83 FR 17157 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)

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

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-71]


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 17-71 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: April 12, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 17-71
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 Germany
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................   $ .95 billion
Other...................................................   $1.55 billion
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  TOTAL.................................................   $2.50 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four (4) MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
One (1) Mission Control Station (MCS) comprised of one (1) Main 
Operating Base (MOB) (MD-3A) and one (1) Forward Operating Base (FOB) 
(MD-3B)
Ten (10) Kearfott Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System 
(INS/GPS) units (2 per aircraft plus 2 spares)
Ten (10) LN-251 INS/GPS units (2 per aircraft plus 2 spares)
    Non-MDE: This proposed MQ-4C UAS sale will be a modified version of 
the USN Triton configuration. Also included is one Rolls Royce Engine 
(spare), communication equipment,

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support equipment, mission planning element to include Joint Mission 
Planning System (JMPS) Global Positioning System (GPS) items, 
Communications Security (COMSEC) equipment, mapping, training, support 
equipment, consumables, spare and repair parts, tools and test 
equipment, ground support equipment, flight test support, airworthiness 
support, personnel training and training devices, applicable software, 
hardware, publications and technical data, facilities and maintenance 
support, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and 
logistics supports services, and other elements of unique engineering 
efforts required to support the integration, installation and 
functional platform compatibility testing of Germany's indigenous 
payload and other related elements of logistics and program support, 
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (GY-P-SCK)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: GY-P-GPT
    (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: April 4, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Germany--MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

    The Government of Germany has requested to buy four (4) MQ-4C 
Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), one (1) Mission Control Station 
(MCS) comprised of one (1) Main Operating Base (MOB) (MD-3A) and one 
(1) Forward Operating Base (FOB) (MD-3B), ten (10) Kearfott Inertial 
Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS), units (2 per 
aircraft plus 2 spares), and ten (10) LN-251 INS/GPS units (2 per 
aircraft plus 2 spares). This proposed MQ-4C UAS sale will be a 
modified version of the USN Triton configuration. Also included is one 
Rolls Royce Engine (spare), communication equipment, support equipment, 
mission planning element to include Joint Mission Planning System 
(JMPS) Global Positioning System (GPS) items, Communications Security 
(COMSEC) equipment, mapping, training, support equipment, consumables, 
spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, ground support 
equipment, flight test support, airworthiness support, personnel 
training and training devices, applicable software, hardware, 
publications and technical data, facilities and maintenance support, 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics 
supports services, and other elements of unique engineering efforts 
required to support the integration, installation and functional 
platform compatibility testing of Germany's indigenous payload and 
other related elements of logistics and program support, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total 
case value is $2.50 billion.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an 
important force for political and economic stability in Europe.
    Germany is one of the major political and economic powers in Europe 
and NATO and a key partner of the United States in ensuring global 
peace and stability. The proposed sale of the MQ-4C Triton will support 
legitimate national security requirements and significantly enhance 
Germany's intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
capabilities and the overall collective security of the European Union 
and NATO.
    The proposed sale of the MQ-4C Triton will close a crucial 
capability gap and will enhance bilateral and NATO interoperability and 
will help ensure that Germany is able to continue to monitor and deter 
regional threats. This proposed MQ-4C UAS sale will be a modified 
version of the United States Navy (USN) Triton configuration. The 
German Armed Forces will have no difficulty absorbing these systems 
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 Northrop Grumman Corporation Rancho 
Bernardo, CA, responsible for integration, installation and functional 
platform compatibility testing of the payload. Airbus Defence and 
Space, located in Germany, will be the prime contractor to Germany for 
the development and manufacturing, and will be responsible for the 
functional test, end-to-end test and installed performance. There are 
no known offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
contractor representatives to Germany to perform contractor logistics 
support and to support establishment of required security 
infrastructure.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-71
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-4C Triton hardware and software procured for this 
potential sale are UNCLASSIFIED. The MQ-4C is optimized for long range 
and prolonged flight endurance. The MQ-4C Triton will be a forward 
deployed, land-based, autonomously operated system that provides a 
persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 
(ISR) capability to include data collection, analysis, and situational 
reporting. Aircraft system, sensor, and navigational status are 
provided continuously to the ground operators through a health and 
status downlink for mission monitoring. Navigation is via inertial 
navigation with integrated global positioning system (GPS) updates. The 
vehicle is capable of operating from a standard paved runway. Real time 
missions are flown under the control of a pilot in a Mission Control 
Station (MCS). It is designed to carry a non-weapons maximum internal 
payload of 3,200 lbs, maximum external payload of 2,400 lbs, consisting 
primarily of sensors and avionics. The MQ-4C will include the Mission 
Control Station (MCS) which consists of the following components:
    a. The Mission Control Station (MCS) is the MQ-4C Triton UAS ground 
control station required to operate the MQ-4C Triton UAS. The MOB MCS 
(MD-3A) provides MQ-4C Triton Aircraft Command & Control (C2). The MOB 
MCS consists of a primary and back-up system, an embedded training 
capability, requisite data links, communication systems, antennas, 
computer work-stations and hardware/software for air vehicle, and 
tactical coordinator. The MOB MCS communications consists of both Line 
of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) capabilities to control 
the Triton Unmanned Aircraft world-wide. The MOB technical data and 
documentation are UNCLASSIFIED.
    b. The MQ-4C Triton UAS Forward Operating Base (FOB) (MD-3B) is 
used for aircraft launch and recovery and is physically located at the 
same location as the MQ-4C Triton aircraft. The FOB

