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Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 14–43] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 14–43 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: October 6, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 14–43 

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: Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $1.250 billion 

Other .................................... $ .500 billion 

Total .................................. $1.750 billion 

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

Export Control Act. 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 202 Patriot 

Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missiles 

with containers, and 1 Guidance 

Enhanced Missile (GEM) Flight Test 

Target/Patriot as a Target. Also included 

are 2 PAC-3 Telemetry Kits, 6 Fire 

Solution Computers, 36 Launcher 

Station Modification Kits, 2 Missile 

Round Trainers, 2 PAC–3 Slings, 6 

Patriot Automated Logistics Systems 

Kits, 6 Shorting Plugs, spare and repair 

parts, lot validation and range support, 

ground support equipment, repair and 

return, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, Quality Assurance 

Team, U.S. Government and contractor 

technical and logistics support services, 


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and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (WAS) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS case UAK-$991M-30Nov90 

FMS case JBV-$2.7B-16Dec92 

(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 Annex Attached 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 30 Sep 14 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)— 

Patriot Air Defense System with PAC-3 

Enhancement 

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has 

requested a possible sale of 202 Patriot 

Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 Missiles 

with containers, and 1 Guidance 

Enhanced Missile (GEM) Flight Test 

Target/Patriot as a Target. Also included 

are 2 PAC-3 Telemetry Kits, 6 Fire 

Solution Computers, 36 Launcher 

Station Modification Kits, 2 Missile 

Round Trainers, 2 PAC-3 Slings, 6 

Patriot Automated Logistics Systems 

Kits, 6 Shorting Plugs, spare and repair 

parts, lot validation and range support, 

ground support equipment, repair and 

return, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, Quality Assurance 

Team, U.S. Government and contractor 

technical and logistics support services, 

and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. The estimated 

cost is $1.750 billion. 

The program will contribute to the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a partner which has been, 

and continues to be, an important force 

for political stability and economic 

progress in the Middle East. 

The proposed sale will help replenish 

Saudi’s current Patriot missiles which 

are becoming obsolete and difficult to 

sustain due to age and the limited 

availability of repair parts. The purchase 

of PAC-3 missiles will support current 

and future defense missions and 

promote stability within the region. 

Saudi Arabia, which already has Patriot 

missiles in its inventory, will have no 

difficulty absorbing these additional 

missiles into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale will not alter the 

basic military balance in the region. 

The principal contractors will be 

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire 

Control in Dallas, Texas; and Raytheon 

Corporation in Tewksbury, 

Massachusetts. Although offsets are 

requested, they are unknown at this 

time and will be determined during 

negotiations between the KSA and 

contractor. 

Implementation of this proposed 

program will require one U.S. contractor 

to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

for a period of three years for equipment 

fielding and system checkout. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 14–43 

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 Patriot Air Defense System 

contains classified Confidential 

hardware components and critical/

sensitive technology. The Patriot 

Advance Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile 

Four-Pack is classified Confidential and 

the improved PAC-3 launcher hardware 

is Unclassified. The missiles requested 

represent significant technological 

advances for the existing Kingdom of 

Saudi Arabia Patriot system capabilities. 

With the incorporation of the PAC-3 

missile, the Patriot System will continue 

to hold a significant technology lead 

over other surface-to-air missile systems 

in the world. 

2. The PAC-3 sensitive/critical 

technology is primarily in the area of 

design and production know-how and 

primarily inherent in the design, 

development and/or manufacturing data 

related to certain components. The list 

of components is classified 

Confidential. 

3. Information on system performance 

capabilities, effectiveness, survivability, 

PAC-3 Missile seeker capabilities, select 

software/software documentation and 

test data are classified up to and 

including Secret. 

4. Loss of this hardware, software, 

documentation and/or data could 

permit development of information 

which may lead to a significant threat to 

future U.S. military operations. If a 

technology 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 capabilities. 

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 that might 

reduce weapon system effectiveness or 

be used in the development of a system 

with similar advance capabilities. 

6. A determination has been made 

that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can 

provide substantially the same degree of 

protection for this technology as the 

U.S. Government. This proposed sale is 

necessary in 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 have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 14–42] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 14–42 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: October 3, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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