[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43565-43567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15503]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-0G]
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)(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
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House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-0G with attached Policy
Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: July 10, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-0G
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Spain
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 18-19
Date: June 26, 2018
Implementing Agency: Navy
(iii) Description: On June 26, 2018 Congress was notified, by
Congressional certification transmittal number 18-19, of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, to the
Government of Spain of five (5) AEGIS Weapons Systems (AWS) MK7, six
(6) shipsets Digital Signal Processing, five (5) shipsets AWS Computing
Infrastructure MARK 1 MOD 0, five (5) shipsets Operational Readiness
Test Systems (ORTS), five (5) shipsets MK 99 MOD 14 Fire Control
System, five (5) shipsets MK 41 Baseline VII Vertical Launching Systems
(VLS), two (2) All-Up-Round MK 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes, twenty
(20) SM-2 Block IIIB missiles and MK 13 canisters with AN/DKT-71
warhead compatible telemeter. Also included are one (1) S4 AWS computer
program, five (5) shipsets Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite
Communications (SATCOM), five (5) shipsets AN/SRQ-4 radio terminal
sets, five (5) shipsets ordnance handling equipment, five (5) shipsets
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM), five (5) shipsets
aviation handling and support equipment, five (5) shipsets AN/SLQ-24E
Torpedo countermeasures systems, five (5) shipsets LM04 Thru-Hull XBT
Launcher and test canisters, one (1) shipset MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy
Launching System, five (5) shipsets Link Level COMSEC (LLC) 7M for LINK
22, five (5) shipsets Maintenance Assist Module (MAM) cabinets, five
(5) shipsets technical documentation, five (5) shipsets installation
support material, special purpose test equipment, system engineering,
technical services, on-site vendor assistance, spare parts, systems
training, foreign liaison office and staging services necessary to
support ship construction and delivery, spare and repair parts, tools
and test equipment, support equipment, repair and return support,
personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical
documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics
support services, and other
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related elements of logistic and program support. The estimated total
cost was $860.4 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted
$324.4 million of this total.
This transmittal reports inclusion of an additional thirty (30)
All-Up-Round MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes (MDE). The following non-MDE
items will also be included: MK 54 LWT expendables; MK 54 turnaround
kits; MK 54 containers; one (1) MK-695 Torpedo Systems Test Set (TSTS);
Support equipment including fire control modification platforms and
spare parts; torpedo spare parts; training; publications; software;
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics
support services and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The addition of these items will result in a net increase in
MDE cost of $45 million, resulting in a revised MDE cost of $369.4
million. The total estimated case value will increase to $940.4
million.
(iv) Significance: The proposed articles and services will support
Spain's capability to commission their new F-110 frigates with the
AEGIS Weapon System (AWS).
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy and national security of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political
stability and economic progress in Europe. It is vital to the U.S.
national interest to assist Spain in developing and maintaining a
strong and ready self-defense capability.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology
Statement contained in the original notification applies to items
reported here.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 15, 2020
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