80 FR 8852 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8852-8855] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03387] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal Nos. 14-55] 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 14-55 with attached transmittal, policy justification, and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: February 12, 2015. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [[Page 8853]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN19FE15.021 Transmittal No. 14-55 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 Netherlands (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment*................................ $108 million Other................................................... $231 million --------------- TOTAL................................................. $339 million * 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: 4 MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft 4 Mobile Ground Control Stations Block 30 (option Block 50) 6 Honeywell TPE331-10T Turboprop Engines (4 installed and 2 spares) 2 SATCOM Earth Terminal Sub-System 6 AN/DAS-1 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems (MTS)-B 4 General Atomics Lynx (exportable) Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI) Systems, w/Maritime Wide Area Search capability 2 Ruggedized Aircraft Maintenance Test Stations 20 ARC-210 RT-1939 Radio Systems 8 KY-1006 Common Crypto Modules 8 Ku-band Link-Airborne Communications Systems 4 KIV-77 Mode 4/5 Identification Friend or Foe [[Page 8854]] 4 AN/APX-119 Mode 4/5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder (515 Model) 14 Honeywell H-764 Adaptive Configurable Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Guidance Units (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti- Spoofing Module (SAASM) (12 installed and 2 spares) Also provided are an Initial Spares Package (ISP) and Readiness Spares Package (RSP) to support 3400 Flight Hours for a three (3) year period, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. (iv) Military Department: Air Force (SMQ). (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: 06 Feb 2015. Policy Justification The Netherlands--MQ-9 Reapers The Government of the Netherlands has requested a possible sale of: 4 MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft 4 Mobile Ground Control Stations Block 30 (option Block 50) 6 Honeywell TPE331-10T Turboprop Engines (4 installed and 2 spares) 2 SATCOM Earth Terminal Sub-System 6 AN/DAS-1 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems (MTS)-B 4 General Atomics Lynx (exportable) Synthetic Aperture Radar/Ground Moving Target Indicator (SAR/GMTI) Systems, w/Maritime Wide Area Search capability 2 Ruggedized Aircraft Maintenance Test Stations 20 ARC-210 RT-1939 Radio Systems 8 KY-1006 Common Crypto Modules 8 Ku-band Link-Airborne Communications Systems 4 KIV-77 Mode 4/5 Identification Friend or Foe 4 AN/APX-119 Mode 4/5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder (515 Model) 14 Honeywell H-764 Adaptive Configurable Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Guidance Units (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti- Spoofing Module (SAASM) (12 installed and 2 spares) Also provided are an Initial Spares Package (ISP) and Readiness Spares Package (RSP) to support 3400 Flight Hours for a three (3) year period, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $339 million. The Netherlands is one of the major political and economic powers in Europe and NATO and an ally of the United States in the pursuit of peace and stability. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist the Netherlands to develop and maintain a strong and ready self- defense capability. This potential sale will enhance the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capability of the Dutch military in support of national, NATO, UN-mandated, and other coalition operations. Commonality of ISR capabilities will greatly increase interoperability between U.S and Dutch military and peacekeeping forces. The Netherlands requests this capability to provide for the defense of its deployed troops, regional security, and interoperability with the U.S. The proposed sale will improve the Netherland's capability to meet current and future threats by providing improved ISR coverage that promotes increased battlefield situational awareness, anticipates enemy intent, augments combat search and rescue, and provides ground troop support. The Netherlands will have no difficulty absorbing this additional capability into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractor will be General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in San Diego, California. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale may require U.S. contractor representatives to make multiple trips to the Netherlands and potentially to deployed locations to provide initial launch, recovery, and maintenance support. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 14-55 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 MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper is a long-endurance, high-altitude, Remotely Piloted Aircraft that can be used for surveillance, military reconnaissance, and targeting missions. Real-time missions are flown under the control of a pilot in a Ground Control Station (GCS). A data link is maintained that uplinks control commands and downlinks video with telemetry data. The data link can be a C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) communication or Ku-Band Over-the-Horizon Satellite Communication (SATCOM). Payload imagery and data are downlinked to a GCS. Pilots can change mission parameters as often as required. The aircraft can also be handed off to other strategically placed ground- or sea-based GCSs. The MQ-9 air vehicle is a Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Category 1 system, designed to carry 800 pounds of internal payload with maximum fuel and 3000 pounds of external payload. It can carry multiple mission payloads aloft with a range of 1800km. The MQ-9 will be configured for the following payloads: Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/ IR), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), and laser designators. The MQ-9 systems will include the following components: a. The GCS can be either fixed or mobile. The fixed GCS is enclosed in a customer-specified shelter. It incorporates workstations that allow operators to control and monitor the aircraft, as well as record and exploit downlinked payload data. The mobile GCS allows operators to perform the same functions and is installed on a mobile trailer. Workstations in either GCS can be tailored to meet customer requirements. The GCS, technical data, and documents are Unclassified. b. The Lynx IIe family includes the AN/APY-8 Block 20 and AN/DPY-1 Block 30 Synthetic Aperture Radar and Ground Moving Target Radar systems, which provide all-weather surveillance, tracking and targeting for military and commercial customers from manned and unmanned vehicles. The AN/DPY-1's three- meter resolution can image up to a 10- km wide swath for wide-area surveillance. The Lynx IIe-9 (exportable) SAR/GMTI radar system and technical data/documents are Unclassified. c. The Raytheon AN/DAS-1 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS-B) is a multi-use infrared (IR), electro-optical [[Page 8855]] (EO), and laser detecting ranging-tracking set, developed and produced for use by the U.S. Air Force on the MQ-9 Reaper. This advanced EO and IR system provides long-range surveillance, high altitude, target acquisition, tracking, range finding, and laser designation for all tri-service and NATO laser-guided munitions. d. The Honeywell H-764 Adaptive Configurable Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Guidance Unit (EGI) contains the Force 524D GPS Receiver card with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM). The Force 524D is a 24-channel SAASM based GPS receiver with precise positioning service capability built upon Trimble's next generation GPS technology. The Force 524D retains backward compatibility with the proven Force 5GS while adding new functionality to interface with the digital antenna electronics to significantly improve anti-jam performance. The host platform can select the radio frequency of digital antenna electronics interface. In the digital mode, the Force 524D is capable of controlling up to 16 independent beams. 2. The MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft is Unclassified. The highest level of classified information required for training, operation, and maintenance is Secret. 3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware or software in this proposed sale, the information could be used to develop countermeasures which 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 the recipient country can provide 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 the Netherlands. [FR Doc. 2015-03387 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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(EO), and laser detecting ranging- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Competitive Preference Priorities:
tracking set, developed and produced Within this absolute priority, we give
for use by the U.S. Air Force on the Applications for New Awards; competitive preference to applications
MQ–9 Reaper. This advanced EO and IR Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad that address one or more of the
system provides long-range Program—Short-Term Projects following three priorities.
