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The total notified cost of MDE will 

increase to $730 million, and the total 

notified case value will increase to 

$840.5 million. 

(iv) Significance: This notification is 

being provided to report the inclusion of 

MDE items not previously notified. This 

potential sale will improve the UAE’s 

capability to meet current and future 

threats and provide greater security for 

its critical infrastructure. The addition 

of the Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ 

(Plus) Tactical Missiles represents an 

increase in capability over what was 

previously notified. The UAE will use 

the enhanced capability to strengthen its 

homeland defense. 

(v) Justification: This proposed sale of 

the Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) 

Tactical Missile will support the foreign 

policy and national security of the 

United States by helping to improve the 

security of an important regional 

partner. The UAE has been, and 

continues to be, a vital U.S. partner for 

political stability and economic progress 

in the Middle East. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The 

Sidewinder AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) 

Tactical Missile represents a substantial 

increase in missile acquisition and 

kinematics performance over the AIM– 

9M and replaces the AIM 9X Block I 

Missile configuration. The missile 

includes 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 portions of the Sidewinder 

AIM 9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical 

Missile. The software continues to be 

modified via a Pre-Planned Product 

Improvement (P3I) program in order to 

improve its counter-countermeasure 

capabilities. No software source code or 

algorithms will be released. The highest 

level of classification of information 

included in this potential sale is 

SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: November 09, 2020 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 21–05] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

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 

21–05 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 21–05 

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 United Arab Emirates 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $ .90 billion 

Other ...................................... 2.07 billion 

Total ................................... 2.97 billion 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Up to Eighteen (18) Weapons-Ready 

MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft 

Twelve (12) Fixed Certifiable Ground 

Control Stations (CGCSs) 

Twenty-five (25) Raytheon MultiSpectral Targeting Systems-D (MTSD) EO/IR Sensors 

Nineteen (19) Lynx AN/APY-8 

Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) with 

Ground Moving Target Indicator 

(GTMI) 

Eighteen (18) RIOTM Communication 

Intelligence Systems 

Sixty-six (66) Embedded Global 

Positioning System/Inertial 


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Navigations Systems (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Modules (SAASMs) 

Five hundred fifteen (515) AGM-114R 

Hellfire Missiles 

Twelve (12) KMU-572 Joint Direct 

Attack Munitions (JDAM) Tail Kits for 

500LB Bombs 

Four (4) MXU-650 Airfoil Groups for 

500LB Paveway II GBU-12 

Seven (7) MXU-1006 Airfoil Groups for 

250LB Paveway II GBU-58 

Eleven (11) MAU-169 or MAU-209 

Computer Control Groups (CCGs) for 

250LB/500LB Paveway II GBU-58/ 

GBU-12 

Six (6) FMU-139 Fuse Systems 

Twelve (12) MK-82 General Purpose 

500LB Inert Bombs 

Four (4) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb 

(SDB) Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) 

Inert Practice Munitions (T-1) with 

Fuse 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Honeywell TPE-331 

turboprop engines; Certifiable Ground 

Control Stations (CGCS); mobile 

Satellite Communication Ground Data 

Terminals (SGDTs); Link-16 KOR-24A 

Small Tactical Terminals; Automatic 

Information System (AIS); Rohde & 

Schwartz UHF/VHF radios; AN/DPX-7 

IFF Transponders; Satellite 

Communication (SATCOM) antennas 

and modems with USG encryption; 

Secure SATCOM systems; SeaSpray 

7500 maritime radars; SAGE 750 

Electronic Surveillance Measures 

System; KY-100M security voice 

terminals; KIV-77 Mode 5 IFF 

cryptographic appliques; U.S. 

