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authorized for release and export to the 

Netherlands. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 18–03] 

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 

18–03 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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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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