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Transmittal No. 20–53 

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 Kuwait 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $ 0 million 

Other ...................................... $200 million 

TOTAL ............................... $200 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: The 

Government of Kuwait has requested to 

buy spare parts to support its upgraded 

Patriot systems. 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

None 

Non-MDE: Included is one (1) set of 

Authorized Stockage List (ASL), 

Prescribed Load List (PLL) and Higher 

Headquarters Battery (HHB) spare parts; 

one (1) set of Authorized Stockage List 

(ASL), Prescribed Load List (PLL) and 

Higher Headquarters Battery (HHB) 

spare parts; one (1) set of Fixed Site 

Antenna Mast Group (ATG)/Information 

and Coordination Central (ICC) Tethered 

Manstation Kit (ITMK) spare parts, 

transportation, organizational 

equipment, support equipment, tools 

and test equipment, technical data and 

publications, personnel training and 

training equipment, maintenance 

services, U.S. government and 

contractor engineering, technical, and 

logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (KU– 

B–UXG) 

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

ULV, KU–B–UXI, KU–B–UXS, KU–B– 

UXH 

(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: December 28, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Kuwait—System Spares for Patriot 

Configuration 3+ 

The Government of Kuwait has 

requested to buy spare parts to support 

their upgraded Patriot systems. Included 

is one (1) set of Authorized Stockage 

List (ASL), Prescribed Load List (PLL) 

and Higher Headquarters Battery (HHB) 

spare parts; one (1) set of Authorized 

Stockage List (ASL), Prescribed Load 

List (PLL) and Higher Headquarters 

Battery (HHB) spare parts; one (1) set of 

Fixed Site Antenna Mast Group (ATG)/ 

Information and Coordination Central 

(ICC) Tethered Manstation Kit (ITMK) 

spare parts, transportation, 

organizational equipment, support 

equipment, tools and test equipment, 

technical data and publications, 

personnel training and training 

equipment, maintenance services, U.S. 

government and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support services, 

and other related elements of logistical 

and program support. The total 

estimated program cost is $200 million. 

The 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 

that is an important force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Middle East. 

The proposed sale of these spare parts 

for Kuwait’s Patriot System will 

improve Kuwait’s capability to meet 

current and future threats and provide 

greater security for critical civilian and 

military infrastructure. The 

procurement of these spare parts 

represents a commitment by Kuwait to 

field and maintain systems that are 

interoperable with U.S. forces. Kuwait 

will have no difficulty absorbing this 

equipment and support 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 Missile Systems, Waltham, 

MA. 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 Kuwait. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–53 

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 spares associated with this sale 

include unclassified and classified parts 

associated with the Patriot PAC–3 

Configuration 3+. The parts will support 

sustainment of the critical components 

of the Patriot whose primary combat 

element is made up of a radar set, 

engagement control station, and 

launching stations. All classified spares 

in this sale are associated with the 

Patriot radar set. 

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 associated with the Patriot 

missile system, 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 Government of Kuwait 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 

Government of Kuwait. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–13] 

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 

20–13 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

Transmittal No. 20–13 

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: Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $250 million 

Other ...................................... $ 40 million 

TOTAL ............................... $290 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Three thousand (3,000) GBU–39/B 

Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) 

Non-MDE: Also included are 

containers; weapon support and support 

equipment; spare and repair parts; U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

technical and logistical support 

services; and other related elements of 

logistical and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SR–D– 

YBD 

(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: December 28, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Saudi Arabia—GBU–39 Small Diameter 

Bomb I (SDB I) Munitions 

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has 

requested to buy three thousand (3,000) 

GBU–39 SDB I munitions. Also 

included are containers; weapon 

support and support equipment; spare 

and repair parts; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, technical and 

logistical support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost will be $290 million. 

This proposed sale will support U.S. 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives by helping to improve the 

security of a friendly country that 

continues to be an important force for 

political stability and economic growth 

in the Middle East. 

The proposed sale will improve Saudi 

Arabia’s capability to meet current and 

future threats by increasing its stocks of 

long-range, precision air-to-ground 

munitions. The size and accuracy of the 

SDB I allows for an effective munition 

with less collateral damage. The 

potential sale will further strengthen the 

interoperability between the United 

States and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia 

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 

Boeing, St. Louis, MO. There are no 

known offset agreements in connection 

with this potential sale; however 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 not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–13 

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 GBU–39/B Small Diameter 

Bomb Increment I (SDB I) is a 250- 

pound class weapon designed as a 

small, all weather, autonomous, 

conventional, air-to-ground, precision 

glide weapon able to strike fixed and 

stationary re-locatable targets from 

standoff range. The SDB I weapon 

system consists of the weapons, the 

BRU–61/A (4-place pneumatic carriage 

system), shipping and handling 

containers for a single weapon and the 

BRU–61/A either empty or loaded, and 

a weapon planning module. It has 

integrated diamond-back type wings 

that deploy after release, which 

increases the glide time and therefore 

maximum range. The SDB I Anti-Jam 

Global Positioning System aided Inertial 

Navigation System (AJGPS/INS) 

provides guidance to the coordinates of 

a stationary target. The payload/ 

warhead is a very effective 

multipurpose penetrating and blast 

fragmentation warhead couples with a 

cockpit selectable electronic fuze. Its 

size and accuracy allow for an effective 

munition with less collateral damage. A 

proximity sensor provides height of 

burst capability. 

2. The highest level of classification of 

information 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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 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 are authorized 

for release and export to the Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–65] 

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 

20–65 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 8, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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