Government Certified Encryption 

Solution; Rover 6i compatible systems; 

MQ-9B training simulator; Due Regard 

Radars (DRR); Electronic Warfare (EW) 

in-country threat library programming 

capability; BRU-71A bomb racks; BRU78/A bomb racks; Hellfire missile rail 

kits; AN/AWM-103/B Station Stores 

Test Sets; Common Munitions Built-inTest Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE) Plus Block II; Anti-Submarine 

Warfare (ASW) mission kits, receivers, 

and acoustic processors; AN/SSQ-36B 

thermometric sonobouys; AN/SSQ-53G 

passive sonobouys; AN-SSQ-62F active 

sonobouys; ASW acoustic operator 

workstations; weapons loading 

equipment; initial spare and repair 

parts; hard points, power, and data 

connections for weapons integration; 

DSU-38 Laser Illuminated Target 

Detector for GBU-54; AN/PYQ-10C 

Simple Key Loaders; Electronic 

Intelligence System; weapons 

integration; support and test equipment; 

publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical, 

and logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(AE-D-SAC) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

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

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in Defense Article or Defense 

Services Proposed to be Sold: See 

Attached Annex 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: November 09, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

Policy Justification 

United Arab Emirates—MQ-9B 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft 

The Government of the United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) has requested to buy up 

to eighteen (18) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B, 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft; twenty-five 

(25) Raytheon Multi-Spectral Targeting 

Systems-D (MTS-D) EO/IR Sensors; 

nineteen (19) Lynx AN/APY-8 Synthetic 

Aperture Radars (SAR) with Ground 

Moving Target Indicator (GTMI); 

eighteen (18) RIOTM Communication 

Intelligence Systems; sixty-six (66) 

Embedded Global Positioning System/ 

Inertial Navigations Systems (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Modules (SAASMs); five hundred 

fifteen (515) AGM-114R Hellfire 

Missiles; twelve (12) KMU-572 Joint 

Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) Tail 

Kits for 500LB Bombs; four (4) MXU-650 

Airfoil Groups for 500LB Paveway II 

GBU-12; seven (7) MXU-1006 Airfoil 

Groups for 250LB Paveway II GBU-58; 

eleven (11) MAU-169 or MAU-209 

Computer Control Groups (CCGs) for 

250LB/500LB Paveway II GBU-58/GBU12; six (6) FMU-139 Fuse Systems; 

twelve (12) MK-82 General Purpose 

500LB Inert Bombs; and four (4) GBU39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Guided 

Test Vehicle (GTV) Inert Practice 

Munitions (T-1) with Fuse. Also 

included are Honeywell TPE-331 

turboprop engines; Certifiable Ground 

Control Stations (CGCS); mobile 

Satellite Communication Ground Data 

Terminals (SGDTs); Link-16 KOR-24A 

Small Tactical Terminals; Automatic 

Information System (AIS); Rohde & 

Schwartz UHF/VHF radios; AN/DPX-7 

IFF Transponders; Satellite 

Communication (SATCOM) antennas 

and modems with USG encryption; 

Secure SATCOM systems; SeaSpray 

7500 maritime radars; SAGE 750 

Electronic Surveillance Measures 

System; KY-100M security voice 

terminals; KIV-77 Mode 5 IFF 

cryptographic appliques; U.S. 

Government Certified Encryption 

Solution; Rover 6i compatible systems; 

MQ-9B training simulator; Due Regard 

Radars (DRR); Electronic Warfare (EW) 

in-country threat library programming 

capability; BRU-71A bomb racks; BRU78/A bomb racks; Hellfire missile rail 

kits; AN/AWM-103/B Station Stores 

Test Sets; Common Munitions Built-inTest Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE) Plus Block II; Anti-Submarine 

Warfare (ASW) mission kits, receivers, 

and acoustic processors; AN/SSQ-36B 

thermometric sonobouys; AN/SSQ-53G 

passive sonobouys; AN-SSQ-62F active 

sonobouys; ASW acoustic operator 

workstations; weapons loading 

equipment; initial spare and repair 

parts; hard points, power, and data 

connections for weapons integration; 

DSU-38 Laser Illuminated Target 

Detector for GBU-54; AN/PYQ-10C 

Simple Key Loaders; Electronic 

Intelligence System; weapons 

integration; support and test equipment; 

publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical, 

and logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The overall total 

estimated value is $2.97 billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of an important regional 

partner. The UAE has been, and 

continues to be, a vital U.S. partner for 

political stability and economic progress 

in the Middle East. 

