82_FR_49394 82 FR 49190 - Arms Sales Notification

82 FR 49190 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 204 (October 24, 2017)

Page Range49190-49192
FR Document2017-22968

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49190-49192]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22968]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-42]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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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 17-42 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-42
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 Japan
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $108 million
Other...................................................     $ 5 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $113 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Fifty-six (56) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAMs)

    Non-MDE includes:

    Containers, weapon support and support equipment, spare and repair 
parts, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
logistical support services, and other related elements of logistical 
and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (X7-D-YAK)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA-D-YAI, JA-D-YAH
    (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: October 4, 2017

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Japan--AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs)

    The Government of Japan has requested a possible sale of fifty-six 
(56) AIM 120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). 
Also included are containers, weapon support and support equipment, 
spare and repair parts, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical and logistical support services, and other related elements 
of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is 
$113 million.
    This sale will support the foreign policy and national security of 
the United States by meeting the security and defense needs of a major 
ally and partner nation. Japan continues to be an important force for 
peace, political stability, and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific 
region.
    The proposed sale will provide Japan a critical air defense 
capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland and U.S. 
personnel stationed there. Japan will have no difficulty absorbing 
these additional munitions into the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, 
Arizona. There are no offset arrangements proposed in connection with 
this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Japan.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-42
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 proposed sale will involve the release of sensitive 
technology to the Government of Japan related to the AIM-120C Advanced 
Medium Range Air-to-Air (AMRAAM). The AIM-120C AMRAAM is a radar guided 
missile featuring digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state 
electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple 
launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic 
countermeasures, and interception of high flying, low flying, and 
maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM All Up Round is classified 
CONFIDENTIAL, major components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED 
to CONFIDENTIAL, and technology data and other documentation are 
classified up 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 or an equivalent system which might 
reduce system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system 
with similar or advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that Japan 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.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Japan.

