TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 08-919.1 

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DEFENSE 

Electromagnetic Launcher 

Equipment 

 Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and the UNITED KINGDOM OF 

GREAT BRITAIN AND 

NORTHERN IRELAND 

Signed at Arlington and London 

September 19, 2008 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN 

AND NORTHERN IRELAND 

 Defense: Electromagnetic Launcher 

 Equipment 

 Memorandum of understanding signed 

 at Arlington and London September 19, 2008; 

 Entered into force September 19, 2008. 
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

FOR THE LOAN OF

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHER EQUIPMENT

CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

I hereby certify this to be a true copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the

Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Department of Defense of the United States of America and

the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

concerning for the Loan of Electromagnetic Launcher Equipment. The Armaments Cooperation

Directorate (SAAL-NC), Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense

Exports and Cooperation maintains custody of a signed copy of the MOU.

DEPUTY, INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

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II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY

OBJECT1NES

MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

PROPERTY RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS

RELEASE OF INFORMATION UNDER LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

SECURITY

THIRD PARTY TRANSFERS

LIABILITY

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

ENTRY INTO EFFECT, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION

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The Department of Defense (DoD) of the United States of America, hereinafter referred to as the

"Receiving Participant," and the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland (UK MOD), hereinafter referred to as the "Providing Pamcxpan,

recognizing the Agreement Concerning Defense Cooperation Arrangements of May 27, 1993

between the Government of the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland applies to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU); and

desiring to gain the benefits of the loan of specified property of the Providing Participant;

pursuant to the following provisions; have reached the following understandings:

SECTION I

DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY

1.1.

by the Providing Participant to the Receiving Participant:

The following items (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Property") will be loaned

Quantity Description

EM Gun Launchers

Pulsed Power Supply

Support Equipment and Spares

Containers

3

1 lot

1 lot

Part/Stock#

Replacement

Value

3.4M U:S. Dollars

2.0M U.S Dollars

0.6M Ui.S. Dollars

0.05M U.g Dollars

Replacement Value 6.05M iU.S. Dollars

1.2. None of the Property identified above is intended to be consumed or expen}ted in the

he testin conducted under this MOU Before the end of the loan period, the

course of t g

Participants will decide whether the loan period should be extended or whether the eqmpment

osed of If the eauipment is to be disposed of, the Participants will

should be returned or dlsp owever

mutuall determine how the disposal will be effected. However, it is antlcapated that, h

Y

----'-- - dis'-osed of by the Receiving Participant, without

all items lclentlnecl atove are lntnuu u u, , J

reimbursement to the Providing Participant, after the end of testing conducted urider this MOU.

SECTION II

OBJECTIVES

2.1. The overall objective ofthis MOU is to loan the Property for research, development, test,

and evaluation purposes. The specific objectives of this MOU include:

2.1.1. Establishment of detailed arrangements between the Providing Participant and

Receiving Participant for the loan of the Property.
2.1.2.

2.1.3.

Testing, evaluation, and analysis ofthe performance of the loaned Property by the

Receiving Participant.

Provision of a

technical evaluation report to the Providing Participant that

describes the results of the test and evaluation effort conducted by the Receiving

Participant on the loaned equipment.

SECTION III

MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITIES

3.1. Each Participant will establish a point of contact who will be responsible for coordinating

and monitoring the overall test and evaluation effort to ensure achievement of MOU objectives.

3.1.1. For the Providing Participant the point of contact is:

Mr. David Haugh

Dstl Fort Halstead

Sevenoaks

Kent TN14 7BP

UK

3.1.2. For the Receiving Participant the point of contact is:

3.2.

irnplementing

Mr. Dennis Ladd

AMSRD-AAR-AEW-E(D)

Bldg 354

Picatinny Arsenal

NJ 07806-5000

U.S.A.

Each Participant will also appoint a Test Project Officer who is responsible for

the responsibilities of the Participants as described herein.

3.2.1. For the Providing Participant the Test Project Officer is:

3.2.2.

Mr. David Haugh

Dstl Fort Halstead

Sevenoaks

Kent TN14 7BP

UK

For the Receiving Participant the Test Project Officer is:

Mr. Dennis Ladd
3.3.

3.4.

AMSRD-AAR-AEW-E(D)

Bldg 354

Picatinny Arsenal

NJ 07806-5000

U.S.A.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROVIDING PARTICIPANT:

3.3.1.

3.3.2.

3.3.3.

3.3.4.

LOAN OF THE PROPERTY The Providing Participant will loa the Property

until testing and evaluation of the data are complete or terminatio of this MOU,

whichever comes first. The Providing Participant's Test Project Officer will

advise the Receiving Participant's Test Project Officer of any shipping details for

the Property, and confirm the receipt of returned Property, or the ,receipt of a

certificate of its disposition.