The proposed sale will improve the 

UAE’s capability to meet current and 

future threats by providing timely 

Intelligence, Surveillance, and 

Reconnaissance (ISR), target acquisition, 

locate submarines and counter-land and 

counter-surface sea capabilities for its 

security and defense. The capability is 

a deterrent to regional threats and 

strengthens its self-defense. The UAE 

has demonstrated a commitment to 

modernizing its military and will have 

no difficulty absorbing these articles 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will alter the basic military 

balance in the Arabian Gulf region by 

expanding the release of a weapons 

ready Remotely Piloted Aircraft to the 

region. 

The principal contractors will be 

General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, 

San Diego, CA; Lockheed Martin, 

Bethesda, MD; Raytheon, Waltham, MA; 

L3Harris, Inc., Melbourne, FL; and 

Leonardo SpA, Rome, Italy. There are 

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connection with this potential sale. 

However, the purchaser typically 

requests offsets. Any offset agreements 

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 outside the 

United States. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 21–05 

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 MQ-9B Remotely Piloted 

Aircraft (RPA) is a weapons-ready 

aircraft designed for Medium-Altitude 

Long-Endurance (MALE) Intelligence, 

Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), 

Target Acquisition, and Strike Missions. 

The MQ-9B RPA is not a U.S. Air Force 

program of record but has close ties to, 

and builds upon, the proven success of 

the MQ-9A Reaper. The MQ-9B is a 

highly modular, easily configurable 

aircraft that contains the necessary hard 

points, power, and data connections to 

accommodate a variety of payloads and 

munitions to meet multiple missions, 

including counter-land, counter-sea, 

and anti-submarine strike operations. 

The system is designed to be controlled 

by two operators within a Certifiable 

Ground Control Station (CGCS). The 

CGCS is designed to emulate a 

reconnaissance aircraft cockpit, giving 

users extensive means to operate both 

the aircraft and sensors. The MQ-9B is 

able to operate using a direct Line-ofSight (LOS) datalink or Beyond Line-ofSight (BLOS) through satellite 

communications (SATCOM). The MQ9B system can be deployed from a single 

site that supports launch/recovery, 

mission control, and maintenance. The 

system also supports remote-split 

operations where launch/recovery and 

maintenance occur at a Forward 

Operating Base (FOB) and mission 

control is conducted from another 

location or Main Operating Base (MOB). 

2. The Ground Control Station (GCS) 

can be either fixed or mobile. The fixed 

GCS is enclosed in a customer-specified 

shelter. It incorporates workstations that 

allow operators to control and monitor 

the aircraft, as well as record and 

exploit downlinked payload data. The 

mobile GCS allows operators to perform 

the same functions and is contained on 

a mobile trailer. Workstations in either 

GCS can be tailored to meet customer 

requirements. 

3. The SAGE 750 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) System is 

a United Kingdom-produced digital 

electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor 

that analyzes the electromagnetic 

spectrum to map the source of active 

emissions. Using highly accurate 

Direction Finding (DF) antennas, SAGE 

builds target locations and provides 

situational awareness, advance warning 

of threats, and the ability to cue other 

sensors. 

4. The Raytheon Multi-Spectral 

Targeting Systems-D (MTS-D) EO/IR 

sensors is a multi-spectral Targeting 

System with Laser Target Designator 

(LTD). A multi-use Electro Optical (EO)/ 

lnfrared (IR) sensor provides long-range 

surveillance, high-altitude target 

acquisition, tracking, range-finding, and 

laser designation for all tri-service and 

NATO laser-guided munitions, with 

capabilities up to and including high 

definition color TV, high definition 

short-wave IR, medium-wave IR, and 

long-wave IR sensors. The AN/DAS-4 is 

an evolutionary upgrade to the current 

AN/DAS-1 system. 

5. The Lynx AN/APY-8 Synthetic 

Aperture Radars (SAR) with Ground 

Moving Target Indicator (GTMI) System 

provides all-weather surveillance, 

tracking, and targeting for military and 

commercial customers from manned 

and unmanned vehicles. 

