[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59756-59758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23599]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 14-26]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated
July 21, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703)
601-3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittals 14-26 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: September 30, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-26
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: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $ 0 billion
Other.................................... $2.5 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $2.5 billion
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: the refurbishment and
modification of 4,569 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles
(that include 29 MaxxPro Long Wheel Base (LWB), 1,085 MaxxPro LWB
chassis, 264 MaxxPro Base/MRAP Expedient Armor Program (MEAP) capsules
without armor, 729 MaxxPro Bases, 283 MaxxPro MEAP without armor, 970
MaxxPro Plus, 15 MRAP Recovery Vehicles, 1,150 Caiman Multi-Terrain
Vehicles without armor, and 44 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles) being sold
separately from U.S. Army stock pursuant to section 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act, as amended, as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Also
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included are Underbody Improvement Kits, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, personnel training and training equipment,
publications and technical documentation, Field Service
Representatives' support, U.S. Government and contractor logistics and
technical support services, and other related elements of logistics and
program support. Notification for the sale from stock of the MRAP
vehicles referenced above has been provided separately, pursuant to the
requirements of section 7016 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2014 and section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
(iv) Military Department: Army (IEA)
(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: See attached annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 26 Sep 14
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
UAE--Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has requested a
possible sale for the refurbishment and modification of 4,569 Mine
Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles (that include 29 MaxxPro
Long Wheel Base (LWB), 1,085 MaxxPro LWB chassis, 264 MaxxPro Base/MRAP
Expedient Armor Program (MEAP) capsules without armor, 729 MaxxPro
Bases, 283 MaxxPro MEAP without armor, 970 MaxxPro Plus, 15 MRAP
Recovery Vehicles, 1,150 Caiman Multi-Terrain Vehicles without armor,
and 44 MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles) being sold separately from U.S. Army
stock pursuant to section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, as Excess Defense Articles (EDA). Also included are Underbody
Improvement Kits, spare and repair parts, support equipment, personnel
training and training equipment, publications and technical
documentation, Field Service Representatives' support, U.S. Government
and contractor logistics and technical support services, and other
related elements of logistics and program support. Notification for the
sale from stock of the MRAP vehicles referenced above has been provided
separately, pursuant to the requirements of section 7016 of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 and section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. The estimated cost is $2.5 billion
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and
national security of the U.S. by helping to improve the security of a
friendly country that has been and continues to be an important force
for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
The UAE intends to utilize the EDA MRAP vehicles to increase force
protection, to conduct humanitarian assistance operations, and to
protect vital international commercial trade routes and critical
infrastructure. Additionally, these MRAPs will enhance UAE's burden
sharing capacity and defensive capabilities.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Navistar Defense in Lisle,
Illinois; BAE Systems in Sealy, Texas; and Oshkosh Defense in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips to
the UAE involving many U.S. Government and contractor representatives
for approximately three or more years to provide program support and
training.
There will be no adverse impact on the U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 14-26
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is an
armored, multi-purpose combat vehicle intended to support mounted urban
operations to include convoy security support and dismounted patrols.
It is designed to increase crew survivability. The vehicle has a blast-
resistant underbody designed to protect the crew from mine blasts,
fragmentation, and direct fire weapons.
2. All MRAP vehicle information needed to operate, train, and
maintain the vehicles are Unclassified; some design and test data,
design performance parameters, armoring methodology, vulnerabilities,
armor types and configuration can be classified up to Secret.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge
of the design performance and functional characteristics of specific
hardware and software elements, the information could be used to
develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system effectiveness
or be used in the development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the recipient country can
provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology
being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives
outlined in the Policy Justification.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the
United Arab Emirates.
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