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(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: October 1, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Korea—AIM-9X Block II Tactical 

Sidewinder Missiles 

The Republic of Korea has requested 

to buy one hundred fifteen (115) AIM9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder 

missiles; fifty (50) AIM-9X Block II 

Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); 

twenty (20) AIM-9X Block II Tactical 

Missile Guidance Units; and twenty (20) 

AIM-9X Block II CATM Guidance Units. 

Also included are containers, weapon 

system support, software, surface 

transportation, missile technical 

assistance, and other technical 

assistance; and other related elements of 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $158.1 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by helping to improve the security of a 

treaty ally that continues to be an 

important force for political stability, 

peace, and economic progress in North 

East Asia. 

The proposed sale will assist the 

Republic of Korea in developing and 

maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. The Republic of 

Korea 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 principal contractor will be 

Raytheon Corporation, Tucson, AZ. 

There are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to the 

Republic of Korea. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–60 

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 AIM-9X Block II SIDEWINDER 

Missile is a short-range, air-to-air 

missile. The AIM-9X Block II 

SIDEWINDER Missile provides a high 

off-boresight seeker, enhanced 

countermeasure rejection capability, 

low drag/high angle of attack airframe 

and the ability to integrate the Helmet 

Mounted Cueing System. The software 

algorithms are the most sensitive 

portion of the AIM-9X missile. The 

software continues to be modified via a 

pre-planned product improvement (P3I) 

program in order to improve its countercountermeasure capabilities. No 

software source code or algorithms will 

be released. 

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 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. 

4. A determination has been made 

that the Republic of Korea 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. 

5. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Republic of Korea. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–25] 

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 

20–25 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 7, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 20–25 

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 Guyana 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * ....... $ 0 million 

Other ........................................... $256 million 

Total ......................................... $256 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

None 

Non-MDE: 

Two (2) Bell 412EPi Light Utility 

Helicopters with customer-unique 

modifications; two (2) Bell 429 

Light Utility Helicopters with 

customer-unique modifications; two 

(2) WESCAM MX-10 cameras; 

mission equipment; contractorprovided pilot and maintainer 

training; particular ground support 

equipment; spares; publications; 

integrated product support; 

technical assistance; transportation; 

Repair and Return; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (GUB-UAH) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 


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(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: October 30, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Guyana—Bell 412EPi and 429 

Helicopters 

The Government of Guyana has 

requested to buy two (2) Bell 412EPi 

Light Utility Helicopters with customerunique modifications; two (2) Bell 429 

Light Utility Helicopters with customerunique modifications; two (2) WESCAM 

MX-10 cameras; mission equipment; 

contractor-provided pilot and 

maintainer training; particular ground 

support equipment; spares; 

publications; integrated product 

support; technical assistance; 

transportation; Repair and Return; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost is $256 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

security of Guyana, which is expected to 

grow to be an important force for 

political stability and economic progress 

in South America. 

The proposed sale of the Bell 412EPi 

and 429 helicopters will improve 

Guyana’s capability to meet current and 

future threats. Guyana will use the 

enhanced capability to strengthen its 

homeland defense; conduct maritime 

surveillance, patrol, and interdiction; 

counter narcotic trafficking and 

transnational criminal organizations; 

deter regional threats; and support 

coalition partners overseas. Guyana 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 principal contractor will be Bell 

Helicopter Textron Incorporated (BHTI), 

Piney Flats, TN. The purchaser typically 

requests offsets. There are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this sale will not 

require the assignment of any additional 

U.S. Government or contractor 

representatives to Guyana. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20-25 

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 Bell 412EPi is a twin-engine, 

1 + 14 passenger capacity, newly 

manufactured utility helicopter with 

IFR Medium Twin (3-Axis) with Bell 

BASIX-PRO Integrated Avionics System 

and Pratt & Whitney PT6T-9 Engine 

TwinPac with Electronic Engine 

Controls (EEC/FADEC). The Bell BASIXPRO Integrated Avionics Systems 

includes Multi-Functional Electronic 

Flight Instrument System (EFIS) 6′′′ X 8′ 

LED PFD/MFD Displays (EICAS, PIS, 

SYS Diag., HSI, VOR, GPS, ADF, Speed, 

Alt, TAS, Video FDM) – Pilot and 

Copilot (4 per ship), IFR FAA Kit, 

AFCS/Dual Digital Flight Director Nav 

Coupler (3 – Axis) with Stability 

Augmentation System (SAS), Attitude 

Retention (ATT), NAVl/COM1/VHF/ 

GPSl/VOR/ILS/LOC/GS/WAAS Garmin 

GTN-750, 16 Watt with Regional Map 

Database, Radar Altimeter #1 (KRA405B), Distance Measuring Equipment, 

DME (KDM-706A), Automatic Direction 

Finder (ADF) – (KDF-806), Air Data 

Computer (ADC), Altitude & Heading 

Reference System (LCR-100). The Bell 

412EPi is in the Search and Rescue 

(SAR) with Automatic Flight Control 

System (AFCS) configuration. The SAR 

system is composed of a navigation 

computer with SAR modes, and AFCS 

that provides coupled SAR functions, 

hoist operator control, a hover speed 

reference system, and two radio 

altimeters. This aircraft (before 

modification) is generally offered to the 

public with no special restrictions. 

2. The Bell 429 is a light twin, newly 

manufactured helicopter. The Bell 429 

features two/three multi-function 

displays, dual digital 3-axis autopilot 

and an integrated electronic data 

recorder provides enhanced situational 

awareness and post flight analysis. The 

Bell 429 standard configuration consists 

of Dual Pilot Control Provisions, Radar 

Altimeter (Honeywell KRA 4058, GPS 

GTN 750 HT A WS upgrade), Traffic 

Avoidance System – TAS605 with 

Mutable Audio (Avidyne), NAV/COM/ 

GPS – GTN-750 ChartView Upgrade, 

Weather Radar (Honeywell ART/RDR2000) Original Radome (Displayed on 

GTN-750). This aircraft (before 

modification) is generally offered to the 

public with no special restrictions. 

3. The U.S. Government will provide 

modified aircraft that are globally selfdeployable and appropriately equipped 

to be able to meet the communications, 

navigation, surveillance and Air Traffic 

Management (CNS/ATM) requirements 

for unrestricted transit through domestic 

and International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) civilian-controlled 

and military-controlled airspace. 

4. The WESCAM MX-10 is a small 

Multi-Sensor, Multi-Spectral Imaging 

System with Inertial Measurement Unit 

(IMU) and Embedded with Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Standard 

Positioning Service (SPS). The 

WESCAM MX-10 camera system 

contains a HG-1900BA50 IMU 

manufactured by Honeywell in the 

United States. WESCAM MX-10 is 

embedded with GPS SPS. SPS is a threedimensional position and time 

determination capability provided to a 

user equipped with a minimum 

capability GPS SPS receiver in 

accordance with GPS national policy. 

The HG-1900BA50 includes MicroElectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) 

gyros and quartz resonating beam 

accelerometers and is an MTCR 

Category II controlled item, specifically 

9.A.6.. 

5. 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. 

6. A determination has been made 

that Guyana 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. 

7. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Guyana. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0186] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Survey 

on Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 


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