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Transmittal No. 11–27
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as Amended
(U)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: United Arab
Emirates.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *
Other ...................................
$65 million
0
Total ................................. 65 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: 500 AGM–
114R3 HELLFIRE II missiles, containers,
spare and repair parts, support and test
equipment, repair and return support,
training equipment and personnel
training, U.S. Government and
contractor logistics, Quality Assurance
Team support services, engineering and
technical support, and other related
elements of program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (ZUF
Amendment 1) .
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS
Case JAH–$402 million–11Dec91. FMS
Case ZUF–$375 million–22Dec08.
(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: 21 Sep 2011.
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United Arab Emirates—AGM–114R3
HELLFIRE Missiles
The Government of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) has requested a possible
sale 500 AGM–114R3 HELLFIRE II
missiles, containers, spare and repair
parts, support and test equipment,
repair and return support, training
equipment and personnel training, U.S.
Government and contractor logistics,
Quality Assurance Team support
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services, engineering and technical
support, and other related elements of
program support. The estimated cost is
$65 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to
the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by helping to
improve the security of a friendly
country that has been, and continues to
be an important force for political
stability and economic progress in the
Middle East.
UAE intends to use these defense
articles and services to modernize its
armed forces and expand its existing
Army architecture to counter threats
posed by potential attack. This proposed
sale will also contribute to the UAE
military’s goal of updating its capability
while further enhancing its
interoperability with the U.S. and other
allies. This capability will serve to deter
potential attacks against strategic targets
across the UAE, to include
infrastructure and resources vital to the
security of the U.S.
The proposed sale of this weapon
system will not alter the basic military
balance in the region.
The prime contractor is HELLFIRE
Systems Limited Liability Company in
Orlando, Florida. There are no known
offset agreements proposed in
connection with this sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require the assignment of a U.S.
Government Quality Assurance Team to
the United Arab Emirates.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 11–27
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 highest level for release of the
AGM–114R3 HELLFIRE II is Secret,
based upon the software. The highest
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level of classified information that could
be disclosed by a proposed sale or by
testing of the end item is Secret; the
highest level that must be disclosed for
production, maintenance, or training is
Confidential. Reverse engineering could
reveal Confidential information.
Vulnerability data, countermeasures,
vulnerability/susceptibility analyses,
and threat definitions are classified up
to Secret.
2. Susceptibility of the AGM–114R3
HELLFIRE II to diversion or exploitation
is considered low risk. Components of
the system are also considered highly
resistant to reverse engineering.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 11–39]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–
3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 11–39 with
attached transmittal, policy justification,
and Sensitivity of Technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: September 23, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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engineering and design study on
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of replacing existing F100–PW–220
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the engines with F100–PW–229 engines,
update of Modular Mission Computers,
Arms Export Control Act
cockpit multifunction displays,
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei
communication equipment, Joint
Economic and Cultural Representative
Mission Planning Systems,
Office in the United States pursuant to
maintenance, construction, repair and
the Taiwan Relations Act (P. L. 96–8)
return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft
and Executive Order 13014.
ferry services, aircraft and ground
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
support equipment, spare and repair
Major Defense Equipment *
$5.050 billion parts, publications and technical
Other ....................................
.250 billion documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, U.S. Government
Total ..................................
5.300 billion and contractor engineering, technical,
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms and logistics support, test equipment,
Export Control Act.
site surveys, and other related elements
(iii) Description and Quantity or
of logistics support.
Quantities of Articles or Services under
(iv) Military Department: Air Force
Consideration for Purchase: retrofit of
(QBZ).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS
145 F–16A/B aircraft that includes sale
Case SKA-$5.4B–Nov92.
of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,
Array (AESA) radars; 176 Embedded
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None.
Global Positioning System Inertial
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology
Navigation Systems; 176 ALQ–213
Contained in the Defense Article or
Electronic Warfare Management
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
systems; upgrade 82 ALQ–184
Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods See Annex attached.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
to incorporate Digital Radio Frequency
Congress: 21 Sep 2011.