PROPERTY DELIVERY The Providing Participant will make the equipment

available, without cost, at Dstl, Ft. Halstead, Sevenoaks, United Iingdom.

Possession of the Property will pass from the Providing Participant to the

Receiving Participant at the time of shipment of the Property.

CONDITION The Providing Participant will make its best effos }o ensure the

Property is furnished to the Receiving Participant in a

serviceableicondition

suitable for its intended purpose. However, the Provldlng Pamclpaht makes n

warranty nor guarantee of fitness of the Property for a particular urpose or use,

and the Providin Participant makes no arrangement to alter, improve, adapt, or

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repair the Property f

or any part thereo

DOCUMENTATION The Providing Participant will furnish the Receiving

Participant such operation and maintenance information as is necessary to conduct

the test.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RECEIVING PARTICIPANT

3.4.1.

3.4.2.

The Receiving Participant will appoint a

representative for the purpose of making

an inspection and inventory ofthe Property at the time ofreceipt Of the Property

and again when the Property is returned, unless the Property is dis'posed of by the

Receiving Participant. The Receiving Participant's Test Project Officer will

acknowledge receipt of the Property, advise when the Property is yeturned upon

completion of the tests, or issue a certificate of disposition in accordance with

subparagraph 3.4.7. of this Section, and provide a test report in adcordance with

subparagraph 3.4.8. of this Section.

INSTALLATION The Receiving Participant will be responsibl for supplies and

services required to install properly, align, check out, and otherwilse make the

Property ready for testing.
3.4.3.

3.4.4.

3.4.5.

3.4.6.

3.4.7.

3.4.8.

HEALTH AND SAFETY The Receiving Participant will be responsible for

satisfying all of its relevant health, safety, and environmental legislation

appertaining to the Property, its installation, and its use.

TRAINING The Receiving Participant will be responsible for obtaining

operation and maintenance training for those personnel assigned to operate and

maintain the Property.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PROPERTY The Receiving

Participant will be responsible for all operation and maintenance required on the

Property while in its possession.

TESTING SITE(S) The test(s) will be conducted by or on behalf of the

Receiving Participant at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The

Receiving Participant must obtain approval in writing from the Providing

Participant's point of contact if it desires to conduct testing at additional sites.

REMOVAL AND RETURN OF EQUIPMENT; RESPONSIBILITY FOR

DAMAGED OR RETURNED PROPERTY Upon completion Of testing and

evaluation, or expiration of the loan period, or termination of this MOU pursuant

to paragraph 11.3. of this MOU, whichever occurs first, the Receiving Participant

will maintain any such Property in good order, repair, and operable condition.

Unless the Providing Participant has authorized the Property to be expended or

otherwise disposed of without reimbursement to the Providing Participant, the

Receiving Participant will make the Property available for return to the Providing

Participant in as good as condition as received, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

If the Property is damaged beyond economical repair, the Receiving Participant

will make the Property available to the Providing Participant (unless otherwise

specified in writing by the Providing Participant), and pay its replacement value

specified in paragraph 1.1. of this MOU, which has been computed pursuant to

the Providing Participant's national laws and regulations. If the Property is lost

while in the custody o f the Receiving Participant, the Receiving participant will

issue a

certificate of loss to the Providing Participant and pay the replacement

value specified in paragraph 1.1. of this MOU.

TEST REPORT Subject to the limitations of national disclosure policy, the

Receiving Participant will furnish the Providing Participant an interim technical

evaluation test report on the loaned equipment two years after this MOU enters

into effect and a final technical evaluation test report on the loaned equipment in

accordance with this MOU. The test reports will be provided without charge, and

the final test report will be furnished to the Providing Participant no later than 90

days after completion of the termination or expiration of this MOU. The format

and content of the reports will reflect the objectives identified in Section II

(Objectives) of this MOU.

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3.5. This MOU provides only for the loan of Property for research, development, test, and

evaluation purposes. Participation in this MOU does not imply any intention by either

Participant to participate in any follow-on efforts beyond the scope of this MOU including the

exchange of any additional information. Any other effort(s) will be established tlarough separate

arrangements.

SECTION IV

FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

4.1. There are no charges for the loan of the above Property or for the test report.

4.2. Each Participant will fully bear all costs it incurs for performing, managin.g, and

administering its activities under this MOU.

4.3. The Receiving Participant is responsible for all costs of transportation including

preparation, packing, and applicable customs charges within its country.

SECTION V

PROPERTY RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS

5.1. Except as specifically provided herein, the Providing Participant will retain title to all

Property loaned under this MOU

5.2. The Receiving Participant will not make changes or alterations to the Property except

with the prior written approval ofthe Providing Participant.

5.3. The Property will be loaned only for the purposes set forth in Section II (Objectives). No

other use of the Property by the Receiving Participant during the loan period is authorized.