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49190 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices return, maintenance, publications and The proposed sale will improve encrypted data from the vehicle to the technical documentation, personnel Australia’s F–35 survivability and will ground. The SDB II GTV can have either training and training equipment, U.S. enhance its capability to deter global inert or live fuses. All other flight Government and contractor threats, strengthen its homeland defense control, guidance, data-link, and seeker representative engineering, logistics, and cooperate in coalition defense functions are representative of the SDB and technical support services, and initiatives. II. The hardware, including guidance, other related elements of logistics and The proposed sale of this equipment multi-mode seeker, and datalink, is program support. and support will not alter the basic UNCLASSIFIED. The software is (iv) Military Department: Air Force military balance in the region. UNCLASSIFIED. (X7–D–YAH) The principal contractor will be b. SDB II Captive Carry Reliability (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. Test (CCRT) vehicles are SDB II variants (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, There are no known offset agreements primarily used for captive flight Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None proposed in connection with this reliability testing. The CCRT has (vii) Sensitivity of Technology potential sale. common characteristics of an SDB II but Contained in the Defense Article or Implementation of this proposed sale with an inert warhead and fuze. The Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: will not require the assignment of any CCRT does not have an FTTT See Attached Annex additional U.S. Government personnel subassembly in place of the warhead; it (viii) Date Report Delivered to or contractor representatives to instead uses ballast to mimic the Congress: September 29, 2017 Australia. warhead’s mass properties. The CCRT is * As defined in Section 47(6) of the There will be no adverse impact on a flight capable representative of the Arms Export Control Act. U.S. defense readiness as a result of this SDB II and, although not its primary proposed sale. POLICY JUSTIFICATION objective, could be dropped as a test Australia—GBU–53/B Small Diameter Transmittal No. 17–44 round on ranges not requiring telemetry, Bomb Increment II (SDB II) Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of digital tracking, or a Flight Termination Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the System (FTS). All other flight control, The Government of Australia has guidance, data-link, and seeker requested a possible sale of up to three Arms Export Control Act functions are representative of the SDB thousand nine hundred (3,900) GBU– Annex II. The hardware, including guidance, 53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II multi-mode seeker, and datalink, is Item No. vii (SDB II), up to thirty (30) GBU–53/B UNCLASSIFIED. The software is Guided Test Vehicles (GTV), up to sixty (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The GBU–53/B Small Diameter UNCLASSIFED. (60) GBU–53/B Captive Carry Reliability 2. If a technologically advanced Trainers (CCRT). Also included in this Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is a 250-lb class precision-guided air-to-ground adversary obtains knowledge of the sale are Weapon Load Crew Trainers specific hardware and software (WLCT), Practical Explosive Ordinance munition used to defeat moving or mobile targets through adverse weather elements, the information could be used Disposal Trainers (PEST), containers, to develop countermeasures or support and ground crew test from standoff range. SDB II has deployable wings and fins and uses equivalent systems that might reduce equipment, site survey, transportation, Inertial Navigation System/Global weapon system effectiveness or be used warranties, repair and return, Positioning System (INS/GPS) guidance, in the development of a system with maintenance, publications and technical network-enabled datalink, (Link-16 and similar or advanced capabilities. documentation, personnel training and UHF) and a multi-mode seeker to 3. A determination has been made training equipment, U.S. Government autonomously search, acquire, track, that the Commonwealth of Australia can and contractor representative and defeat targets from a standoff range. provide substantially the same degree of engineering, logistics, and technical SDB II employs a multi-effects warhead protection for the sensitive technology support services, and other related for maximum lethality against armored being released as the U.S. Government. elements of logistics and program and soft targets. Sensitive areas include This sale is necessary in furtherance of support. The estimated total case value is $815 million. operating manuals and maintenance the U.S. foreign policy and national This sale will support the foreign technical orders containing performance security objectives outlined in the policy and national security of the information, operating and test Policy Justification. United States by helping to improve the procedures, and other information 4. All defense articles and services security of a major non-NATO ally that related to support operations and repair. listed in this transmittal are authorized continues to be an important force for The GBU–53/B SDB II hardware, for release and export to the political stability and economic progress including guidance, multi-mode seeker, Commonwealth of Australia. in the Western Pacific. It is vital to the and datalink, is UNCLASSIFIED. The [FR Doc. 2017–22971 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] U.S. national interest to assist our ally software is UNCLASSIFIED. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P in developing and maintaining a strong a. SDB II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV) and ready self-defense capability. are telemetry test vehicles used for land The proposed sale of SDB II supports or sea range based testing of the SDB II DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and complements the ongoing sale of weapons system. The GTV have Office of the Secretary asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES the F–35A to the Royal Australian Air common flight characteristics of an SDB Force (RAAF). This capability will II but with an inert warhead. In place of strengthen combined operations, the multi-effects warhead is a Flight [Transmittal No. 17–42] particularly air to ground strike Termination, Tracking, and Telemetry missions in all-weather conditions, and (FTTT) subassembly that mirrors the Arms Sales Notification increase interoperability between the multi-effects warhead’s size and mass AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation United States and the RAAF. 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Federal Register/Vol. 82, No. 204 /Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices 49191 SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ House of Representatives, Transmittal publishing the unclassified text of an DSA—RAN. 17—42 with attached Policy Justification arms sales notification. and Sensitivity of Technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Dated: October 18, 2017. Pamela Young, (703) 697—9107, published to fulfill the requirements of Aaron Siegel, pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or section 155 of Public Law 104—164 Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Kathy Valadez, (703) 697—9217, dated July 21, 1996. The following is a Officer, Department ofDefense. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the BILLING CODE 5001—06—P DEFENSEE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY @1 12THSTREL— SOUTH, St: zo3 AMLINGTCAL, VA PPPO?—Gaie dct 44 2817 The Nonorable Paul D. Ryan Spenuker of the House (LS. Housc of Representatives WXssbmigton, DC 2031% Tcar Mr. Speaker: Pursimat ro the reportiag requirements of Spction 3606X ol ths Arms Expoart CGontral Act, as armenchad, we are Forwardiag howcwith Transoittal No. 17—42, conecrotns the Air Porce‘s proposedl Leuier\s; of Uffer and Acceprimet Lo the Government af Jipan for defeose articles and services estimated ns enep S1 13 malBion. Afrer this ceher is dlelivered bo your oofice, we plan suear rerees relogase to notit‘y ce potcic of this pooposed sale. Sm(.u.re]} »-‘P _,- C'hmlcs Yr. Hcrc«p:r Lentenain Genera. . LB: Pirector Enclosiures: 1 Transmittal 2. Policy Justification 3. Sensilivily of Technology BILLING CODE 5001—06—C