Memory (DRFM) technology or
purchase new ECM pods (AN/ALQ–
Policy Justification
211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive
Taipei Economic and Cultural
Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS)
with DRFM, or AN/ALQ–131 pods with Representative Office in the United
States—Retrofit of F–16A/B Aircraft
DRFM); 86 tactical data link terminals;
The Taipei Economic and Cultural
upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared
Representative Office in the United
targeting Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/
States has requested a retrofit of 145 F–
AAQ–33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or
16A/B aircraft that includes sale of: 176
AN/AAQ–28 LITENING Targeting
Active Electronically Scanned Array
Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted
(AESA) radars; 176 Embedded Global
Cueing Systems; 128 Night Vision
Positioning System Inertial Navigation
Goggles; 140 AIM–9X SIDEWINDER
Systems; 176 ALQ–213 Electronic
Missiles; 56 AIM–9X Captive Air
Training Missiles; 5 AIM–9X Telemetry Warfare Management systems; upgrade
82 ALQ–184 Electronic
kits; 16 GBU–31V1 Joint Direct Attack
Countermeasures (ECM) pods to
Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU–38
incorporate Digital Radio Frequency
JDAM kits; Dual Mode/Global
Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs Memory (DRFM) technology or
purchase new ECM pods (AN/ALQ–
(16 GBU–10 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or
211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive
GBU–56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU–12
Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS)
Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU–54
with DRFM, or AN/ALQ–131 pods with
Laser JDAM, 16 GBU–24 Enhanced
DRFM); 86 tactical data link terminals;
PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU–105 Sensor
upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared
Fused Weapons with Wind-Corrected
targeting Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/
Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153
AAQ–33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or
LAU–129 Launchers with missile
AN/AAQ–28 LITENING Targeting
interface; upgrade of 158 APX–113
Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
Cueing Systems; 128 Night Vision
Combined Interrogator Transponders;
Goggles; 140 AIM–9X SIDEWINDER
and HAVE GLASS II applications.
Also included are: ammunition,
Missiles; 56 AIM–9X Captive Air
alternate mission equipment,
Training Missiles; 5 AIM–9X Telemetry
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kits; 16 GBU–31V1 Joint Direct Attack
Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU–38
JDAM kits; Dual Mode/Global
Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs
(16 GBU–10 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or
GBU–56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU–12
Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU–54
Laser JDAM, 16 GBU–24 Enhanced
PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU–105 Sensor
Fused Weapons with Wind-Corrected
Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153
LAU–129 Launchers with missile
interface; upgrade of 158 APX–113
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
Combined Interrogator Transponders;
and HAVE GLASS II applications. Also
included are: ammunition, alternate
mission equipment, engineering and
design study on replacing existing
F100–PW–220 engines with F100–PW–
229 engines, update of Modular Mission
Computers, cockpit multifunction
displays, communication equipment,
Joint Mission Planning Systems,
maintenance, construction, repair and
return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft
ferry services, aircraft and ground
support equipment, spare and repair
parts, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical,
and logistics support, test equipment,
site surveys, and other related elements
of logistics support. The estimated cost
is $5.3 billion.
This sale is consistent with United
States law and policy as expressed in
Public Law 96–8.
This proposed sale serves U.S.
national, economic, and security
interests by supporting the recipient’s
continuing efforts to modernize its
armed forces and enhance its defensive
capability. The proposed sale will help
improve the security of the recipient
and assist in maintaining political
stability, military balance, and
economic progress in the region.
The proposed retrofit improves both
the capabilities and the reliability of the
recipient’s fleet of F–16A/B aircraft. The
improved capability, survivability, and
reliability of newly retrofitted F–16A/B
aircraft will greatly enhance the
recipient’s ability to defend its borders.
The prime contractor will be the
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
in Fort Worth, Texas. This proposed
sale may involve the following
additional contractors:
BAE Advance Systems ................................................................................................................................................
