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Transmittal No. 18–03 

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: The 

Government of the United Kingdom 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $600 million 

Other .................................... $ 50 million 

TOTAL .............................. $650 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up 

to two hundred (200) AIM–120D 

Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air 

Missiles (AMRAAMs) 

Non-MDE: Also included in this sale 

are missile containers; weapon system 

support equipment; support and test 

equipment; site survey; transportation; 

repair and return support; warranties; 

spare and repair parts; publications and 

technical documentation; maintenance 

and personnel training; training 

equipment; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, logistics, and 

technical support services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(UK–D–YAM) 

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

YAL, 6 Sep 17 

(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: July 10, 2018 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

United Kingdom—AIM–120D Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile 

(AMRAAM) 

The Government of the United 

Kingdom has requested to buy up to two 

hundred (200) AIM–120D Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 

(AMRAAMs). Also included in this sale 

are missile containers; weapon system 

support equipment; support and test 

equipment; site survey; transportation; 

repair and return support; warranties; 

spare and repair parts; publications and 

technical documentation; maintenance 

and personnel training; training 

equipment; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, logistics, and 

technical support services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated cost of 

the overall possible sale is $650 million. 

The proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

policies of the United States by helping 

to improve the security of a NATO ally 

which has been, and continues to be, an 

important partner on critical foreign 

policy and defense issues. 

The proposed sale will improve the 

Royal Air Force’s aircraft capabilities for 

mutual defense, regional security, force 

modernization, and U.S. and NATO 

interoperability. This sale will enhance 

the Royal Air Force’s ability to defend 

the United Kingdom against future 

threats and contribute to future NATO 

operations. The United Kingdom will 

have no difficulty absorbing these 

missiles into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

will not alter the basic military balance 

in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile Systems Company, 

Tucson, AZ. At this time, 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 United 

Kingdom. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 18–03 

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–120D Advanced Medium 

Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) is 

a guided missile featuring digital 

technology and micro-miniature solidstate electronics. AMRAAM capabilities 

include look-down/shoot-down, 

multiple launches against multiple 

targets, resistance to electronic 

countermeasures, and interception of 

high- and low-flying and maneuvering 

targets. The AMRAAM is classified 

CONFIDENTIAL, major components 

and subsystems range from 

UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, 

and technical data and other 

documentation are classified up to 

SECRET. 

2. The AIM–120D AMRAAM 

hardware, including the missile 

guidance section, is classified 

CONFIDENTIAL. State-of-the-art 

technology is used in the missile to 

provide it with unique beyond-visualrange capability. The increase in 

capability from the AIM–120C–7 to 

AIM–120D consists of a two-way data 

link, a more accurate navigation unit, 

improved High-Angle Off-Boresight 

(HOBS) capability, and enhanced 

aircraft-to-missile position handoff. 

3. AIM–120D features a target 

detection device with embedded 

electronic countermeasures, and an 

electronics unit within the guidance 

section that performs all radar signal 

processing, mid-course and terminal 

guidance, flight control, target detection, 

and warhead burst point determination. 

4. If a technologically advanced 

adversary obtains knowledge of the 

specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or 

equivalent systems that might reduce 

weapon system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of a system with 

similar or advanced capabilities. 

5. A determination has been made 

that the Government of the United 

Kingdom can provide substantially the 

same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. This proposed 

sale is necessary to the furtherance of 

the U.S. foreign policy and national 

security objectives outlined in the 

policy justification. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of the United Kingdom. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 18–19] 

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: 

DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@

mail.mil or (703) 697–9709. 

