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to develop countermeasures that might 

reduce weapon system effectiveness or 

be used in the development of a system 

with similar or advanced capabilities. 

7. A determination has been made 

that Oman 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. 

8. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Oman. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 17–63] 

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: 

Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, 

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

Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, 

kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ 

DSA–RAN. 

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 

17–63 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 11, 2018. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 17–63 

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 Mexico 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $55.0 million 

Other ...................................... $43.4 million 

Total ................................ $98.4 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Six (6) RGM–84L Harpoon Block II 

Surface Launched Missiles 

Twenty-three (23) Block II Rolling 

Airframe Missile (RAM) Tactical 

Missiles 

Six (6) MK 54 Mod 0 Lightweight 

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Non-MDE includes: 

Also included are eight (8) MK 825 

Mod 0 RAM Guided Missile Round 

Packs (GMRP) tri-pack shipping and 

storage containers; RAM Block 2 MK 44 

Mod 4 Guided Missile Round Pack 

(GMRP); two (2) MK 32 Surface Vessel 

Torpedo Tubes (SVTT) triple tube 

launchers; two hundred and fifty (250) 

rounds of AA98 25 mm high explosive 

and semi-armor piercing ammunition; 

seven hundred and fifty (750) rounds 

A976 25mm target practice and tracer 

ammunition; four hundred and eighty 

(480) rounds of BA22 57mm high 

explosive programmable fuze 

ammunition; nine hundred and sixty 

(960) rounds of BA23 57mm practice 

ammunition; containers; spare and 

repair parts; support and test 

equipment; publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor representatives’ technical 

assistance; engineering and logistics 

support services; installation services; 

associated electronics and hardware to 

control the launch of torpedoes; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

(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: January 5, 2018 

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Government of Mexico—Harpoon Block 

II Missiles, RAM Missiles and MK 54 

Torpedoes 

The Government of Mexico has 

requested to buy six (6) RGM–84L 

Harpoon Block II surface launched 

missiles, twenty-three (23) Block II 

Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) tactical 

missiles and six (6) MK 54 Mod 0 

lightweight torpedoes. Also included 

are eight (8) MK 825 Mod 0 RAM 

Guided Missile Round Packs (GMRP) 

tri-pack shipping and storage 

containers; RAM Block 2 MK 44 Mod 4 

Guided Missile Round Pack (GMRP); 

two (2) MK 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo 

Tubes (SVTT) triple tube launchers; two 

hundred and fifty (250) rounds of AA98 

25 mm high explosive and semi-armor 

piercing ammunition; seven hundred 

and fifty (750) rounds A976 25mm 

target practice and tracer ammunition; 

four hundred and eighty (480) rounds of 

BA22 57mm high explosive 

programmable fuze ammunition; nine 

hundred and sixty (960) rounds of BA23 

57mm practice ammunition; containers; 

spare and repair parts; support and test 

equipment; publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor representatives’ technical 

assistance; engineering and logistics 

support services; installation services; 

associated electronics and hardware to 

control the launch of torpedoes; and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated cost is 

$98.4 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a strategic partner. 

Mexico has been a strong partner in 

combating organized crime and drug 

trafficking organizations. The sale of 

these ship-based systems to Mexico will 

significantly increase and strengthen its 

maritime capabilities. Mexico intends to 

use these defense articles and services 

to modernize its armed forces and 

expand its existing naval and maritime 

support of national security 

requirements and in its efforts to combat 

criminal organizations. 

Mexico intends to use the weapon 

systems on its Mexican Navy Sigma 

10514 Class ship. The systems will 

provide enhanced capabilities in 

effective defense of critical sea lanes. 

The proposed sale of these systems and 

support will increase the Mexican 

Navy’s maritime partnership potential 

and align its capabilities with existing 

regional navies. Mexico has not 

purchased these systems previously. 

Mexico will have no difficulty absorbing 

this equipment into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

will not alter the basic military balance 

in the region. 

The equipment will be provided from 

U.S. stocks. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require annual trips to Mexico 

involving U.S. Government personnel 

and contractor representatives for 

technical reviews, support, and 

oversight for approximately two years. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 17–63 

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 MK 32 SVTT system is 

UNCLASSIFIED, but the system has one 

classified firmware card that controls 

launches. The system is currently in 

service in the U.S. Navy and in various 

other foreign nations that utilize 

shipboard launched torpedoes. The 

firmware card is essential to the ability 

of the system to successfully launch 

torpedoes when directed by the 

shipboard command and control 

system. 

2. The RGM–84L Harpoon Surface 

Launched Block II missile system, to 

include publications, documentation, 

operations, supply, maintenance, and 

training to be conveyed with this 

proposed sale have the highest 

classification level of CONFIDENTIAL. 

The Harpoon Block II missile is a nonnuclear tactical weapon system 

currently in service in the U.S. Navy 

and in 29 other foreign nations. It 

provides a day, night, and adverse 

weather, standoff surface-to-surface 

capability and is an effective AntiSurface Warfare missile. The RGM–84L 

incorporates components, software, and 

technical design information that are 

considered SENSITIVE. 

3. The following components being 

conveyed by the proposed sale are 

considered sensitive and are classified 

CONFIDENTIAL: 

a. The Radar Seeker 

b. The GPS/INS System 

c. Operational Flight Program Software 

d. Missile operational characteristics 

and performance data 

These elements are essential for the 

Harpoon Block II missile to selectively 

engage hostile targets under a wide 

range of operational, tactical and 

environmental conditions. The version 

being sold to Mexico is not the Coastal 

Target Suppression land attack missile 

version. 

4. MK 54 All-Up-Round Lightweight 

(Warshot) torpedoes and associated 

support equipment, training, test 

equipment, and technical support; 

Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes 

(REXTORPs); and Exercise Torpedoes 

(EXTORPs) are associated with this sale. 

The MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo (LWT) 

can be launched from surface ships, 

helicopters, and fixed wing aircraft. The 

MK 54 LWT is an upgrade to the MK 46 

Torpedo. The MK 54 LWT contains new 

sonar, guidance and control systems 

with modern technology. The new 

guidance and control system uses a 

mixture of commercial-off-the-shelf and 

custom-built electronics. The warhead, 

fuel tank, and propulsion system from 

the MK 46 torpedo are re-used in the 

MK 54 configuration with minor 

modifications. The MK 54 is highly 


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effective against modern diesel and 

nuclear submarines. It has advanced 

logic that allows it to detect and 

prosecute threat submarines operating 

in challenging littoral environments. It 

is also effective in the presence of 

advanced countermeasures that may be 

deployed by threat submarines. The 

assembled MK 54 torpedo and several of 

its individual components are classified 

CONFIDENTIAL. The MK 54 

operational software is classified as 

SECRET as is any hardware upon which 

the software has been installed. Mexico 

has not requested nor will it be 

provided the source code for the MK 54 

operational software. The MK 54 has a 

feature referred to as ‘‘Memory Scuttle’’ 

that erases the operational software at 

the conclusion of any exercise firing so 

that the software will not be 

compromised if the torpedo is not 

recovered after the exercise firing. 

Possession of MK 54 Torpedoes and 

associated equipment should not lead to 

any vulnerability disclosures. 

5. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or 

equivalent systems which might reduce 

weapon system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of a system with 

similar or advanced capabilities. 

6. A determination has been made 

that the Government of Mexico 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. 

7. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of Mexico. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00670 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 17–0C] 

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: 

Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, 

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

Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, 

kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ 

DSA–RAN. 

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 

17–0C with attached Policy 

Justification. 

Dated: January 11, 2018. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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