6. The KOR-24A Small Tactical 

Terminal Link-16 is a command, control 

communications, and intelligence (C3I) 

system incorporating high-capacity, 

jam-resistant, digital communication 

links for exchange of near real-time 

tactical information, including both data 

and voice, among air, ground, and sea 

elements. 

7. The L3 Harris RIOTM

Communications Intelligence System 

incorporates radio receivers and flexible 

digital processing to create the ability to 

intercept, location, and copy adversary 

communications. The system is flexible 

enough that it can detect a wide variety 

of types of communications. The open 

design allows the system to be upgraded 

with new software features as adversary 

communications change. 

8. The Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Module (SAASM) is a self-contained 

navigation system that provides the 

following: Acceleration, velocity, 

position, attitude, platform azimuth, 

magnetic and true heading, altitude, 

body angular rates, time tags, and 

coordinated universal time (UTC) 

synchronized time. SAASM enables the 

GPS receiver access to the encrypted 

P(Y) signal providing protection against 

active spoofing attacks. 

9. The AN/DPX-7 is an Identification 

Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder used to 

identify and track aircraft, ships, and 

some ground forces to reduce friendly 

fire incidents. 

10. Leonardo SeaSpray Maritime 

Multi-Role Patrol Radar is a synthetic 

aperture X-band radar that provides 

small-target maritime detection in high 

seas, maritime search (including 

submarine periscopes and semisubmersibles), radar imaging of ocean 

targets, and weather detection and 

avoidance. 

11. The C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) 

Ground Data Terminals and Ku-Band 

SATCOM GA-ASI Transportable Earth 

Stations (GATES) provide command, 

control, and data acquisition for the 

MQ-9B. 

12. The KY-100M is a lightweight 

terminal for secure voice and data 

communications. The KY-100M 

provides wideband/narrowband halfduplex communication. Operating in 

tactical ground, marine and airborne 

applications, the KY-100M enables 

secure communication with a broad 

range of radio and satellite equipment. 

13. The Honeywell TPE-331–10-GD 

Turboprop Engine is used in a variety of 

airborne platforms, including the MQ9B. 

14. The Rohde & Schwartz UHF/VHF 

Radio is a multi-band, portable, twoway communication radio. 

15. The KIV-77 Mode 5 crypto 

applique computer for IFF is Type 1 

certified by the National Security 

Agency and provides information 

assurance for both legacy Mode 4 and 

new Mode 5 IFF equipment. The KIV77 is used to store the classified keys. 

16. The AN/APQ-10C Simple Key 

Loader is a handheld fill device for 

securely receiving, storing, and 

transferring data between cryptographic 

and communications equipment. 

17. The Joint Direct Attack Munitions 

(JDAM) is a guidance set that converts 

existing unguided bombs (MK-82, MK83, MK-84, BLU-109, BLU-110, BLU111, BLU-117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU129 warhead) into an accurate, adverse 

weather ‘‘smart’’ munition. The 

Guidance Set consists of a Tail Kit, 

which contains the Inertial Navigation 

System (INS) and a Global Positioning 

System (GPS), and a set of Aerosurfaces 

and an umbilical Cover, which allows 

the JDAM to improve the accuracy of 

unguided, general purpose bombs. The 

Guidance Set, when combined with a 

warhead and appropriate fuze, forms a 

JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU). The 

JDAM Guidance Set gives these bombs 

adverse weather capability with 


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improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon 

can be delivered from modest standoff 

ranges at high or low altitudes against 

a variety of land and surface targets 

during the day or night. After release, 

JDAM autonomously guides to a target, 

using the resident GPS-aided INS 

guidance system. The JDAM is capable 

of receiving target coordinates via 

preplanned mission data from the 

delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft 

sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar, etc.) during 

captive carry, or from a third-party 

source via manual or automated aircrew 

cockpit entry. 

(a) The KMU-572 is the guidance set 

for a GBU-38 (500-pound) JDAM. 