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems ............................................................................................................................
Goodrich ISR Systems .................................................................................................................................................
ITT Defense Electronics and Services ........................................................................................................................
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St Louis, Missouri
Danbury, Connecticut
McLean, Virginia
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ITT Integrated Structures ............................................................................................................................................
ITT Night Vision .........................................................................................................................................................
L3 Communications ....................................................................................................................................................
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control ................................................................................................................
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training, and Support ...............................................................................................
Marvin Engineering Company ....................................................................................................................................
Northrop-Grumman Electro-Optical Systems ............................................................................................................
Northrop-Grumman Electronic Systems ....................................................................................................................
Pratt & Whitney ...........................................................................................................................................................
Raytheon Company .....................................................................................................................................................
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems .....................................................................................................................
Raytheon Missile System ............................................................................................................................................
Symetrics Industries ....................................................................................................................................................
Terma ...........................................................................................................................................................................
At this time there are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will
require the assignment of five (5)
contractor representatives to the
recipient to provide engineering and
technical support for the first two years
of the program. Additionally,
approximately two trips per year will be
required for U.S. Government personnel
and contractor representatives for the
duration of the program for program and
technical support.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 11–39
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act
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Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. This sale will involve the release of
sensitive technology to Taiwan. The F–
16 A/B retrofit modification will
modernize the existing fleet of Taiwan
aircraft, equipping the F–16 airframe
with advanced avionics and systems.
2. Sensitive and/or classified (up to
Secret) elements of the proposed retrofit
accessories, components, and associated
software: AESA Radar; AN/APX–113
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
(AIFF); ALQ–213 Electronic Warfare
Management System; AN/ALQ–184,
AN/ALQ–131, or AN/ALQ–211V9
AIDEWS; AN/AAQ–33 SNIPER
Targeting Pod or AN/AAQ–28
LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod;
Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System, and HAVE
GLASS I/II without infrared top coat.
Additional sensitive areas include
operating manuals and maintenance
technical orders containing performance
information, operating and test
procedures, and other information
related to support operations and repair.
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The hardware, software, and data
identified are classified to protect
vulnerabilities, design and performance
parameters and other similar critical
information.
3. The AESA radar (manufacturer to
be determined) contains the latest
digital technology available in an
electronically scanned antenna,
including higher processor power,
higher transmission power, more
sensitive receiver electronics, ground
moving detection capability, and
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which
creates higher-resolution ground maps
from a greater distance than previous
versions of the F–16 radar. The retrofit
features an increase in detection range
of air targets, an increase in processing
speed and memory, as well as
significant improvements in all modes,
jam resistance, and false alarm rates.
Complete hardware is classified
Confidential; major components and
subsystems are classified Confidential;
software is classified Secret; and
technical data and documentation are
classified up to Secret.
4. The AN/APX–113 Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) system is
Unclassified as only commercial IFF
will be offered.
5. The AN/ALQ–184, AN/ALQ–131,
or AN/ALQ–211V9 Airborne Integrated
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite
(AIDEWS) provides passive radar
warning, wide spectrum Digital RF
Memory (DRFM) based jamming, and
control and management of the entire
EW system. The system is included in
an external pod that can be mounted on
a properly configured F–16. The
commercially developed system
software and hardware is Unclassified.
The system is classified Secret when
loaded with a U.S.-derived EW
database.
6. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing
System (JHMCS) is a modified HGU–55/
P helmet that incorporates a visorprojected Heads-Up Display (HUD) to
cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air
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North Amityville, New
York
Roanoke, Virginia
Arlington, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Inglewood, California
Garland, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
East Hartford, Connecticut
Goleta, California
El Segundo, California
Tucson, Arizona
Melbourne, Florida
Denmark
and ground targets. Hardware is
Unclassified; technical data and
documents are classified up to Secret.
7. The AN/AAQ–33 SNIPER targeting
system is Unclassified but contains
technology representing the latest stateof-the-art in several areas. Information
on performance and inherent
vulnerabilities is classified Secret.