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 

18–19 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 


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Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 18–19 

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 Spain 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * ........................... $324.4 million 

Other ................................ $536.0 million 

TOTAL .......................... $860.4 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Five (5) AEGIS Weapons Systems 

(AWS) MK7 

Six (6) Shipsets Digital Signal 

Processing 

Five (5) Shipsets AWS Computing 

Infrastructure MARK 1 MOD 0 

Five (5) Shipsets Operational Readiness 

Test Systems (ORTS) 

Five (5) Shipsets MK 99 MOD 14 Fire 

Control System 

Five (5) Shipsets MK 41 Baseline VII 

Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) 

Two (2) All-Up-Round MK 54 Mod 0 

Lightweight Torpedoes 

Twenty (20) SM–2 Block IIIB Missiles 

and MK 13 Canisters with AN/DKT– 

71 Warhead Compatible Telemeter 

Non-MDE: Also included are one (1) 

S4 AWS computer program, five (5) 

shipsets Ultra High Frequency (UHF) 

Satellite Communications (SATCOM), 

five (5) shipsets AN/SRQ–4 radio 

terminal sets, five (5) shipsets ordnance 

handling equipment, five (5) shipsets 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Modules (SAASM), five (5) shipsets 

aviation handling and support 

equipment, five (5) shipsets AN/SLQ– 

24E Torpedo countermeasures systems, 

five (5) shipsets LM04 Thru-Hull XBT 

Launcher and test canisters, one (1) 

shipset MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching 

System, five (5) shipsets Link Level 

COMSEC (LLC) 7M for LINK 22, five (5) 

shipsets Maintenance Assist Module 

(MAM) cabinets, five (5) shipsets 

technical documentation, five (5) 

shipsets installation support material, 

special purpose test equipment, system 

engineering, technical services, on-site 

vendor assistance, spare parts, systems 

training, foreign liaison office and 

staging services necessary to support 

ship construction and delivery, spare 

and repair parts, tools and test 

equipment, support equipment, repair 

and return support, personnel training 

and training equipment, publications 

and technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering 

and logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistic and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (SP–P– 

LHM) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SP–P– 

LHL, SP–P–GOL 

(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: June 26, 2018 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Spain—AEGIS Combat System 

The Government of Spain has 

requested to buy five (5) AEGIS 

Weapons Systems (AWS) MK7, six (6) 

shipsets Digital Signal Processing, five 

(5) shipsets AWS Computing 

Infrastructure MARK 1 MOD 0, five (5) 

shipsets Operational Readiness Test 

Systems (ORTS), five (5) shipsets MK 99 

MOD 14 Fire Control System, five (5) 

shipsets MK 41 Baseline VII Vertical 

Launching Systems (VLS), two (2) AllUp-Round MK 54 Mod 0 lightweight 

torpedoes, twenty (20) SM–2 Block IIIB 

missiles and MK 13 canisters with AN/ 

DKT–71 warhead compatible telemeter. 

Also included are one (1) S4 AWS 

computer program, five (5) shipsets 

Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Satellite 

Communications (SATCOM), five (5) 

shipsets AN/SRQ–4 radio terminal sets, 

five (5) shipsets ordnance handling 

equipment, five (5) shipsets Selective 

Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules 

(SAASM), five (5) shipsets aviation 

handling and support equipment, five 

(5) shipsets AN/SLQ–24E Torpedo 

countermeasures systems, five (5) 

shipsets LM04 Thru-Hull XBT Launcher 

and test canisters, one (1) shipset MK 36 

MOD 6 Decoy Launching System, five 

(5) shipsets Link Level COMSEC (LLC) 

7M for LINK 22, five (5) shipsets 

Maintenance Assist Module (MAM) 

cabinets, five (5) shipsets technical 

documentation, five (5) shipsets 

installation support material, special 

purpose test equipment, system 

engineering, technical services, on-site 

vendor assistance, spare parts, systems 

training, foreign liaison office and 

staging services necessary to support 

ship construction and delivery, spare 

and repair parts, tools and test 

equipment, support equipment, repair 

and return support, personnel training 

and training equipment, publications 

and technical documentation, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering 

and logistics support services, and other 

related elements of logistic and program 

support. The total estimated program 

cost is $860.4 million. 

The proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States by 

improving the security of a NATO ally 

that is an important force for political 

stability and economic progress in 

Europe. It is vital to the U.S. national 

interest to assist Spain in developing 

and maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. 