18. The Laser JDAM (GBU-54) 

converts existing unguided free-fall 

bombs into precision guided ‘‘smart’’ 

munitions by adding a new tail section 

containing Inertial Navigation System 

(INS) guidance/Global Positioning 

System (GPS) guidance, as well as adds 

a semi-active laser seeker. This allows 

the weapon to strike targets moving at 

up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon 

consists of a DSU-38 sensor, a warheadspecific JDAM guidance set installed on 

the bomb body, and a fuze. 

19. MK-82 Inert General Purpose (GP) 

bomb is a 500-pound, free-fall, 

unguided, low-drag inert weapon used 

for integration testing. There is no 

explosive fill. 

20. GBU-12/58 Paveway II (PW-II) 

500-pound (GBU-12) and 250-pound 

(GBU-58) are maneuverable, free-fall, 

laser-guided bombs (LGBs) that guides 

to reflected laser energy from the 

desired target. Employment of the LGB 

is the same as a normal general purpose 

(GP) warhead, except the semi-active 

guidance corrects for employment errors 

inherent in any delivery system. Laser 

designation for the weapon can be 

provided by a variety of laser target 

markers or designators from the air or 

ground. The Paveway system consists of 

a laser guidance kit, a computer control 

group (CCG), a warhead-specific Air 

Foil Group (AFG) that attach to the nose 

and tail of MK-81 and MK-82 General 

Purpose (GP) bombs, and a fuze. The 

weapon is primarily used for precsion 

bombing aganst non-hardened targets. 

(a) The MAU-169 or the MAU-209 are 

the CCG for the GBU-12 and GBU-58. 

(b) The MXU-650 is the AFG for the 

500-pound GBU-12. 

(c) MXU-1006/B is the AFG for the 

250-pound GBU-58. 

21. AGM-114-R2 Hellfire II SemiActive Laser (SAL) Missiles are raillaunched guided missiles developed 

and produced by Lockheed Martin. The 

guidance system employs a SAL seeker. 

The SAL missile homes in on the laser 

energy reflected off a target that has 

been illuminated by a laser designator. 

The laser can be on either the launch 

platform or another platform that can be 

separated from it by several kilometers. 

The target sets are armor, bunkers, 

caves, enclosures, boats, and enemy 

personnel. The AGM-114-R2 Hellfire II 

missiles use pulse-coded laser 

illumination. The R2 variant includes a 

Height-of-Burst (HOB)/proximity sensor. 

The AGM-114 R2 missiles each have a 

multi-purpose selectable warhead and 

inertial measurement unit (IMU)-Aided 

Trajectories. 

22. The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb 

Increment 1 (SDB-1) is a 250-pound, 

GPS-aided inertial navigation system, 

small autonomous, day or night, adverse 

weather, conventional, air-to-ground 

precision glide weapon able to strike 

fixed and stationary re-locatable nonhardened targets from standoff ranges. It 

is intended to provide aircraft with an 

ability to carry a high number of bombs. 

Aircraft are able to carry four SDBs in 

place of one 2,000-pound bomb. 

(a) SDB I Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) 

is an SDB II configuration used for land 

or sea range-based testing of the SDB I 

weapon system. The GTV has common 

flight characteristics of an SDB I All Up 

Round (AUR), but in place of the multieffects warhead is a Flight Termination, 

Tracking, and Telemetry (FTTT) 

subassembly that mirrors the AUR 

multi-effects warhead’s size and mass 

properties, yet provides safe flight 

termination, free flight tracking, and 

telemetry of encrypted data from the 

GTV to the data receivers. The SDB I 

GTV can have either inert or live fuses. 

All other flight control, guidance, datalink, and seeker functions are 

representative of the SDB I AUR. 

23. The Joint Programmable Fuze 

(JPF) FMU-139 is a multi-delay, multiarm and proximity sensor compatible 

with general purpose blast, frag, and 

hardened-target penetrator weapons. 

The JPF settings are cockpit selectable 

in flight when used numerous 

precision-guided weapons. It can 

interface with numerous weapons 

including GBU-12, GBU-58, GBU-54, 

and GBU-38. 

24. The highest level of classification 

of defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

25. 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. 

26. A determination has been made 

that the United Arab Emirates 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. 

27. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of the United Arab 

Emirates. 

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Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 21–01] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

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 

21–01 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 17, 2020. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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