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MCS is similar to the MOB MCS, but the FOB MCS does not process or 
control any payload information. The FOB MCS is manned by air vehicle 
operators only and used for line of sight Aircraft C2 while beyond line 
of sight control is used as a back-up communication line. The FOB MCS 
consists of requisite data links, communication systems, antennas, 
computer work-stations and hardware/software for air vehicle operator 
control. The FOB technical data and documentation are UNCLASSIFIED.
    c. The MQ-4C employs a quad-redundant Inertial Navigation System/
Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) configuration. The system utilizes 
two different INS/GPS systems for greater redundancy. The system 
consists of two LN-251 units and two Kearfott KN-4074E INS/GPS Units. 
The LN-251 is a fully integrated, non-dithered navigation system with 
an embedded Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), P(Y) 
code or Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS. It utilizes a Fiber-
Optic Gyro (FOG) and includes three independent navigation solutions: 
blended INS/GPS, INS-only, and GPS-only. The Kearfott KN-4074E features 
a Monolithic Ring Laser Gyro (MRLG) and accelerometer. The inertial 
sensors are tightly coupled with an embedded SAASM P(Y) code GPS. Both 
systems employ crypto graphic technology that can be classified up to 
SECRET.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of specific hardware, the information could be used to develop 
countermeasures which might reduce weapons system effectiveness or be 
used in the development of a system with similar or advanced 
capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that Germany can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for sensitive technology 
being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed sustainment 
program is necessary to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and 
national security objectives outlined in the policy justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed on this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Germany.

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$Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices 17157 UK–D–SMJ—$69m—11 Oct 2007; engineering and technical support, and DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UK–D–YAC—$20m—1 May 2008; other related elements of program UK–D–GAA—$122k—19 Nov 2008; support. The total estimated program Office of the Secretary UK–D–YAF—$24m—3 Mar 2011; cost is $500 million. UK–D–SMK—$70m—17 Nov 2011; This proposed sale will support the [Transmittal No. 17–71] UK–D–QBH—$20m—6 Aug 2013; foreign policy and national security UK–D–GAY—$106m—10 Dec 2014; policies of the United States by helping Arms Sales Notification UK–D–QBQ—$103m—11 Dec 2015; to improve the security of a NATO ally UK–D–YAY—$134m—23 Aug 2016; which has been, and continues to be, an AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation UK–D–QBR—$5m—30 Mar 2017; important partner on critical foreign Agency, Department of Defense. UK–D–VAC—$5m—22 Mar 2017; policy and defense issues. UK–D–YAI—$132m—8 May 2017 The proposed sale is required to ACTION: Arms sales notice. (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, maintain the operational readiness of Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None the United Kingdom’s MQ–9 Reaper SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is (vii) Sensitivity of Technology program and enable the United publishing the unclassified text of an Contained in the Defense Article or Kingdom to continue to operate its fleet arms sales notification. Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: of MQ–9 Reapers in support of coalition None. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: operations. The United Kingdom will (viii) Date Report Delivered to have no difficulty absorbing this Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, Congress: April 4, 2018 equipment into its armed forces. pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or * As defined in Section 47(6) of the The proposed sale will not alter the Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, Arms Export Control Act. basic military balance in the region. kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ The prime contractors will be General DSA–RAN. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This United Kingdom—MQ–9 Continuing San Diego, CA, and MAG Aerospace in 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Contractor Logistics Support Woodland, VA. At this time, there are published to fulfill the requirements of The Government of the United no known offset agreements. Any offset section 155 of Public Law 104–164 Kingdom has requested to buy defense agreements will be defined in dated July 21, 1996. The following is a articles and services for continued negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s). copy of a letter to the Speaker of the follow-on support to the MQ–9 Reaper House of Representatives, Transmittal program including: contractor logistics Implementation of this proposed sale will not require any additional U.S. 17–71 with attached Policy Justification. support, manpower and base support, publication and technical Government or contractor Dated: April 12, 2018. documentation, depot and representatives to the United Kingdom. Shelly E. Finke, organizational level maintenance and There will be no adverse impact on Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison equipment, minor modifications and U.S. defense readiness as a result of this Officer, Department of Defense. upgrades, software support, spare and proposed sale. repair/return parts, program studies, [FR Doc. 2018–08086 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] U.S. Government and contractor BILLING CODE 5001–06–P amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Apr 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1$