The addition of five (5) new AEGIS 

equipped frigates to Spain’s fleet will 

afford more flexibility and capability to 

counter regional threats and continue to 

enhance stability in the region. Spain 

currently operates 5 AEGIS frigates and 

is proficient at using the AEGIS system 

to its fullest capability. Spain has 

demonstrated the capability, flexibility, 

and responsibility necessary to acquire 

this AEGIS system into its fleet and will 

continue to operate it as required to 

ensure interoperability as a highly 

valued NATO partner. Spain 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 prime contractors will be 

Lockheed Martin, Moorestown, NJ, and 

Manassas, VA; Raytheon Company, 

Waltham, MA; and General Dynamics, 

Williston, VT. There are also a 

significant number of companies under 

contract with the U.S. Navy that will 

provide components and systems as 

well as engineering services during the 

execution of this effort. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require multiple trips by U.S. 

Government and contractor 

representatives to participate in program 

and technical reviews plus training and 

maintenance support in country, on a 

temporary basis, for a period of twentyfour (24) months. It will also require two 

(2) contractor representatives to reside 

in country for a period of two (2) years 

to support this program. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 18–19 

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 AEGIS Weapon System (AWS) 

is a multi-mission combat system 


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providing integrated Air and Missile 

Defense for surface ships. This sale 

involves a subset of the AWS Baseline 

9 Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) capability 

called the International AEGIS Fire 

Control Loop (IAFCL); no integrated 

Ballistic Missile Defense will be 

provided. AWS Software, 

documentation, combat system training 

and technical services will be provided 

at the classification levels up to and 

including SECRET. The manuals and 

technical documents are limited to 

those necessary for operational use and 

organization maintenance. 

2. IAFCL hardware include AWS 

Computing Infrastructure Equipment, 

including Blade Processors, Fire Control 

System (FCS) MK 99, Vertical 

Launching System (VLS) MK 41, combat 

system support equipment, logistics 

support equipment, and the Digital 

Signal Processing Group equipment 

consisting of the Signal Processor 

Assembly Cabinet and Radar Data 

Processor Cabinet. The Digital Signal 

Processing group will be derived from 

the Multi-Mission Signal Processor and 

will be integrated with the Solid-State 

S-Band Multifunction Radar which is 

being procured by Spain via Direct 

Commercial Sale contract. The Digital 

Signal Processing Group will be capable 

of Anti-Air Warfare mission only. The 

hardware is unclassified. The IAFCL 

meets Anti-Tamper Requirements. 

3. The Torpedo Countermeasure 

Transmitting Set AN/SLQ–25 (Nixie) is 

a passive, electro-acoustic decoy system 

used to provide deceptive 

countermeasures against acoustic 

homing torpedoes. The AN/SLQ–25 

employs an underwater acoustic 

projector housed in a streamlines body 

which is towed astern on a combination 

tow/signal-transfer coaxial cable. An 

onboard generated signal is used by the 

towed body to produce an acoustic 

signal to decoy the hostile torpedo away 

from the ship. The AN/SLW–25E 

included improved deceptive 

countermeasure capabilities, a fiber 

optic display LAN, a torpedo alertment 

capability and a towed array sensor, as 

well as addressing obsolescence issues 

in previous variants. The highest 

classification of the hardware to be 

exported is SECRET. The purchaser 

currently has the AN/SLQ–25A variant 

of this weapon system in its inventory. 

4. The Common Data Link Hawklink 

AN/SRQ–4 radio terminal sets provide 

the shipboard element of a situation 

awareness system that links airborne 

terminals with surface warships. The 

system provides real-time use of aircraft 

sensors to extend situational awareness 

over the horizon by enabling 

surveillance helicopters to data-link 

radar, video, networking, and acoustic 

data to various surface ships. It 

provided the command and control, 

sensor data transfer, data link operations 

and built-in test functionality. It 

supports anti-submarine warfare and 

anti-ship surveillance and targeting 

missions. This hardware is unclassified. 

The purchase currently has the AN/ 

SRQ–4 on 5 of their surface ships. 

5. The version of the MK 54 

Lightweight Torpedo involved in this is 

the MK 54 Mod 0. Although the MK 54 

Mod 0 is considered state-of-the art 

technology, there is no Critical Program 

Information associated with the MK 54 

Mod 0 Light Weight Torpedo hardware, 

technical documentation, or software. 

