83 FR 36894 - Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
| Page Range | 36894-36897 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16316 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36894-36897] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16316] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 18-12] 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: DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil">dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil or (703) 697-9709. 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 18-12 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: July 26, 2018. Shelly E. Finke, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 36895]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN31JY18.022 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C [[Page 36896]] Transmittal No. 18-12 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 the Netherlands (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *............................... $60 million Other................................................... $10 million --------------- TOTAL................................................. $70 million (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Three thousand five hundred (3,500) M1156 Precision Guided Kit (PGK) Non-MDE: Also included are six (6) PGK settable trainers; two (2) PGK cut away models; one hundred (100) M76 PGK fuze wrenches; ten (10) Extended Length Artillery Projectile Extractors (ELAPEs); PGK technical data and publications; U.S. Government engineering and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. (iv) Military Department: Army (NE-B-WKA) (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 Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 24, 2018 * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Netherlands--M1156 Precision Guided Kits The Netherlands has requested to buy three thousand five hundred (3,500) M1156 Precision Guided Kits. Also included are six (6) PGK settable trainers; two (2) PGK cut away models; one hundred (100) M76 PGK fuze wrenches; ten (10) Extended Length Artillery Projectile Extractors (ELAPEs); PGK technical data and publications; U.S. Government engineering and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $70 million. This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of the Netherlands which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe. It is important to the U.S. national interests to assist the Netherlands to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. The Netherlands has been a consistent coalition partner supporting the United States in various coalition combat operations to include counter-ISIS, Stabilization Force in Iraq, and Afghanistan. The proposed sale of PGK will provide a precision guided capability to 155mm artillery projectiles and improve Netherlands's capability to meet current and future enemy threats. The Netherlands will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defenses, deter regional threats, and provide direct support to coalition and security cooperation efforts. The Netherlands will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment will not impact the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractor will be Orbital ATK. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor. Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. or contractor representatives to the Netherlands. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 18-12 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended Annex Item No. vii (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The M1156 Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise Positioning Service (PPS) guided 155mm artillery projectile fuze. This effort includes the qualification of PGK on the Assegai M1711 Insensitive High Explosive (IHE) Base Bleed (BB) projectile with modular charges DM92 Charge 6 and PGK on the Assegai M1712 IHE Boat Tail (BT) projectile with modular charges DM92 Charges 5 and 6, both fired from the Netherlands' PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer. 2. The M1156 utilizes the Enhanced Portable Electronic Fuze Setter (EPEFS) to set the PGK and the Portable Electronic Fire Control System (PEFCS) both purchased previously under a previous Excalibur FMS case. The PEFCS contain an Improved Platform Integration Kit (MK) to load GPS coordinates. Both the PGK and PEFCS contain the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM). The PGK has 90% commonality with the Army's XM395 Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI). The PGK (the end-item) is unclassified. Transfer of the PGK may reveal information up to SECRET. 3. The M1156 utilizes the Army's M782 Multi-Option for Artillery (MOFA) Proximity Height of Burst (HOB) Technology. The HOB sensor is comprised of components with technologies deemed as state of the art, requiring specialized production skills. The sensitive/critical technology is primarily in the design, development, production and manufacturing of the components (integrated circuits and assembly), and the integration methodology required to integrate those components onto an assembly to process embedded (the software-algorithm-working parameters). The HOB technology is classified SECRET. 4. Disclosure of this technology could result in an adversary developing countermeasures, thus lessening the effect of the projectile. Disclosure of test data, countermeasures, vulnerability/ susceptibility analyses and threat definition could all aid reverse engineering and could be used by an adversary for possible use against U.S. and Coalition forces. Compromise could jeopardize the U.S. forces inventory through jammer development by adversaries. The risk of compromise has been accessed as moderate. Risk is reduced for fuze/ munitions if adequately controlled and protected in storage and on the battlefield. Risk is mitigated by the prevention of disclosure of sensitive classified information (the know-how, software, and associated documentation). 5. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 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 the Netherlands can provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology being release 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 [[Page 36897]] authorized for release and export to the Netherlands. [FR Doc. 2018-16316 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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that which is necessary for the comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI be used in the development of a system
operation, maintenance, and repair displays the incoming direction of the with similar or advanced capabilities.
