3 Field Surveillance Program (FSP) services, storage and aging,
surveillance firing, stockpile reliability, shared and country unique
Patriot PAC-3 Missile Support Center (P3MSC) support, parts library,
technical support for the Kuwait Missile Assembly/Disassembly Facility
(MADF), transportation, organizational equipment, spare and repair
parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and
publications, personnel training and training equipment, maintenance
services, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical
and program support. The total estimated program cost is $425 million.
The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for political stability
and economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale of these articles and services will improve
Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats and provide
greater security for its critical oil and natural gas infrastructure.
Kuwait will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland
defense. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and
support into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors involved with this potential sale are
Raytheon Company, Huntsville, AL; Lockheed Martin, Huntsville, AL;
LEIDOS, Inc., Huntsville, AL; and KBR, Huntsville, AL. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential
sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the temporary
assignment of five (5) U.S. Government and twenty seven (27)
contractors to provide support for one (1) to two (2) years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
[FR Doc. 2020-15490 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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