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Relay Towers with supporting 

equipment; six (6) Naval Base 

Operations Rooms, two (2) regional 

Operations Centers, and one (1) 

Strategic Operation Center all with 

supporting equipment; six (6) 

Harbor Protection Systems with 

supporting equipment; Intelligent 

Fiber Intrusion Detection System; 

twelve (12) Vertical Take Off and 

Landing UAV with six (6) Ground 

Stations; fourteen (14) Mobile 

Maritime Surveillance Vehicles; 

and, three (3) Aerostat ISR 

Integrated Platform with supporting 

equipment. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (EG-PLGQ) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG-DDAB 

(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: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: October 1, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Egypt—Maritime Domain Awareness 

System 

The Government of Egypt has 

requested a possible sale of a Maritime 

Domain Awareness (MDA) system that 

includes multi-site Acquisition Radars 

(fixed and mobile) with supporting 

facilities, ElectroOptical/Infrared 

Sensors (fixed, mobile, airborne), Radio 

Communications suites, Hybrid Power 

Generation Systems, Closed Circuit 

Television, Power and Data Distribution 

Units, Automatic Identification System, 

and various other surveillance and 

communications systems; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. Equipment includes: 

thirty-four (34) Integrated Fixed Towers 

with supporting equipment; twentyeight (28) Communication Towers with 

supporting equipment; twelve (12) 

Relay Towers with supporting 

equipment; six (6) Naval Base 

Operations Rooms, two (2) regional 

Operations Centers, and one (1) 

Strategic Operation Center all with 

supporting equipment; six (6) Harbor 

Protection Systems with supporting 

equipment; Intelligent Fiber Intrusion 

Detection System; twelve (12) Vertical 

Take Off and Landing UAV with six (6) 

Ground Stations; fourteen (14) Mobile 

Maritime Surveillance Vehicles; and, 

three (3) Aerostat ISR Integrated 

Platform with supporting equipment. 

The estimated total program cost is $417 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally 

country that continues to be an 

important strategic partner in the 

Middle East. 

Egypt intends to use this Maritime 

Domain Awareness system to provide 

the Egyptian Armed Forces with a 

maritime surveillance capability with 

real-time situational awareness in the 

defense of Egypt maritime boundary, 

natural resources, and ports. Egypt 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 the 

Advanced Technology Systems 

Company (ATSC), McLean, VA. There 

are no known offset agreements 

proposed in connection with this 

potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require annual trips to Egypt 

involving U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives for technical 

reviews, support, and oversight for 

approximately five years. 

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. 20–60] 

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 

20–60 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. 20–60 

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: Republic of 

Korea 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * ....... $135.9 million 

Other ........................................... $ 22.2 million 

Total ......................................... $158.1 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

One hundred fifteen (115) AIM-9X 

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 

Twenty (20) AIM-9X Block II CATM 

Guidance Units 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are containers, weapon 

system support, software, surface 

transportation, missile technical 

assistance, and other technical 

assistance; and other related 

elements of program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (KS-PAMV) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS-PALE 

(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 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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