5.4. Information furnished by the Providing Participant to the Receiving Participant will be

used by the Receiving Participant for operation and maintenance of the Property!only, except as

otherwise stated in this MOU.

5.5. Information generated under this MOU may be used by either Participant for defense

purposes. Defense Purposes means manufacture or any other use in any part of the world by or

for the armed forces of either Participant.

5.6. No intellectual property rights, other than as set out in this MOU, are created or conveyed

by this MOU. The Participants consent to ensure, by all means available to them, the protection

of property rights in the Property, test data, and other information provided or generated under

this MOU, whether subject to patent (or like protection) or not.

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5.7. "Foreground Information" means any information generated during performance of any

acts under this MOU.

5.8. Foreground Information will be owned by the Participant who generates i! or the

Participant's contractor depending on national contracting practice.

5.9. Any specification, production information, or manufacturing know-how incidentally

derived from the performance of the provisions of this MOU will be used and fully protected in

accordance with this MOU.

5.10. The Participants mutually determine that this MOU provides the authority for the

exchange of information as set forth in subparagraphs 3.3.4. and 3.4.8. of Sectio Ill

(Management and Responsibilities) of this MOU only.

5.11. All export-controlled information and/or Property furnished bythe U.S. DoD, its

Contractors, and their subcontractors pursuant to this MOU will be subject to export controls

established by the U.S. Government in accordance with the Arms Export Contro! Act and

International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

SECTION VI

RELEASE OF INFORMATION UNDER LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

6.1. Each Participant will take all lawful steps available to it to keep free from unauthorized

disclosure information that is provided or generated with the condition that it is t9 be treated in

confidence. If it becomes probable that such information may be disclosed to other persons or to

a

judicial body, immediate notification will be given to the other Participant.

62. Such information will be safeguarded in a manner that ensures its proper protection from

unauthorized disclosure,

6.3. To assist in providing this protection, the information will be marked with a legend

containing the country of origin, a

reference to this MOU, the security classifica!ion, if any, and

if the information is unclassified but is to be treated in confidence, the provisiong for release and

a statement to the effect that the information is furnished in confidence.
SECTION VII

SECURITY

7.1. It is the intent of the Participants that the loan carried out under this MOUI will be

conducted at the unclassified level. No classified information or Property will be provided or

exchanged under this MOU.

SECTION VIII

THIRD PARTY TRANSFERS

8.1. The Receiving Participant consents not to disclose or transfer any Property, test data, or

other information provided to it under this MOU to any Third Party without prior written consent

of the Providing Participant Government. The Participants consent not to disclose any

information generated under this MOU to any Third Party without the prior written consent of

the other Participant's Government. For the purposes of this MOU, the term "Tlird Party"

means a government other than the Government of a Participant and any person or other entity

whose government is not the Government of a Participant.

8.2. Disclosures or transfers requiring authorization under paragraph 8.1. of this Section will

not be made or authorized unless the Third Party recipient consents in writing that it will not use

any such equipment or information for purposes other than those for which it was furnished nor

permit any further transfer without the prior written consent of both Participants.

SECTION IX

LIABILITY

9.1. Claims arising under this MOU will be dealt with under paragraph 1 of the Agreement

Concerning Defence Cooperation of May 27, 1993 between the Government of the United States

of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nohern Ireland.
SECTION X

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

10.1. Disputes between the Participants arising under or relating to this MOU will be resolved

only by consultation between the Participants and will not be referred to a

national court, to an

international tribunal, or to any other person or entity for settlement.

SECTION XI

ENTRY INTO EFFECT, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION

11.1. All activities of the Participants under this MOU will be carried out in accordance with

their national laws and regulations, including their export control laws and regulations. The

responsibilities of the Participants will be subject to the availability of funds for such purposes.

11.2. This MOU may be amended or extended by written mutual consent of the Participants.

Six months prior to the expiration of the MOU, the Participants will confer and mutually

determine if the MOU should be extended.

11.3. This MOU may be terminated at any time:

11.3.1. By mutual written consent of the Participants.

11.3.2. By the Receiving Participant on 21 days written notice; or

11.3.3. By the Providing Participant at any time.

11.4. Arrangements and responsibilities regarding security and protection ofproperty benefits

against unauthorized use, disclosure, or transfer that accrued prior to termination or expiration of

this MOU will continue to apply without limit of time.

11.5. This MOU will come into effect on the date of the later signature below, and unless

terminated or extended, will remain in effect for five (5) years.
'IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective

Participants, have signed this MOU on the dates indicated below.

iFOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

Signature

eith B. Webster

Name

Deputy Assistant Secretary ofthe Army

for Defense Exports and Cooperation

Title

September 19, 2008

Date

FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR.

DEFENCE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN

IRELAND:

Signature

Professor P. Sutton

Name

Director General

Science & Technology Strategy

Title

Date

Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.

Location Location

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