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MCS is similar to the MOB MCS, but the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection
FOB MCS does not process or control necessary to the proper functions of the
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0044]
any payload information. The FOB MCS Department; (2) will this information be
is manned by air vehicle operators only Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
and used for line of sight Aircraft C2 Activities; Comment Request; National (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
while beyond line of sight control is Assessment of Educational Progress (4) how might the Department enhance
used as a back-up communication line. (NAEP) 2019 and 2020 the quality, utility, and clarity of the
The FOB MCS consists of requisite data information to be collected; and (5) how
AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the
links, communication systems,
Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the
antennas, computer work-stations and
Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
hardware/software for air vehicle
ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
operator control. The FOB technical that written comments received in
data and documentation are SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
UNCLASSIFIED. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
c. The MQ–4C employs a quad- proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: National
redundant Inertial Navigation System/ information collection. Assessment of Educational Progress
Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) DATES: Interested persons are invited to (NAEP) 2019 and 2020.
configuration. The system utilizes two submit comments on or before June 18, OMB Control Number: 1850–0928.
different INS/GPS systems for greater 2018. Type of Review: A revision of an
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
redundancy. The system consists of two
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public:
LN–251 units and two Kearfott KN– Individuals or Households.
4074E INS/GPS Units. The LN–251 is a collection listed in this notice, please
Total Estimated Number of Annual
fully integrated, non-dithered use http://www.regulations.gov by
Responses: 712,922.
navigation system with an embedded searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing 2018–ICCD–0044. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 379,998.
Module (SAASM), P(Y) code or in response to this notice should be Abstract: The National Assessment of
Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS. submitted electronically through the Educational Progress (NAEP),
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// conducted by the National Center for
It utilizes a Fiber-Optic Gyro (FOG) and
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Education Statistics (NCES), is a
includes three independent navigation
Docket ID number or via postal mail, federally authorized survey of student
solutions: blended INS/GPS, INS-only,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in
and GPS-only. The Kearfott KN–4074E Please note that comments submitted by
features a Monolithic Ring Laser Gyro various subject areas, such as
fax or email and those submitted after mathematics, reading, writing, science,
(MRLG) and accelerometer. The inertial the comment period will not be
sensors are tightly coupled with an U.S. history, civics, geography,
accepted. Written requests for economics, technology and engineering
embedded SAASM P(Y) code GPS. Both information or comments submitted by literacy (TEL), and the arts. The
systems employ crypto graphic postal mail or delivery should be National Assessment of Educational
technology that can be classified up to addressed to the Director of the Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L.
SECRET. Information Collection Clearance 107–279 Title III, section 303) requires
2. If a technologically advanced Division, U.S. Department of Education, the assessment to collect data on
adversary were to obtain knowledge of 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room specified student groups and
specific hardware, the information 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. characteristics, including information
could be used to develop FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
countermeasures which might reduce specific questions related to collection socio-economic status, disability, and
weapons system effectiveness or be used activities, please contact Kashka limited English proficiency. It requires
in the development of a system with Kubzdela, 202–245–7377. fair and accurate presentation of
similar or advanced capabilities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The achievement data and permits the
Department of Education (ED), in collection of background, noncognitive,
3. A determination has been made
accordance with the Paperwork or descriptive information that is related
that Germany can provide substantially
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. to academic achievement and aids in
the same degree of protection for 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general fair reporting of results. The intent of
sensitive technology being released as public and Federal agencies with an the law is to provide representative
the U.S. Government. This proposed opportunity to comment on proposed, sample data on student achievement for
sustainment program is necessary to the revised, and continuing collections of the nation, the states, and
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy information. This helps the Department subpopulations of students and to
and national security objectives assess the impact of its information monitor progress over time. The nature
outlined in the policy justification. collection requirements and minimize of NAEP is that burden alternates from
4. All defense articles and services the public’s reporting burden. It also a relatively low burden in national-level
listed on this transmittal are authorized helps the public understand the administration years to a substantial
for release and export to the Department’s information collection burden increase in state-level
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Government of Germany. requirements and provide the requested administration years when the sample
[FR Doc. 2018–08087 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am]
data in the desired format. ED is has to allow for estimates for individual
soliciting comments on the proposed states and some of the large urban
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information collection request (ICR) that districts. The request to conduct NAEP
is described below. The Department of 2017–2019 was approved in August
Education is especially interested in 2016, with the latest change requests
public comment addressing the approved in March 2018 (OMB# 1850–

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Action		Arms sales notice.
Contact		Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107, [email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, [email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
FR Citation		83 FR 17157

83 FR 17157 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)

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