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Transmittal No. 22–67 

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 Finland 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $310 million 

Other ................................... $70 million 

TOTAL ................................ $380 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Three hundred fifty (350) FIM–92K 

Stinger Man Portable Missiles 

Five (5) Production Verification Flight 

Test (PVFT) FIM–92K Stinger Man 

Portable Missiles 

Non-MDE: 

Also included is support equipment; 

production support, engineering, 

and technical services; 

transportation services; and other 

related elements of program and 

logistics support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (FI–B– 

VBF) 

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

VAJ, FI–B–VBA 

(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 1, 2022 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Finland—Stinger Man Portable Groundto-Air Missiles 

The Government of Finland has 

requested to buy three hundred fifty 

(350) FIM–92K Stinger Man Portable 

missiles; and five (5) Production 

Verification Flight Test (PVFT) FIM– 

92K Stinger Man Portable missiles. Also 

included is support equipment; 

production support, engineering, and 

technical services; transportation 

services; and other related elements of 

program and logistics support. The total 

estimated cost is $380 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by improving the 

security of a trusted partner which is an 

important force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. It is 

vital to the U.S. national interest to 

assist Finland in developing and 

maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Finland’s defense and deterrence 

capabilities. Finland intends to use 

these defense articles and services to 

increase its national stock. This critical 

platform will bolster the land and air 

defense capabilities in Europe’s 

northern flank, supporting the U.S. 

European Command’s top priorities. 

Finland 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 contractors will be 

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, 

AZ and Lockheed Martin Corporation, 

Syracuse, NY. There are no known 

offset agreements in connection with 

this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to Finland. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 22–67 

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 Stinger missile is a lightweight, 

self-contained air defense system that 

can be rapidly deployed by ground 

troops. Its seeker and guidance systems 

enables the weapon to acquire, track 

and engage a target with one shot. 

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, 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 Finland 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 Finland. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 22–64] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

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 with attached 

Transmittal 22–64, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2800 Defense Pentagon 

the Honorable Nancy Pelosi 

Speaker of the House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

H-209, The Capitol 

Washfugton,DC 20S1S 

Dear Madam Speaker: 

WashlngtOn,DC 20301 .. 2800 

November 28, 2022 

Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control 

Act as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22~, concem.ing the Navyts 

proposed Letter{s)·of Offer and Acceptance to the Oovenunent of Finland for defense articles 

and services estimated to cost $323.3 million. After this letter is delivered to your office, we 

plan to issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale. 

Sincerely~ 

Enclosures: 

1. Transmittal 

2. PolicyJustification 

3. Sensitivity of Technology 
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 74249 

Transmittal No. 22–64 

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 Finland 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $164.1 million 

Other ................................... $159.2 million 

TOTAL ............................. $323.3 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Forty (40) AIM 9X Block II Tactical 

Missiles 

Four (4) AIM 9X Block II Tactical 

Guidance Units 

Forty-eight (48) AGM–154 Joint Stand 

Off Weapons (JSOW) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Dummy Air 

Training Missiles (DATM); Captive 

Air Training Missile (CATM); 

Captive Flight Vehicles (CFVs); Free 

Flight Vehicles (FFVs); containers; 

mission planning; integration 

support and testing; munitions 

storage security and training; 

weapon operational flight program 

software development; 

transportation; tools and test 

equipment; support equipment; 

spare and repair parts; publications 

and technical documentation; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering and logistics 

support services; books and other 

publications; training; training aids 

and devices; space parts; support 

equipment; weapon system 

software support; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering; 

technical and logistics support 

services; studies and surveys; 

missile technical assistance; other 

technical assistance; and other 

related elements of program and 

logistics support. 

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

AAT, FI–P–AAU) 

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

AAS, FI–P–AAI, FI–P–GAT, FI–P–LDB, 

FI–P–LBM 

(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: November 28, 2022 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Finland—AIM 9X Block II Tactical 

Missiles and AGM–154 Joint Standoff 

Weapons 

The Government of Finland has 

requested to buy forty (40) AIM 9X 

Block II tactical missiles; four (4) AIM 

9X Block II tactical guidance units; and 

forty-eight (48) AGM–154 Joint Stand 

Off Weapons (JSOW). Also included are 

Dummy Air Training Missiles (DATM); 

Captive Air Training Missile (CATM); 

Captive Flight Vehicles (CFVs); Free 

Flight Vehicles (FFVs); containers; 

mission planning; integration support 

and testing; munitions storage security 

and training; weapon operational flight 

program software development; 

transportation; tools and test equipment; 

support equipment; spare and repair 

parts; publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering and logistics 

support services; books and other 

publications; training; training aids and 

devices; space parts; support 

equipment; weapon system software 

support; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering; technical and 

logistics support services; studies and 

surveys; missile technical assistance; 

other technical assistance; and other 

related elements of program and 

logistics support. The total estimated 

cost is $323.3 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by improving the 

security of a trusted partner, which is an 

important force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. It is 

vital to the U.S. national interest to 

assist Finland in developing and 

maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Finland’s air-to-air and air-to-surface 

weapons capabilities and will positively 

impact U.S. relations with countries in 

the Nordic region. Finland intends to 

use these defense articles and services 

for its fighter aircraft fleet. Finland 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 contractors will be 

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, 

AZ. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of the proposed sale 

will require U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives to visit 

Finland on a temporary basis in 

conjunction with program technical 

oversight and support requirements, 

including program and technical 

reviews. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 22–64 

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 9X Block II Tactical 

Missile is a datalink-enabled, launch 

and leave, air combat munition that uses 

passive Infrared (IR) energy to acquire 

and track enemy air targets. The AIM– 

9X Block II Sidewinder continues the 

evolution of the AIM–9 series of 

missiles. 

2. The AGM–154 JSOW is a precision 

strike weapon with a 500-pound blast/ 

fragmentation/penetrator warhead 

effective against fixed-point targets. It 

includes GPS/INS guidance, and an 

uncooled, long-wave imaging infrared 

seeker with autonomous target 

acquisition algorithms for precise 

targeting. 

3. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

4. 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. 

5. A determination has been made 

that Finland 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. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Finland. 

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