49192 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices Transmittal No. 17–42 United States by meeting the security elements, the information could be used Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of and defense needs of a major ally and to develop countermeasures or an Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the partner nation. Japan continues to be an equivalent system which might reduce Arms Export Control Act, as amended important force for peace, political system effectiveness or be used in the stability, and economic progress in the development of a system with similar or (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government Asia-Pacific region. advanced capabilities. of Japan The proposed sale will provide Japan (ii) Total Estimated Value: 3. A determination has been made a critical air defense capability to assist that Japan can provide substantially the Major Defense Equipment * $108 million in defending the Japanese homeland same degree of protection for the Other .................................... $ 5 million and U.S. personnel stationed there. sensitive technology being released as Japan will have no difficulty absorbing the U.S. Government. This sale is TOTAL .............................. $113 million these additional munitions into the necessary in furtherance of the U.S. (iii) Description and Quantity or Japan Air Self-Defense Force. foreign policy and national security Quantities of Articles or Services under The proposed sale of this equipment objectives outlined in the Policy Consideration for Purchase: and support will not alter the basic Justification. Major Defense Equipment (MDE): military balance in the region. Fifty-six (56) AIM–120C–7 Advanced The principal contractor will be 4. All defense articles and services Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, listed in this transmittal have been (AMRAAMs) Arizona. There are no offset authorized for release and export to arrangements proposed in connection Japan. Non-MDE includes: with this potential sale. [FR Doc. 2017–22968 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] Containers, weapon support and Implementation of this proposed sale BILLING CODE 5001–06–P support equipment, spare and repair will not require the assignment of U.S. parts, U.S. Government and contractor Government or contractor engineering, technical and logistical representatives to Japan. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE support services, and other related There will be no adverse impact on elements of logistical and program U.S. defense readiness as a result of this Office of the Secretary support. proposed sale. (iv) Military Department: Air Force Transmittal No. 17–42 [Transmittal No. 17–45] (X7–D–YAK) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–D– Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Arms Sales Notification YAI, JA–D–YAH Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Arms Export Control Act AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None Agency, Department of Defense. (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Annex Contained in the Defense Article or Item No. vii ACTION: Arms sales notice. Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: See Attached Annex SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 1. The proposed sale will involve the publishing the unclassified text of an (viii) Date Report Delivered to release of sensitive technology to the Congress: October 4, 2017 arms sales notification. Government of Japan related to the * As defined in Section 47(6) of the AIM–120C Advanced Medium Range FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arms Export Control Act. Air-to-Air (AMRAAM). The AIM–120C Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, POLICY JUSTIFICATION AMRAAM is a radar guided missile pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or featuring digital technology and micro- Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, Japan—AIM–120C–7 Advanced miniature solid-state electronics. kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles AMRAAM capabilities include look- DSA–RAN. (AMRAAMs) down/shoot-down, multiple launches SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This The Government of Japan has against multiple targets, resistance to 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is requested a possible sale of fifty-six (56) electronic countermeasures, and published to fulfill the requirements of AIM 120C–7 Advanced Medium Range interception of high flying, low flying, section 155 of Public Law 104–164 Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Also and maneuvering targets. The dated July 21, 1996. The following is a included are containers, weapon AMRAAM All Up Round is classified copy of a letter to the Speaker of the support and support equipment, spare CONFIDENTIAL, major components House of Representatives, Transmittal and repair parts, U.S. Government and and subsystems range from 17–45 with attached Policy Justification contractor engineering, technical and UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and Sensitivity of Technology. logistical support services, and other and technology data and other related elements of logistical and documentation are classified up to Dated: October 18, 2017. program support. The total estimated SECRET. Aaron Siegel, program cost is $113 million. 2. If a technologically advanced Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES This sale will support the foreign adversary were to obtain knowledge of Officer, Department of Defense. policy and national security of the the specific hardware and software BILLING CODE 5001–06–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:13 Oct 23, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM 24OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionArms sales notice.
ContactPamela Young, (703) 697-9107, [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
FR Citation82 FR 49190 
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