83 FR 55871 - Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55871-55873]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24402]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-0C]


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: 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)(5)(c) 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 and Transmittal 18-0C with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 18-0C

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C)), (AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Government of Bahrain
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-59
    Date: September 8, 2017
    Military Department: U.S. Air Force
    (iii) Description: On September 8, 2017, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 16-59 of the possible 
upgrade of its existing twenty (23) F-16 Block 40 aircraft to the F-16V 
configuration. The requested sale comprises twenty-three (23) F-110-GE-
129 engines (includes 3 spares); twenty-three (23) APG-83 Active 
Electronically Scanned Array Radars (includes 3 spares); twenty-three 
(23) Modular Mission Computers (includes 3 spares); twenty-three (23) 
Embedded Global Navigation Systems/LN260 EGI (includes 3 spares); 
twenty-three (23) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDGs) 
(includes 3 spares); forty (40) LAU-129 launchers; twenty-five (25) AN/
AAQ-33 SNIPER Pods; two (2) AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles; two (2) AGM-88 
High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM); two (2) WGU-43 Guidance 
Control Unit (GBU) Guidance Control Unit (GCU) (for GBU-24 Paveway 
III); two (2) BSU-84 Air Foil Group (AFG) (for GBU-24 Paveway III); 
five (5) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tailkits (for GBU-
38 JDAM and GBU-54 Laser JDAM); two (2) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs 
(SDB) Guided Test Vehicles (GTV); two (2) AGM-84 Harpoon Exercise 
Missiles; three (3) MAU-210 ECCG (for GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II); 
three (3) BLU-109 Inert Bomb Bodies; four (4) MK-82/BLU-111 Inert Bomb 
Bodies; and two (2) FMU-152 or FMU-139 Fuzes.
    This sale also included one (1) Joint Mission Planning System, one 
(1) F-16V

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simulator, twenty (20) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS Systems, one (1) avionics 
level test station, six (6) DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems, two 
(2) LAU-118A Launchers, forty-five (45) AN/ARC-238 SINCGARS Radio or 
equivalent, twenty-three (23) Advanced Identification Friend or Foe 
(AIFF) systems or equivalent; twenty-three (23) cryptographic 
appliques; two (2) CATM-9L/M, two (2) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range 
Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), three 
(3) MXU-651 AFG (for GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II), four (4) DSU-38 
Precision Laser Guidance sets (PLGS) (for GBU-54 Laser JDAM), four (4) 
AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) Captive Flight Vehicles (CFV), 
three (3) MK-84/BLU-117 Inert Bomb Bodies, two (2) FMU-152 D-1 Inert 
Fuzes, three (3) BRU-57 Bomb Racks, two (2) BRU-61 Bomb Racks for SDB, 
two (2) ADU-890 SDB adapter cable for CMBRE, two (2) ADU-891 AMRAAM/
AIM-9X adapter cable for CMBRE, Telemetry for all flight test assets 
secure communication equipment, spares and repair parts, support 
equipment, personnel training and training equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor technical 
support services, containers, missile support and test equipment, 
integration test, site survey, design, construction studies/analyses/
services, associate operations, maintenance, training, support 
facilities, cybersecurity, critical computer resources support, force 
protection, and other related elements of logistics and program 
support. The total estimated program cost is $1.082 billion. Major 
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $406 million of this total.
    This transmittal reports:
    1. The inclusion of twenty-three (23) Multifunction Information 
Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) Concurrent 
Multi-Networking-4 (CMN-4) which are MDE;
    2. The inclusion of an additional nineteen (19) AN/ALQ-211 Advanced 
Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) Systems (non-
MDE), which will increase the number from twenty (20) to thirty-nine 
(39). These additional nineteen (19) were not included in the total 
value of the AIDEWS systems previously notified. This change was due to 
a change in system requirements and a desire to prioritize system 
components with long lead procurement timelines; and
    3. The inclusion of additional test weapons quantities and MDE 
designations outlined below:

a. BLU-109--Increase from quantity of three (3) to four (4)
b. Bomb Practice GBU-39 Guided Test Vehicle (GTV)--MDE item not on 
original notification
c. MK-82 Inert Filled Bomb Body--Increase in quantity of four (4) to 
six (6)--MDE not on original notification
d. KMU-572 JDAM Tail Kit--Quantity of five (5) not included on original 
Congressional Notification and MDE designation not on original 
notification
e. MXU-650 Air Foil Group--Quantity of two (2) not included on original 
Congressional Notification and MDE designation not on original 
notification
f. MXU-651 Air Foil Group--MDE designation not on original notification
g. MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group--Increase in quantity of 
three (3) to four (4) and MDE designation not on original notification. 
Also correct that this MAU is for the GBU-49, not the GBU-50 as 
outlined in the original notification.
h. FMU-152--Quantity of six (6) not included on original Congressional 
Notification and MDE designation not on original notification

    These changes are due to unit pack minimum required quantities, 
items not properly identified as MDE on the original notification, and 
errors in requirements identification by the procuring office.
    The inclusion of these MDE items will not increase the value of MDE 
beyond what was originally notified. The inclusion of AIDEWS will cause 
the total case value to rise from $1.082 billion to $1.292 billion.
    (iv) Significance: This notification reports items not included at 
the time of the original notification. Inclusion and delineation of 
these items results in an increase in capability over what was 
originally notified. This proposed sale of the MIDS-JTRS CMN-4, AIDEWS, 
and additional test weapons will contribute to the crypto 
modernization, electronic defense, and weapons test capabilities of 
Bahrain's air fleet, and enhance its interoperability with the United 
States and NATO members.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will contribute to the 
foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to 
improve the security of a Major non-NATO ally in developing and 
maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability. This proposed 
sale will enhance U.S. national security objectives in the region.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio Systems Concurrent Multi-Netting 4 (MIDS JTRS 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 within 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 Air-to-Ground scenarios.
    2. The Sensitivity of Technology statement contained in the 
original transmittal applies to the other items notified here.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 28, 2018

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