36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification, 40707-40709 [2011-17240]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40707-40709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17240]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 11-25]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Unglesbee, DSCA/DBO/CFM, 
(703) 601-6026.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 11-25 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 5, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 11-25

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: United Kingdom
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................................     $50 million
Other...................................................      40 million
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  Total.................................................      90 million
 
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 7 Ship's Signal Exploitation 
Equipment (SSEE) Increment F, 7 Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 
Modules (SAASM) GPS Receivers, and 7 System Signal and Direction 
Finding Stimulator packages, spare and repair parts, personnel training 
and training equipment, support equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services, 
testing, publications and technical documentation, Fleet Information 
Operation Center upgrades, installation, life cycle support, and other 
related elements of logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (LUK)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None

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    (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 Annex attached
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress:

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

United Kingdom--Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F

    The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has requested the sale of 
7 Ship's Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F, 7 Selective 
Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM) GPS Receivers, and 7 System 
Signal and Direction Finding Stimulator packages, spare and repair 
parts, personnel training and training equipment, support equipment, 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical 
support services, testing, publications and technical documentation, 
Fleet Information Operation Center upgrades, installation, life cycle 
support, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated 
cost is $90 million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to maintain and 
improve the security of a key NATO partner that has been, and continues 
to be, an important force for political stability and economic power in 
Europe.
    The UK is procuring SSEE increment F as a Cryptologic Electronic 
Warfare Support Measure (CESM) replacement program for the Cooperative 
Outboard Logistics Update (COBLU) currently fitted on Type 22 Frigates 
and it will be the future maritime CESM system fitted on the Type 45 
Destroyers. It is expected the UK will be able to fully absorb and 
utilize the Communications Intelligence (COMINT) system and capability.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Argon ST in Fairfax, Virginia.
    There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with 
this potential sale.
    Implementation of this sale will require the temporary assignment 
of three U.S. Government and seven contractor representatives to the UK 
to provide installation, testing, training, and support for one to two 
months per year through 2018.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 11-25

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. SSEE Increment F is an Information Operations (IO) system that 
provides IO, Electronic Support (ES), and Direction Finding (DF) 
capabilities. The system's software is partitioned into three segments: 
acquisition, processing, and services. The first two segments can be 
considered the ``sensor'' part of the system, providing the main User 
Interface through a web portal, and access to SSEE Increment F services 
via standard Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) interfaces via 
Extensible Markup Language (XML). The SSEE Increment F suite of 
hardware is Unclassified.
    2. If a technology advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of 
the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be 
used to develop countermeasures that might reduce SSEE Increment F's 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.

[FR Doc. 2011-17240 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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