82 FR 37080 - Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)
| Page Range | 37080-37081 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16612 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37080-37081] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16612] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 17-34] Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Arms sales notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107, [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN. 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, Transmittal 17-34 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: August 2, 2017. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN08AU17.001 [[Page 37081]] BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 17-34 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: Government of Australia (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *.............................. $100.0 million Other.................................................. $1.4 million ---------------- TOTAL................................................ $101.4 million (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Thirty-two (32) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems--Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) with four channel Concurrent Multi- Network (CMN-4) Thirty-nine (39) AN/ALQ-214A(V)4 Countermeasure Systems Non-MDE includes: Also included in this sale are system integration and testing, software development/integration, test sets and support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documents, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance, and other related elements of logistical and program support. (iv) Military Department: Navy (XX-P-GQF A1) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT-P-SAF--$2.2B--02 May 07 (F/A-18F aircraft procurement) AT-P-GQY--$358M--6 May 11 (first AF/A-18F sustainment) AT-P-LEN--$992M--13 September 12 (Airborne Electronic Attack kit procurement) AT-P-SCI--$1.3B--4 July 13 (EA-18G aircraft procurement) (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: July 10, 2017. * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Australia--Upgrades for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft The Government of Australia requested the possible sale of thirty- two (32) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) with four channel Concurrent Multi-Network (CMN-4), and thirty-nine (39) AN/ALQ-214A(V)4 Countermeasure Systems. This will also include all system integration and testing, component improvement, test and tools equipment upgrades, support equipment replenishment, supply support, publications and technical document updates, personnel training and training equipment upgrades, aircrew trainer device upgrades, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is $101.4 million. This sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a major contributor to political stability, security, and economic development in the Western Pacific. Australia is an important Major non-NATO Ally and partner that contributes significantly to peacekeeping and humanitarian operations around the world. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability. The proposed sale will improve Australia's capability in current and future coalition efforts. This equipment will help the Royal Australian Air Force better communicate with and protect its F/A-18 aircraft, and the addition of MIDS JTRS will accomplish the goal of making U.S. and Australian aircraft more interoperable when supporting operational forces. Australia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment does not alter the basic military balance in the region. The prime contractors will be the Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of U.S. contractor representatives to Australia which will be determined at a later date. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 17-34 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. Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Concurrent Multi-Network (CMN-4) is classified CONFIDENTIAL. MIDS JTRS CMN-4 is a secure data and voice communication network using the Link-16 architecture. The system provides enhanced situational awareness, positive identification of participants with the network, secure fighter-to-fighter connectivity, and secure voice capability. It provides three major functions: Air Control, Wide Area Surveillance, and Fighter-to-Fighter. The MIDS JTRS CMN-4 can be used to transfer data in Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface and Fighter-to-Fighter scenarios. 2. The AN/ALQ-214A(V)4 is an advanced airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) programmable modular automated system capable of intercepting, identifying, processing received radar signals (pulsed and continuous) and applying an optimum probability of survival from a variety of surface-to-air and air-to-air RF threats. The system operates in a standalone or Electronic Warfare (EW) suite mode. In the EW suite mode, the system operates various dispensable countermeasures and the onboard radar in the F/A-18E/F in a coordinated, non-interference manner, sharing information for enhanced information. The ALQ-214 was designed to operate in a high-density Electromagnetic Hostile Environment with the ability to identify and counter a wide variety of multiple threats including those with Doppler characteristics. Hardware with the AN/ALQ-214A(V)4 is classified CONFIDENTIAL. 3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be used to develop countermeasures or equivalent system which might reduce system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or advanced capabilities. 4. A determination has been made that Australia 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. 5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to Australia. [FR Doc. 2017-16612 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C Countermeasure Systems. This will also CMN–4 is a secure data and voice
Transmittal No. 17–34 include all system integration and communication network using the Link-
testing, component improvement, test 16 architecture. The system provides
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of and tools equipment upgrades, support enhanced situational awareness,
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the equipment replenishment, supply
Arms Export Control Act, as amended positive identification of participants
support, publications and technical with the network, secure fighter-to-
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government document updates, personnel training fighter connectivity, and secure voice
of Australia and training equipment upgrades, capability. It provides three major
(ii) Total Estimated Value: aircrew trainer device upgrades, U.S. functions: Air Control, Wide Area
Major Defense Equip- Government and contractor technical Surveillance, and Fighter-to-Fighter.
ment * ............................. $100.0 million assistance and other related elements of
The MIDS JTRS CMN–4 can be used to
Other .................................. $1.4 million logistical and program support. The
total estimated program cost is $101.4 transfer data in Air-to-Air, Air-to-
TOTAL ............................ $101.4 million million. Surface and Fighter-to-Fighter scenarios.
