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operations around the world. The 

United Kingdom will have no difficulty 

absorbing these services 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 The 

Boeing Company of Chicago, IL. There 

are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of the proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to the United 

Kingdom. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–59] 

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 

20–59 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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77448 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 232 / Wednesday, December 2, 2020 / Notices 

Transmittal No. 20–59 

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 the Netherlands 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $194 million 

Other .................................... $ 47 million 

TOTAL ............................. $241 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Thirty-four (34) Patriot Advanced 

Capability-3 (PAC–3) Missile Segment 

Enhancement (MSE) Missiles. 

Non-MDE: Also included are eight (8) 

kitted 2-pack PAC–3 MSE Missile 

Round Trainers (MRT), six (6) kitted 2- 

pack PAC–3 MSE Empty Round 

Trainers (ERT), four (4) PAC–3 MSE 

Skid Kits, one (1) Lot of Classified PAC– 

3 MSE Concurrent Spare Parts (CSPs), 

one (1) Lot of Unclassified PAC–3 MSE 

CSPs, and PAC–3 MSE repair and return 

processing support services, and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (NE– 

B–YAF) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NE–B– 

WBV 

(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 24, 2020 

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

The Netherlands—Patriot Advanced 

Capability-3 (PAC–3) Missile Segment 

Enhancement (MSE) Missiles 

The Government of the Netherlands 

has requested to buy thirty-four (34) 

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC–3) 

Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) 

missiles. Also included are eight (8) 

kitted 2-pack PAC–3 MSE Missile 

Round Trainers (MRT), six (6) kitted 2- 

pack PAC–3 MSE Empty Round 

Trainers (ERT), four (4) PAC–3 MSE 

Skid Kits, one (1) Lot of Classified PAC– 

3 MSE Concurrent Spare Parts (CSPs), 

one (1) Lot of Unclassified PAC–3 MSE 

CSPs, and PAC–3 MSE repair and return 

processing support services, and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost is $241 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

security of a NATO ally which is an 

important force for political stability 

and economic progress in Northern 

Europe. 

This proposed sale will improve the 

Netherlands’ missile defense capability 

to meet current and future enemy 

threats. The Netherlands will use the 

enhanced capability to strengthen its 

homeland defense and deter regional 

threats, and provide direct support to 

coalition and security cooperation 

efforts. The Netherlands 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 contractor will be 

Lockheed-Martin, Dallas, TX. The 

purchaser typically requests offsets. Any 

offset agreement will be defined in 

negotiations between the purchaser and 

the contractor(s). 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to the 

Netherlands. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–59 

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 Advanced Capability 

(PAC–3) Missile Segment Enhancements 

(MSE) is a small, highly agile, kinetic 

kill interceptor for defense against 

tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles 

and air-breathing threats. The MSE 

variant of the PAC–3 missile represents 

the next generation in hit-to-kill 

interceptors and provides expanded 

battlespace against evolving threats. The 

PAC–3 MSE improves upon the original 

PAC–3 capability with a higher 

performance solid rocket motor, 

modified lethality enhancer, more 

responsible control surfaces, upgraded 

guidance software and insensitive 

munitions improvements. 

2. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

3. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the hardware and software elements, the 

information could be used to develop 

countermeasures or equivalent systems 

which might reduce system 

effectiveness or be used in the 

development of a system with similar or 

advanced capabilities. 

4. A determination has been made 

that the Netherlands can provide 

substantially the same degree of 

protection for the technology being 

released as the U.S. Government. This 

potential sale is necessary in 

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 

and national security objectives as 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

5. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Netherlands. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–34] 

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 

20–34 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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