81 FR 57574 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-20122]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-30]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: Chandelle K. Parker, DSCA/OGC, (703) 
697-9027.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-30 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 16-30
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: NATO Support and Procurement Agency 
(NSPA) as Lead Nation for potential subsequent retransfer to Belgium, 
Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and 
Spain in accordance with Section 3(d)(4)(C)(ii)
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:
    Major Defense Equipment * $151 million
    Other $80 million
    TOTAL $231 million
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Five hundred (500) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits, 
KMU-556 F/B
Forty (40) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-557 F/B
One thousand five hundred (1,500) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-572 F/B
One thousand (1,000) MAU 210 E/B Computer Control Groups for 1,000-lb. 
Enhanced Paveway IIs
Three hundred (300) MAU 210 E/B Computer Control Groups for GBU-49s
One thousand twenty-five (1,025) MAU 169 L/B Computer Control Groups 
for GBU-12s
One thousand and three hundred fifty (1,350) Joint Programmable Fuzes, 
FMU-152 A/B
Sixty (60) Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil Group 650-MXU K/B for GBU-12s
One thousand twenty-five (1,025) Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil Group, 
MXU-650 K/B AFG for GBU-12s

Non-MDE:

This request also includes the following Non-MDE: Detector Sensing Unit 
(DSU)-38A/B Laser sensors, DSU-330/B proximity sensors, Wireless 
Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) interfaces for Enhanced Paveway TI bombs, 
FMU-139C/B electronic bomb fuzes, repair and return services, 
transportation, engineering services, and other support services.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (YAA)
    (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

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 9 AUG 2016
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

NATO Support and Procurement Agency--Precision Guided Munitions

    NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested a 
possible sale of precision guided munitions for subsequent retransfer 
to Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, 
Portugal, and Spain. Included are: five hundred (500) Joint Direct 
Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits, KMU-556 F/B; forty (40) JDAM 
Guidance Kits, KMU-557 F/B; one thousand five hundred (1,500) JDAM 
Guidance Kits, KMU-572 F/B; one thousand (1,000) MAU 210 E/B Computer 
Control Groups for 1,000-lb. Enhanced Paveway IIs; three hundred (300) 
MAU 210 E/B Computer Control Groups for GBU-49s; one thousand twenty-
five (1,025) MAU 169 L/B Computer Control Groups for GBU-12s; one 
thousand three hundred fifty (1,350) Joint Programmable Fuzes, FMU-152 
A/B; sixty (60) Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil Group 650-MXU K/B for 
GBU-12s; one thousand twenty-five (1,025) Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil 
Group, MXU-650 K/B AFG for GBU-12s. It also includes Detector Sensing 
Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser sensors; DSU-33D/B proximity sensors; Wireless 
Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) interfaces for Enhanced Paveway II bombs; 
FMU-139C/B electronic bomb fuzes; repair and return services; 
transportation; engineering services; and other support services. The 
estimated value is $231 million.
    The proposed sale improves NATO members' capability to meet current 
and future ground threats with precision. They will use the enhanced 
capacity as a deterrent to regional threats, and to increase 
interoperability within contingency operations. Many of the purchasing 
nations already have precision-guided munitions in their inventories 
and will have no difficulty absorbing these additional munitions.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractors for production are the Boeing Corporation of 
St Louis, Missouri, and Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to NATO.
    There is no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of 
this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 16-30
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item
No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that 
converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into precision-guided 
``smart'' munitions. By adding a new tail section containing Inertial 
Navigation System (INS)/Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance to 
existing inventories of BLU-109, BLU-111, and BLU-117, or MK-84 and MK-
82 bombs, the cost effective JDAM provides highly accurate weapon 
delivery in any ``flyable'' weather. The INS, using updates from the 
GPS, helps guide the bomb to the target via the use of movable tail 
fins. The bomb is fitted with the MXU-650 airfoil and the MAU-169 L/B 
Computer Control Group (CCG) or the MAU-210E/B to guide to its laser-
designated target. The JDAM All Up Round (AUR) and all of its 
components are UNCLASSIFIED; technical data for JDAM are classified up 
to SECRET. Weapon accuracy is dependent on target coordinates and 
present position as entered into the guidance control unit. After 
weapon release, movable tail fins guide the weapon to the target 
coordinates.
    2. The KMU-556 F/B, KMU-557 F/B and the KMU-572 F/B are the tail 
kits for the GBU-31. They contain a GPS Receiver Card with Selective 
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM). Information revealing SAASM 
implementation details such as number or length of keying variables, 
circuit diagrams, specific quantitative measures, functions, and 
capabilities is classified SECRET.
    3. The DSU-38A/B Laser Sensor uses both GPS-aided inertial 
navigations and/or Laser guidance to execute threat targets. The Laser 
sensor enhances standard JDAM's reactive target capability by allowing 
rapid prosecution of fixed targets with large initial target location 
errors (TLE). The DSU-38A/B Laser sensor also provides the additional 
capability to engage mobile targets moving up to 70 mph. The DSU-38 
Laser sensor is a strap down (non-gimbaled) sensor that attaches to the 
Mk-82 or BLU-111 bomb body in the forward fuze well. The addition of 
the DSU-38 Laser sensor combined with additional cabling and mounting 
hardware turns a standard GBU-38 JDAM into a GBU-54 Laser JDAM. 
Information revealing target designation tactics and associated 
aircraft maneuvers, the probability of destroying specific/peculiar 
targets, vulnerabilities regarding countermeasures and the 
electromagnetic environment is classified SECRET. Information revealing 
the probability of destroying common/unspecified targets, the number of 
simultaneous lasers the laser seeker head can discriminate, and data on 
the radar/infra-red frequency is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
    4. The FMU-152 fuze is a Multi-Delay, Multi-Arm and Proximity 
Sensor compatible with General Purpose Blast, Fragmentation and 
Hardened-Target Penetrator Warheads. It is cockpit selectable in-flight 
(prior to release) when used with JDAMS weapons. It can interface with 
the following weapons: GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-15, GBU-16, GBU-24, GBU-27, 
GBU-28, GBU-31, GBU-32, GBU-38, and AGM-130.
    5. If a technologically advanced adversary obtained knowledge of 
the specific hardware and software elements, 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.
    6. A determination has been made that NSPA and the participating 
countries 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.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to NATO, Belgium, Czech 
Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Spain.

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