81 FR 90335 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 240 (December 14, 2016)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 240 (December 14, 2016)
| Page Range | 90335-90336 | |
| FR Document | 2016-29954 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 14, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 90335-90336] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29954] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 16-72] 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: Pam Young, DSCA/SA&E-RAN, (703) 697- 9107. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 16-72 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: December 9, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN14DE16.020 [[Page 90336]] Transmittal No. 16-72 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: Poland (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *............................... $ 110 million Other................................................... $ 90 million --------------- TOTAL................................................. $ 200 million (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Seventy (70) AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) Two (2) AGM-158B Flight Test Vehicles--Live Fire with TIK & FTS Two (2) AGM-158B Mass Simulant Vehicles One (1) AGM-158B Flight Test Vehicle--Captive Carry Three (3) AGM-158B Separation Test Vehicles Non-MDE includes: Two (2) AGM-158B Weapon System Simulators, F-16 operational flight plan upgrade for the Polish F- 16C/D, JASSM-ER integration, missile containers, spare and repair parts, 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 (X7-D-YAD) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-D-SAC, PL-D-YAB and amendments (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: November 28, 2016 * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Poland--JASSM-ER with Support The Government of Poland has requested a possible sale of seventy (70) AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER), two (2) AGM-158B Flight Test Vehicles, two (2) AGM-158B Mass Simulant Vehicles, one (1) AGM-158B Flight Test Vehicle--Captive Carry, three (3) AGM-158B Separation Test Vehicles. Also included are two (2) AGM-158B Weapon System Simulators, F-16 operational flight plan upgrade for the Polish F- 16C/D, JASSM-ER integration, missile containers, spare and repair parts, 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 total estimated program value is $200 million. The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and the national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally. Poland continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in Central Europe. The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet current and future threats of enemy air and ground weapons systems. Poland will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense. These weapon and capabilities upgrades will allow Poland to strengthen its air-to-ground strike capabilities and increase its contribution to future NATO operations. Poland will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The prime contractor will be the Lockheed Martin of Ft. Worth, Texas. 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 Poland. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 16-72 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 AGM-158B JASSM ER is an extended range low-observable, highly survivable subsonic cruise missile designed to penetrate next generation air defense systems en-route to target. It is designed to kill hard, medium-hardened, soft and area type targets. The extended range over the baseline was obtained by going from a turbo jet to a turbo-fan engine and by reconfiguring the fuel tanks for added capacity. Classification of the technical data and information on the AGM-158's performance, capabilities, systems, sub-systems, operations, and maintenance will range from UNCLASSIFIED to SECRET. 2. 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 or advanced capabilities. 3. A determination has been made that Poland 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 US foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification. 4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are authorized for release and export to Poland. [FR Doc. 2016-29954 Filed 12-13-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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Transmittal No. 16–72 three (3) AGM–158B Separation Test hardened, soft and area type targets. The
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Vehicles. Also included are two (2) extended range over the baseline was
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the AGM–158B Weapon System Simulators, obtained by going from a turbo jet to a
Arms Export Control Act, as amended F–16 operational flight plan upgrade for turbo-fan engine and by reconfiguring
the Polish F- 16C/D, JASSM–ER the fuel tanks for added capacity.
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Poland integration, missile containers, spare Classification of the technical data and
(ii) Total Estimated Value: and repair parts, support and test information on the AGM–158’s
Major Defense Equipment * $ 110 million equipment, publications and technical performance, capabilities, systems, sub-
Other .................................... $ 90 million documentation, personnel training and systems, operations, and maintenance
training equipment, U.S. Government will range from UNCLASSIFIED to
TOTAL .............................. $ 200 million
and contractor engineering, technical SECRET.
(iii) Description and Quantity or and logistics support services, and other 2. If a technologically advanced
Quantities of Articles or Services under related elements of logistical and adversary were to obtain knowledge of
Consideration for Purchase: program support. The total estimated the specific hardware and software
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): program value is $200 million. elements, the information could be used
Seventy (70) AGM–158B Joint Air-to- The proposed sale will contribute to to develop countermeasures that might
Surface Standoff Missiles Extended the foreign policy and the national reduce weapon system effectiveness or
Range (JASSM–ER) security objectives of the United States be used in the development of a system
Two (2) AGM–158B Flight Test by helping to improve the security of a with similar or advanced capabilities.
Vehicles—Live Fire with TIK & FTS NATO ally. Poland continues to be an 3. A determination has been made
Two (2) AGM–158B Mass Simulant important force for political stability that Poland can provide substantially
Vehicles and economic progress in Central the same degree of protection for the
One (1) AGM–158B Flight Test Europe. sensitive technology being released as
Vehicle—Captive Carry The proposed sale will improve the U.S. Government. This proposed
Three (3) AGM–158B Separation Test Poland’s capability to meet current and sale is necessary to further the US
Vehicles future threats of enemy air and ground foreign policy and national security
Non-MDE includes: weapons systems. Poland will use the objectives outlined in the Policy
Two (2) AGM–158B Weapon System enhanced capability as a deterrent to Justification.
Simulators, F–16 operational flight plan regional threats and to strengthen its 4. All defense articles and services
upgrade for the Polish F- 16C/D, homeland defense. These weapon and listed in this transmittal are authorized
JASSM–ER integration, missile capabilities upgrades will allow Poland for release and export to Poland.
containers, spare and repair parts, to strengthen its air-to-ground strike
[FR Doc. 2016–29954 Filed 12–13–16; 8:45 am]
support and test equipment, capabilities and increase its
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
publications and technical contribution to future NATO operations.
documentation, personnel training and Poland will have no difficulty absorbing
training equipment, U.S. Government these missiles into its armed forces. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
and contractor engineering, technical The proposed sale of this equipment
and logistics support services, and other and support will not alter the basic Office of the Secretary
related elements of logistical and military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be the
program support. [Transmittal No. 16–65]
Lockheed Martin of Ft. Worth, Texas.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force
There are no known offset agreements 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
(X7–D–YAD)
proposed in connection with this
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL–D–
potential sale. AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense
SAC, PL–D–YAB and amendments Implementation of this proposed sale
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Security Cooperation Agency.
will not require the assignment of any ACTION: Notice.
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
additional U.S. Government or
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology
contractor representatives to Poland. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
Contained in the Defense Article or There will be no adverse impact on
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: U.S. defense readiness as a result of this publishing the unclassified text of a
See Annex Attached section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
proposed sale. This is published to fulfill the
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress:
November 28, 2016 Transmittal No. 16–72 requirements of section 155 of Public
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Arms Export Control Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the
Arms Export Control Act Young, DSCA/SE&E–RAN, (703) 697–
POLICY JUSTIFICATION 9107.
Poland—JASSM–ER with Support Annex The following is a copy of a letter to
The Government of Poland has Item No. vii the Speaker of the House of
requested a possible sale of seventy (70) Representatives, Transmittal 16–65 with
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
AGM–158B Joint Air-to-Surface 1. The AGM–158B JASSM ER is an attached Policy Justification and
Sensitivity of Technology.
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Standoff Missiles Extended Range extended range low-observable, highly
(JASSM–ER), two (2) AGM–158B Flight survivable subsonic cruise missile Dated: December 9, 2016.
Test Vehicles, two (2) AGM–158B Mass designed to penetrate next generation Aaron Siegel,
Simulant Vehicles, one (1) AGM–158B air defense systems en-route to target. It Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Flight Test Vehicle—Captive Carry, is designed to kill hard, medium- Officer, Department of Defense.
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