The highest classification of the 

hardware to be exported is SECRET. The 

highest classification of the technical 

manual that will be exported is 

confidential; which is required for the 

operation and maintenance of the MK 

54 Mod 0 Lightweight Torpedo. The 

highest classification of the software to 

be exported is SECRET. The MK 54 Mod 

0 Lightweight Torpedo meets AntiTamper Requirements. The purchaser 

currently does not have this weapon 

system in its inventory; however they 

have the previous version, the MK 46 

Lightweight Torpedo. 

6. The following MK 54 components 

and support equipment being conveyed 

by the proposed sale that is considered 

sensitive and are classified SECRET 

include: MK 54 LWT hardware, MK 695 

Torpedo System Test Set Software, 

Torpedo Firing Evaluation equipment 

Software, and Data Analysis Tool Set 

software. The Classified MK 54 

Publication with the proposed sale 

include: Torpedo MK 54 Mod 0 General 

Information Book, MK 54 Employment 

Manual, MK 20 Mod 1 Exploder 

Description, Operation, Maintenance, 

and Illustrated Parts Breakdown, and 

MK 440 Mod 1 Exploder Test Set 

Description, Operation and Illustrated 

Parts Breakdown. 

7. The MK–36 Mod 6 Super Rapid 

Blooming Off-board Chaff (SRBOC) and 

Decoy Launching System is an 

unclassified shipboard, deck-mounted, 

6 barrel mortar-type array that launched 

chaff countermeasures against a variety 

of threats. Following launch and 

dispersion, MK 36 SRBOC chaff and 

infrared countermeasure are designed to 

lure hostile missiles away from ships 

under attack by creating false target sets. 

8. The Standard Missile–2 Block IIIB 

proposed in this purchase will be used 

for Anti-Air Warfare test firings during 

Combat System Ship Qualification 

Trials. The following Standard Missile– 

2 BLK IIIB components and support 

equipment being conveyed by the 

proposed sale that is considered 

sensitive and are classified 

CONFIDENTIAL include completely 

assembled Standard Missile–2 BLK IIIB 

with or without a conventional 

warhead, whether a tactical, telemetry, 

or inert (training) configuration: Missile 

component hardware Guidance Section, 

Target Detection Device, Autopilot 

Battery Unit; SM–2 operator and 

maintenance documentation, shipboard 

operation/firing guidance. The 

purchaser currently has this missile in 

its inventory. 

9. UHF SATCOM, the RT–1829 UHF 

SATCOM terminal is a commercially 

available SATCOM terminal that can 

provide ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore 

communications via voice or data 

connectivity. The device itself is CCI but 

is not classified until it is keyed with 

the proper keying material to enable 

secure communications. A single RT– 

1829 control interface can operate 

multiple voice and data 

communications nets simultaneously. 

The RT–1829 terminal is KITC and HAS 

certified to ensure compliance with 

legacy DAMA Mil-STDs. The purchaser 

currently has this UHF SATCOM on 5 

of their surface ships. 

10. The Link Level COMSEC (LLC) 

7M device is a GOTS product which 

was developed by PEO C41/PMQ 150 in 

coordination with Raytheon and 

certified by the NSA. The device itself 

is CCI but is not classified until it is 

keyed with the proper keying material 

to enable secure communications via 

the LINK 22 system. It is a Type 1 

COMSEC device which is intended to 

enable secure interoperable 

communications between the US, and 

NATO nations and Allied Forces via the 

LINK 22 System. Each device is handled 

by only the USG and the partner 

Nations COMSEC Custodians/Managers 

per the FMS agreement and no nation 

has the ability to tamper with or 

manipulate/maintain the system. The 

purchaser has previously purchased the 

LLC 7M for future integration with LINK 

22 on many of their warships. 

11. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

specific hardware, the information 

could be used to develop 

countermeasures which might reduce 

weapons system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of a system with 

similar or advanced capabilities. 

12. A determination has been made 

that Spain can provide substantially the 

same degree of protection for sensitive 

technology being released as the U.S. 

Government. This proposed 

sustainment program is necessary to the 

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 


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and national security objectives 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

13. All defense articles and services 

listed on this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Spain. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 18–0D] 

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: 

DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@

mail.mil or (703) 697–9709. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(5)(C) 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 

18–0D. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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