surveillance, high altitude, target AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), for FY
acquisition, tracking, range finding, and Education, Department of Education. 2015, we award an additional two
laser designation for all tri-service and points to an application that meets
ACTION: Notice.
NATO laser-guided munitions. Competitive Preference Priority 1; up to
Overview Information: an additional three points to an
d. The Honeywell H–764 Adaptive application that meets Competitive
Configurable Embedded Global Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Preference Priority 2; and up to an
Positioning System/Inertial Guidance Program—Short-Term Projects additional five points to an application
Unit (EGI) contains the Force 524D GPS Notice Inviting Applications for New that meets Competitive Preference
Receiver card with Selective Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Priority 3. An applicant can address
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module one, two, or all three of the competitive
(SAASM). The Force 524D is a 24- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
preference priorities. We can therefore
(CFDA) Number: 84.021A.
channel SAASM based GPS receiver award up to an additional 10 total
DATES:
with precise positioning service points to an application, depending on
Applications Available: February 19,
capability built upon Trimble’s next how well the application meets
2015.
generation GPS technology. The Force Deadline for Transmittal of competitive preference priorities 1, 2,
524D retains backward compatibility Applications: March 23, 2015. and 3.
with the proven Force 5GS while adding Note: In order to receive preference under
new functionality to interface with the Full Text of Announcement these competitive preference priorities, the
digital antenna electronics to I. Funding Opportunity Description applicant must identify the priority or
significantly improve anti-jam priorities that it believes it meets and provide
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright- documentation supporting its claims.
performance. The host platform can Hays Group Projects Abroad (Fulbright-
select the radio frequency of digital Hays GPA) Program supports overseas These priorities are:
antenna electronics interface. In the projects in training, research, and Competitive Preference Priority 1:
digital mode, the Force 524D is capable curriculum development in modern Specific Geographic Regions of the
of controlling up to 16 independent foreign languages and area studies for World (2 Points).
beams. groups of teachers, students, and faculty Applications that focus on one or
engaged in a common endeavor. Short- more of the following geographic
2. The MQ–9 Reaper Remotely Piloted regions of the world: sub-Saharan Africa
Aircraft is Unclassified. The highest term projects may include seminars,
curriculum development, or group (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
level of classified information required Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon,
for training, operation, and maintenance research or study.
Priorities: This notice contains one Central African Republic, Chad,
is Secret. Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic
absolute priority, three competitive
3. If a technologically advanced preference priorities, and one Republic of the Congo, Djibouti,
adversary were to obtain knowledge of invitational priority. In accordance with Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
the specific hardware or software in this 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
proposed sale, the information could be priority is from the regulations for this Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
used to develop countermeasures which program (34 CFR 664.32). Competitive Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
might reduce weapon system Preference Priorities 1 and 2 are from Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique,
effectiveness or be used in the the regulations for this program (34 CFR Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the
development of a system with similar or 664.32), and Competitive Preference Congo, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé
advanced capabilities. Priority 3 is from the notice of final and Prı́ncipe, Senegal, Seychelles,
priorities published in the Federal Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa,
4. A determination has been made South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland,
that the recipient country can provide Register on September 24, 2010 (75 FR
59050). Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia,
the same degree of protection for the Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and Zimbabwe); South Asia (Afghanistan,
sensitive technology being released as any subsequent year in which we make Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
the U.S. Government. This sale is awards from the list of unfunded Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); and
necessary in furtherance of the U.S. applicants from this competition, this Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma,
foreign policy and national security priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
objectives outlined in the Policy CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Justification. applications that meet this priority. Timor-Leste, Vietnam).
5. All defense articles and services This priority is: Competitive Preference Priority 2:
listed in this transmittal have been Specific Geographic Regions of the Substantive Training and Thematic
authorized for release and export to the World. Focus on Priority Languages (Up to 3
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A group project that focuses on one or Points).
Government of the Netherlands.
more of the following geographic Applications that propose short-term
[FR Doc. 2015–03387 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] regions of the world: Africa, East Asia, projects abroad that provide substantive
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P South Asia, Southeast Asia and the training and thematic focus on any of
Pacific, the Western Hemisphere the 78 priority languages selected from
(Central and South America, Mexico, the U.S. Department of Education’s list
and the Caribbean), East Central Europe of Less Commonly Taught Languages:
and Eurasia, and the Near East. Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic,
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