(iii) Description and Quantity or This sale will contribute to the foreign 2. The AN/ALQ–214A(V)4 is an
Quantities of Articles or Services under policy and national security of the advanced airborne Integrated Defensive
Consideration for Purchase: United States by helping to improve the Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM)
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): security of a major contributor to programmable modular automated
Thirty-two (32) Multifunctional political stability, security, and system capable of intercepting,
Information Distribution Systems— economic development in the Western identifying, processing received radar
Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS Pacific. Australia is an important Major signals (pulsed and continuous) and
JTRS) with four channel Concurrent non-NATO Ally and partner that applying an optimum probability of
Multi-Network (CMN–4) contributes significantly to survival from a variety of surface-to-air
Thirty-nine (39) AN/ALQ–214A(V)4 peacekeeping and humanitarian and air-to-air RF threats. The system
Countermeasure Systems operations around the world. It is vital
operates in a standalone or Electronic
to the U.S. national interest to assist our
Non-MDE includes: Also included in Warfare (EW) suite mode. In the EW
ally in developing and maintaining a
this sale are system integration and suite mode, the system operates various
strong and ready self-defense capability.
testing, software development/ The proposed sale will improve dispensable countermeasures and the
integration, test sets and support Australia’s capability in current and onboard radar in the F/A–18E/F in a
equipment, spare and repair parts, future coalition efforts. This equipment coordinated, non-interference manner,
publications and technical documents, will help the Royal Australian Air Force sharing information for enhanced
U.S. Government and contractor better communicate with and protect its information. The ALQ–214 was
technical assistance, and other related F/A–18 aircraft, and the addition of designed to operate in a high-density
elements of logistical and program MIDS JTRS will accomplish the goal of Electromagnetic Hostile Environment
support. making U.S. and Australian aircraft with the ability to identify and counter
(iv) Military Department: Navy (XX–
more interoperable when supporting a wide variety of multiple threats
P–GQF A1)
operational forces. Australia will have including those with Doppler
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any:
no difficulty absorbing this equipment characteristics. Hardware with the AN/
AT–P–SAF—$2.2B—02 May 07 (F/A–
into its armed forces. ALQ–214A(V)4 is classified
18F aircraft procurement) The proposed sale of this equipment
AT–P–GQY—$358M—6 May 11 (first CONFIDENTIAL.
does not alter the basic military balance
AF/A–18F sustainment) 3. If a technologically advanced
in the region.
AT–P–LEN—$992M—13 September 12 The prime contractors will be the adversary were to obtain knowledge of
(Airborne Electronic Attack kit Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL. the specific hardware and software
procurement) There are no known offset agreements elements, the information could be used
AT–P–SCI—$1.3B—4 July 13 (EA–18G to develop countermeasures or
proposed in connection with this
aircraft procurement) equivalent system which might reduce
potential sale.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Implementation of this proposed sale system effectiveness or be used in the
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None may require the assignment of U.S. development of a system with similar or
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology contractor representatives to Australia advanced capabilities.
Contained in the Defense Article or which will be determined at a later date.
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 4. A determination has been made
There will be no adverse impact on
See Attached Annex that Australia can provide substantially
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
(viii) Date Report Delivered to the same degree of protection for the
proposed sale.
Congress: July 10, 2017. sensitive technology being released as
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Transmittal No. 17–34 the U.S. Government. This sale is
Arms Export Control Act. Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the foreign policy and national security
Arms Export Control Act objectives outlined in the Policy
Australia—Upgrades for F/A–18E/F Justification.
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Super Hornet Aircraft Annex
5. All defense articles and services
The Government of Australia Item No. vii
listed in this transmittal have been
requested the possible sale of thirty-two (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: authorized for release and export to
(32) Multifunctional Information 1. Multifunctional Information Australia.
Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Distribution System (MIDS) Joint
[FR Doc. 2017–16612 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
System (MIDS JTRS) with four channel Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
Concurrent Multi-Network (CMN–4), Concurrent Multi-Network (CMN–4) is BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
and thirty-nine (39) AN/ALQ–214A(V)4 classified CONFIDENTIAL. MIDS JTRS
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| Contact | Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107, [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37080 |
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