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seventeen (17) M903 Launching 

Stations; up to seventy (70) Patriot 

MIM–104E Guidance Enhanced Missile 

Tactical (GEM–T) Missiles; seven (7) 

Antenna Mast Groups; five (5) Electrical 

Power Plants (EPP) III; and six (6) 

Multifunctional Information 

Distribution System Low Volume 

Terminal (MIDS–LVT) (11) Block 

Upgrade Two (BU2). Also included are 

communications equipment; tools and 

test equipment; range and test programs; 

support equipment to include 

associated vehicles; prime movers; 

generators; publications and technical 

documentation; training equipment; 

spare and repair parts; personnel 

training; Technical Assistance Field 

Team (TAFT); U.S. Government 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 total estimated cost is $2.2 

billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a friendly European 

nation which is an important force for 

political stability and economic progress 

within Europe. 

The proposed sale of the Patriot 

missile system will improve 

Switzerland’s missile defense 

capability. Switzerland will use the 

Patriot to defend its territorial integrity 

and for regional stability. The proposed 

sale supports Switzerland’s goal of 

improving national and territorial 

defense. Switzerland will have no 

difficulty absorbing this equipment into 

its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractors will be 

Raytheon Corporation, Tewksbury, 

Massachusetts and Lockheed-Martin, 

Dallas, Texas. The purchaser typically 

requests offsets. Any offset agreement 

will be defined in negotiations between 

the purchaser and the contractor. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require approximately twenty-five 

(25) U.S. Government and forty (40) 

contractor representatives to travel to 

Switzerland for an extended period for 

equipment de-processing/fielding, 

system checkout, training, and technical 

and logistics support. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–43 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The Patriot Air Defense System is 

a surface-to-air missile defense system, 

which continues to hold a significant 

technology lead over other systems in 

the world. The Patriot Air Defense 

System contains communication, 

identification, navigation, and tactical 

software. The items requested represent 

significant technological advances for 

Switzerland. 

2. The Patriot sensitive/critical 

technology is primarily in the area of 

design and production know-how and 

inherent in the design, development 

and/or manufacturing data related to 

certain components. 

3. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, services, 

and information on system performance 

capabilities, effectiveness, survivability, 

missile seeker capabilities, select 

software/software documentation and 

test data included in this potential sale 

are classified up to and including 

SECRET. 

4. Loss of this hardware, software, 

documentation and/or data could 

permit development of information 

which may lead to a significant threat to 

future U.S. military operations. If an 

adversary were to obtain this sensitive 

technology, the missile system 

effectiveness could be compromised 

through reverse engineering techniques. 

5. A determination has been made 

that Switzerland can provide 

substantially 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. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Switzerland. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–63] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

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 

20–63 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: November 25, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 20–63 

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 Japan. 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment *.$50.311 million 

Other .............................. $ 5.000 million 

Total ............................ $55.311 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up 

to fifty-one (51) Rolling Airframe 

Missiles (RAM) Block 2 Tactical 

Missiles, RIM–116C 

Non-MDE:Also included are RAM 

Guided Missile Round Pack Tri-Pack 

shipping and storage containers, 

operator manuals and technical 

documentation, U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, technical and 

logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (JA–P– 

AUF). 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–P– 

ATK. 

(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: September 28, 2020. 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

Policy Justification 

Japan—RAM Block 2 Tactical Missiles 

The Government of Japan has 

requested to buy up to fifty-one (51) 

Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) Block 

2 Tactical Missiles, RIM–116C. Also 

included are RAM Guided Missile 

Round Pack Tri-Pack shipping and 

storage containers, operator manuals 

and technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

technical and logistics support services, 

and other related elements of logistical 

and program support. The estimated 

total cost is $55.311 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a major ally 

that is a force for political stability and 

economic progress in the Asia-Pacific 

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to assist Japan in developing and 

maintaining a strong and effective selfdefense capability. 

These RAM Block 2 Tactical missiles 

will provide significantly enhanced area 

defense capabilities over critical East 

Asian and Western Pacific air and sealines of communication. Japan will have 

no difficulty absorbing these missiles 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractor will be 

Raytheon Missiles and Defense 

Company, Tucson, AZ. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this sale will not 

require the assignment of U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives in Japan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–63 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The RIM–116C Rolling Airframe 

Missile (RAM) is an autonomous (i.e., 

‘‘fire and forget’’) lightweight, 

supersonic, surface-to-air tactical 

missile for ship self-defense against 

current and evolving anti-ship cruise 

missile threats. Advanced technology in 

the RIM–116C includes dual-mode RF/ 

IR (radio frequency/infrared) guidance 

with IR all-the-way capability for nonemitting threats. 

2. The Rolling Airframe Missile 

(RAM) is a product of a cooperative 

program with Germany and has been 

executed, since 1976, under a series of 

governing Memoranda of 

Understanding/Memoranda of 

Agreements (MOU/MOAs) for the 

development, production, and inservice support between the United 

States and Germany. 

3. The highest level of classification of 

information included in this potential 

sale is CONFIDENTIAL. 

4. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures that might 

reduce weapon system effectiveness or 

be used in the development of a system 

with similar or advanced capabilities. 

5. A determination has been made 

that Japan can provide substantially the 

same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. This sale is 

necessary in furthering U.S. foreign 

policy and national security objectives 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Japan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–70] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

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 

20–70 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: November 25, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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