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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-P- The principal contractor will be The 2. If a technologically advanced ABC Company, St. Louis, Missouri. adversary were to obtain knowledge of (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, There are no known offset agreements the hardware and software elements, the Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None proposed in connection with this information could be used to develop (vii) Sensitivity of Technology potential sale. Any offset agreement countermeasures or equivalent systems Contained in the Defense Article or required by will be defined in which might reduce system Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: negotiations between the purchaser and effectiveness or be used in the See Attached Annex. the contractor(s). development of a system with similar or (viii) Date Report Delivered to Implementation of this proposed sale advanced capabilities. Congress: April 13, 2020 will not require the assignment of 3. A determination has been made * As defined in Section 47(6) of the additional U.S. Government and/or that India can provide substantially the Arms Export Control Act. contractor representatives to India; same degree of protection for the POLICY JUSTIFICATION however, U.S. Government or contractor sensitive technology being released as personnel in-country visits will be the U.S. Government. This proposed India—AGM-84L Air- required on a temporary basis in sale is necessary to further the U.S. Launched Block II conjunction with program technical foreign policy and national security The Government of India has oversight and support requirements. objectives outlined in the Policy requested to buy ten (10) AGM-84L There will be no adverse impact on Justification. Harpoon Block II air launched missiles. U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 4. All defense articles and services Also included are containers, spare and proposed sale. listed on this transmittal have been repair parts, support and test Transmittal No. 20-14 authorized for release and export to the equipment, publications and technical Government of India. Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of documentation, personnel training and [FR Doc. 2020–08790 Filed 4–24–20; 8:45 am] training equipment, Specialized Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Assignment Airlift Missions (SAAM), Arms Export Control Act U.S. Government and contractor Annex representatives technical assistance, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE engineering, and logistics support Item No. vii services, and other related elements of (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Office of the Secretary logistics and program support. The 1. The AGM-84L Harpoon Air estimated program cost is $92 million. Launched Block II System is [Transmittal No. 20–22] This proposed sale will support the classified CONFIDENTIAL. The foreign policy and national security of Harpoon missile is a non-nuclear Arms Sales Notification the by helping to tactical weapon system currently in- strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic service in the U.S. Navy and 29 other AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation relationship and to improve the security foreign nations. It provides a day, night, Agency, Department of Defense. of a major defensive partner, which adverse weather, stand-off air-to-surface ACTION: Arms sales notice. continues to be an important force for capability and is an effective Anti- political stability, peace, and economic Surface Warfare missile. The AGM-84L SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is progress in the Indo-Pacific and South incorporates components that are publishing the unclassified text of an Asia region. considered sensitive. These elements arms sales notification. The proposed sale will improve are essential to the ability of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: India’s capability to meet current and Harpoon missile to selectively engage Karma Job at [email protected] future threats from enemy weapon hostile targets under a wide range of or (703) 697–8976. systems. The Harpoon missile system operations, tactical and environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will be integrated into the P-8I aircraft conditions. The version being sold to 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is to conduct anti-surface warfare missions the Government of India is a Coastal published to fulfill the requirements of in defense of critical sea lanes while Target Suppression land attack weapon. section 155 of Public Law 104–164 enhancing interoperability with the The following components being dated July 21, 1996. The following is a United States and other allied forces. conveyed by the proposed sale are copy of a letter to the Speaker of the India will use the enhanced capability considered sensitive and are classified House of Representatives, Transmittal as a deterrent to regional threats and to CONFIDENTIAL: 20–22 with attached Policy Justification strengthen its homeland defense. India a. The Radar Seeker and Sensitivity of Technology. will have no difficulty absorbing this b. The GPS/INS System equipment into its armed forces. c. Operational Flight Program Dated: April 21, 2020. The proposed sale of this equipment Software Aaron T. Siegel, and support will not alter the basic d. Missile operational characteristics Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison military balance in the region. and performance data Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 201 t~STISlfrSOUTH. SUITE tOI ARLINGTON, VA 22202-8408

April 10, .2020

The Honot$6Ie Nancy Pelosi ·Speaker ofthe House U,S.House of Representatives· H;.209, The Capitol Washinaton;DC 20515

Dear· Madam Speaker:

Pursuant to thereporti.ngrequirements ofSection36(b)(l) of the .Anns Export Control Actt as amended, we are forwarding herewith Tran.uittal No. 20:.22 coocerning the Army's

proposed·Letter(s) ofOtfer and Acceptance to the:Govemmentof the for defense

articles and services estimated to cost ·54tJ.ss million> After.this lettefisdelivered to your office, we plan to ·issue ati~ws release to notify the public of this proposed saJe..