(through intermediate level) of the data threat, so that the pilot can take 11. A determination has been made
link terminal, installed systems, and appropriate action. Hardware is that the recipient country can provide
related software. UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and substantially the same degree of
4. The AN/ALE–47 Counter-Measures documentation to be provided is protection for the sensitive technology
Dispensing System (CMOS) is an UNCLASSIFIED. being released as the U.S. Government.
integrated, threat-adaptive, software- 6. The AN/ALR–56M Advanced Radar This sale is necessary in furtherance of
programmable dispensing system Warning Receiver continuously detects the U.S. foreign policy and national
capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and and intercepts RF signals in certain security objectives outlined in the
active radio frequency expendables. The frequency ranges and analyzes and Policy Justification.
threats countered by the CMOS include separates threat signals from non-threat 12. All defense articles and services
radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery signals. It contributes to full- listed in this transmittal are authorized
(AAA), radar command-guided missiles, dimensional protection by providing for release and export to the
radar homing guided missiles, and individual aircraft probability of Government of Germany.
infrared (IR) guided missiles. The survival through improved aircrew [FR Doc. 2018–16318 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am]
system is internally mounted and may situational awareness of the radar
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be operated as a stand-alone system or guided threat environment. The ALR–
may be integrated with other on-board 56M is designed to provide improved
EW and avionics systems. The AN/ performance in a dense signal DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ALE–47 uses threat data received over environment and improved detection of
the aircraft interfaces to assess the threat modern threats signals. Hardware is Office of the Secretary
situation and to determine a response. UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and
Expendable routines tailored to the documentation to be provided is [Transmittal No. 18–12]
immediate aircraft and threat UNCLASSIFIED.
environment may be dispensed using 7. An AN/APX–114/119 Identification Arms Sales Notification
one of four operational modes. Friend or Foe (IFF) combined
Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical transponder interrogator system is AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
data and documentation to be provided UNCLASSIFIED unless Mode 4 or 5 Agency, Department of Defense.
is UNCLASSIFIED. operational evaluator parameters, which ACTION: Arms sales notice.
5. The AN/AAR–47A(V)2 Missile are SECRET, are loaded into the
Warning System is a small, lightweight, equipment. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
passive, electro-optic, threat warning 8. Joint Mission Planning System publishing the unclassified text of an
device used to detect surface-to-air (JMPS) is a multi-platform PC based arms sales notification.
missiles fired at helicopters and low- mission planning system. JMPS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
flying fixed-wing aircraft and hardware is UNCLASSIFIED but the DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@
automatically provide countermeasures, software is classified up to SECRET. mail.mil or (703) 697–9709.
as well as audio and visual-sector 9. This sale will involve the release of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
warning messages to the aircrew. The sensitive and/or classified cryptographic 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
basic system consists of multiple equipment for secure communications published to fulfill the requirements of
Optical Sensor Converter (OSC) units, a radios, precision navigation, and section 155 of Public Law 104–164
Computer Processor (CP) and a Control cryptographic appliques and keying dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
Indicator (Cl). The set of OSC units, equipment. The hardware is copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
which normally consist of four, is UNCLASSIFIED, except where systems House of Representatives, Transmittal
mounted on the aircraft exterior to are loaded with cryptographic software, 18–12 with attached Policy Justification
provide omni-directional protection. which may be classified up to SECRET. and Sensitivity of Technology.
The OSC detects the rocket plume of 10. If a technologically advanced
missiles and sends appropriate signals adversary were to obtain knowledge of Dated: July 26, 2018.
to the CP for processing. The CP the specific hardware and software Shelly E. Finke,
analyses the data from each OSC and elements, the information could be used Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
automatically deploys the appropriate to develop countermeasures that might Officer, Department of Defense.
countermeasures. The CP also contains reduce weapon system effectiveness or BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
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authorized for release and export to the ACTION: Arms sales notice. House of Representatives, Transmittal
Netherlands. 18–03 with attached Policy Justification
[FR Doc. 2018–16316 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is and Sensitivity of Technology.
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publishing the unclassified text of an
Dated: July 26, 2018.
arms sales notification.
Shelly E. Finke,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@ Officer, Department of Defense.
mail.mil or (703) 697–9709.
Office of the Secretary BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
[Transmittal No. 18–03] 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
Arms Sales Notification published to fulfill the requirements of
section 155 of Public Law 104–164
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
Agency, Department of Defense. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
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