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[Transmittal No. 23–22] 

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 23–22, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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Transmittal No. 23–22 

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: Republic of 

Kosovo 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $55 million 

Other .................................... $20 million 

TOTAL .......................... $75 million 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 

Export Control Act. 

Funding Source: National Funds 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Two hundred forty-six (246) Javelin 

FGM–148F Missiles (includes six 

(6) Fly-to-Buy Missiles) 

Twenty-four (24) Javelin Lightweight 

Command Launch Units (LWCLU) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Javelin LWCLU 

Basic Skills Trainers; Javelin Outdoor 

Trainers; Missile Simulation Rounds; 

Outdoor Training Instructor Stations 

(OTIS); Battery Coolant Units (BCUs); 

System Integration and Check out 

(SICO); Life Cycle Support (LCS); 

Javelin Restricted Interactive Electronic 

Technical Manual (IETM); Javelin 

Operator Manual and Technical 

Assistance (TAGM); tools; Javelin 

gunner training; Ammunition Technical 

Officer (ATO) training; Javelin 

maintenance training; and other 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (KV– 

B–UBO) 

(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 11, 2024 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Kosovo—Javelin Missiles 

The Republic of Kosovo has requested 

to buy two hundred forty-six (246) 

Javelin FGM–148F missiles (includes 

six (6) fly-to-buy missiles); and twentyfour (24) Javelin Lightweight Command 

Launch Units (LWCLU). Also included 

are Javelin LWCLU Basic Skills 

Trainers; Javelin Outdoor Trainers; 

Missile Simulation Rounds; Outdoor 

Training Instructor Stations (OTIS); 

Battery Coolant Units (BCUs); System 

Integration and Check out (SICO); Life 

Cycle Support (LCS); Javelin Restricted 

Interactive Electronic Technical Manual 

(IETM); Javelin Operator Manual and 

Technical Assistance (TAGM); tools; 

Javelin gunner training; Ammunition 

Technical Officer (ATO) training; 

Javelin maintenance training; and other 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The total estimated cost is $75 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security of the United States (U.S.) by 

improving the security of a European 

partner which is an important force for 

political and economic stability in 

Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Kosovo’s long-term defense capacity to 

defend its sovereignty and territorial 

integrity to meet its national defense 

requirements. Kosovo 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 prime contractors will be the 

Javelin Joint Venture between Lockheed 

Martin in Orlando, FL and Raytheon 

Missiles and Defense in Tucson, AZ. 

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 Kosovo. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–22 

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 Javelin Weapon System is a 

medium-range, man portable, shoulderlaunched, fire and forget, anti-tank 

system for infantry, scouts, and combat 

engineers. It may also be mounted on a 

variety of platforms including vehicles, 

aircraft and watercraft. The system 

weighs 49.5 pounds and has a 

maximum range in excess of 2,500 

meters. The system is highly lethal 

against tanks and other systems with 

conventional and reactive armors. The 

system possesses a secondary capability 

against bunkers. 

2. Javelin’s key technical feature is the 

use of fire-and-forget technology which 

allows the gunner to fire and 

immediately relocate or take cover. 

Additional special features are the top 

attack and/or direct fire modes, an 

advanced tandem warhead and imaging 

infrared seeker, target lock-on before 

launch, and soft launch from enclosures 

or covered fighting positions. The 

Javelin missile also has a minimum 

smoke motor thus decreasing its 

detection on the battlefield. 

3. The Javelin Weapon System is 

comprised of two major tactical 

components, which are a reusable 

LWCLU and a round contained in a 

disposable launch tube assembly. The 

LWCLU incorporates an integrated daynight sight that provides a target 

engagement capability in adverse 

weather and countermeasure 

environments. The LWCLU may also be 

used in a stand-alone mode for 

battlefield surveillance and target 

detection. The LWCLU’s thermal sight is 

a 3rd generation Forward Looking 

Infrared (FLIR) sensor. To facilitate 

initial loading and subsequent updating 

of software, all on-board missile 

software is uploaded via the LWCLU 

after mating and prior to launch. 

4. The missile is autonomously 

guided to the target using an imaging 

infrared seeker and adaptive correlation 

tracking algorithms. This allows the 

gunner to take cover or reload and 

engage another target after firing a 

missile. The missile has an advanced 

tandem warhead and can be used in 

either the top attack or direct fire modes 

(for target undercover). An onboard 

flight computer guides the missile to the 

selected target. 

5. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

6. 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. 

7. A determination has been made 

that Kosovo 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 further the U.S. 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives outlined in the Policy 

Justification. 

8. All defense articles and services 

listed on this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to Kosovo. 

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