Director

Enclosures: 1. Transmittal 2. Policy Justification 3. Sensitivity ofTechnology

Transmittal No. 20-22 Total ...... $40.55 mil- support equipment, and other related lion Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of elements of logistics and program Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the (iii) Description and Quantity or support. Arms Export Control Act, as amended Quantities of Articles or Services under (iv) Military Department: Army (NE-B- Consideration for Purchase: YAD; NE-B-YAE) (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government Major Defense Equipment (MDE): (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NE-B- of the Netherlands One hundred ninety-nine (199) WGT (ii) Total Estimated Value: Excalibur Increment IB M982Al Tactical Projectiles (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Major Defense Equipment* $33.70 mil- Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None lion Non-MDE: Other ...... $ 6.85 million Also included is U.S. Government (vii) Sensitivity of Technology technical assistance, training, associated Contained in the Defense Article or

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: Implementation of this proposed sale released as the U.S. Government. This See Annex Attached will not require the assignment of any potential sale is necessary in (viii) Date Report Delivered to additional U.S. Government or furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy Congress: April 10, 2020 contractor representatives to the and national security objectives as *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Netherlands. outlined in the Policy Justification. Arms Export Control Act. There will be no adverse impact on 4. All defense articles and services U.S. defense readiness as a result of this POLICY JUSTIFICATION listed in this transmittal have been proposed sale. authorized for release and export to the The Netherlands—Excalibur Projectiles Transmittal No. 20-22 Netherlands. The Government of the Netherlands Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of [FR Doc. 2020–08791 Filed 4–24–20; 8:45 am] has requested to buy one hundred BILLING CODE 5001–06–P ninety-nine (199) Excalibur Increment Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the IB M982Al tactical projectiles. Also Arms Export Control Act included with this request is U.S. Annex DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Government technical assistance, Item No. vii training, associated support equipment, Office of the Secretary and other related elements of logistics (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The Excalibur M982A1 Increment and program support. The total [Transmittal No. 20–23] estimated program cost is $40.55 IB projectile is a Global Positioning million. System (GPS) Precise Positioning Arms Sales Notification This proposed sale will support the Service (PPS) guided precision foreign policy and national security of munition that uses deployable fins and AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation the United States by helping to improve canards to guide the projectile to the Agency, Department of Defense. security of a NATO ally which is an target. The Excalibur is designed for use ACTION: Arms sales notice. important force for political stability on digitized 155mm howitzers, and economic progress in Northern including: the M109A6 Paladin, the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Europe. M109A5 Self-Propelled Howitzer, the publishing the unclassified text of an The Netherlands will integrate these M198 Towed Howitzer, and the munitions with conventional artillery M777A2 Light Weight Howitzer. The arms sales notification. units equipped with the PzH2000NL highest classification of items included FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: self-propelled howitzer (SPH) to provide in this potential sale is up to and Karma Job at [email protected] precision fires capability in order to including SECRET. or (703) 697–8976. reduce collateral damage and increase 2. If a technologically advanced SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This adversary were to obtain knowledge of effectiveness in various areas of 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is the hardware and software elements, the operation. The Netherlands will have no published to fulfill the requirements of information could be used to develop difficulty absorbing this equipment into section 155 of Public Law 104–164 countermeasures or equivalent systems its armed forces. dated July 21, 1996. The following is a The proposed sale of this weapon which might reduce system copy of a letter to the Speaker of the system will not alter the basic military effectiveness or be used in the House of Representatives, Transmittal balance in the region. development of a system with similar or 20–23 with attached Policy Justification. The prime contractor will be the advanced capabilities. Raytheon Company, Tucson, AZ. There 3. A determination has been made Dated: April 21, 2020. are no known offset agreements that the Netherlands can provide Aaron T. Siegel, proposed in connection with this substantially the same degree of Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison potential sale. protection for the technology being Officer, Department of Defense.

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