Software (object code) is classified
Confidential.
8. The AN/AAQ–28 LITENING
targeting system is Unclassified but
contains technology representing the
latest state-of-the-art in several areas.
Information on performance and
inherent vulnerabilities is classified
Secret. Software (object code) is
classified Confidential. Sensitive
elements include the forward looking
infrared (FLIR) sensors, Laser Pulse
Interval Modulation (PIM) and doublet
coding, and the AGM–65 Missile
Boresight Correlator (MBC), and ECCM
features that increase capability in a
jamming environment.
9. The AIM–9X SIDEWINDER Missile
is an air-to-air guided missile that
employs a passive infrared (IR) target
acquisition system that features digital
technology and micro-miniature solidstate electronics. The AIM–9X All-UpRound (AUR) is Confidential, major
components and subsystems range from
Unclassified to Confidential, and
technical data and other documentation
are classified up to Secret.
10. The CBU–105D/B Sensor Fused
Weapon (SFW) is an advanced 1,000pound class cluster bomb munition
containing sensor fused sub-munitions
that are designed to attack and defeat a
wide range of moving or stationary land
and maritime threats. The SFW meets
U.S. policy regarding cluster munition
safety standards.
Major components include the SUU–
66 Tactical Munitions Dispenser (TMD),
ten (10) BLU–108 sub-munitions, each
with four (4) ‘‘hockey puck’’ shaped
skeet infrared sensing projectiles for a
total of forty (40) warheads. The
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munition will be delivered in its AllUp-Round (AUR) configuration. This
configuration is Unclassified.
11. The GBU–24 Enhanced
PAVEWAY III (EPIII) is a low level laser
and GPS-guided munitions that can be
employed at high, medium and low
altitudes. Information revealing target
designation tactics and associated
aircraft maneuvers, the probability of
destroying specific/peculiar targets,
vulnerabilities regarding
countermeasures and the
electromagnetic environment is
classified Secret. Information revealing
test boundaries, operational envelop
and release points, the probability of
destroying common/unspecified targets,
the number of simultaneous lasers the
laser seeker head can discriminate, the
terminal impact conditions, the
operational flight programming, laser
seeker sensitivity and range, laser seeker
field of view and field of regard, laser
seeker tracking gate widths, laser pulse
stability requirements, laser pulse width
discrimination details, and data on the
radar/infra-red frequency is classified
Confidential.
12. The Dual Mode Weapon—
Enhanced PAVEWAY II (EPW) and
Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition
(LJDAM). Dual Mode weapons combine
laser and GPS guidance modes into a
single weapon. Both the EPW and
LJDAM weapons are built by adding
aerodynamic stabilization kits, guidance
and control units, antennas and seeker
components to the nose, tail and body
of general purpose bombs. They can be
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added to 500lb and 2000lb class of
bombs. These weapons improve the
accuracy of unguided, general-purpose
bombs. The GPS guidance allows for
delivery in adverse weather. The laser
guidance mode of these weapons allows
for engagement of some mobile targets.
The built-up weapons with components
are Unclassified. Information revealing
employment tactics, operational
parameters, the probability of destroying
targets, vulnerabilities regarding
countermeasures and the
electromagnetic environment is
classified up to Confidential.
13. The Joint Direct Attack Munition
(JDAM) is a guidance tail kit that
converts unguided free-fall bombs into
accurate, adverse weather ‘‘smart’’
munitions. With the addition of a new
tail section that contains an inertial
navigational system and a global
positioning system guidance control
unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of
unguided, general-purpose bombs in
any weather condition. JDAM can be
launched from very low to very high
altitudes in a dive, toss and loft, or in
straight and level flight with an on-axis
or off-axis delivery. JDAM enables
multiple weapons to be directed against
single or multiple targets on a single
pass. The JDAM AUR and all of its
components are unclassified, technical
data for JDAM is classified up to Secret.
14. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
the specific hardware and software, the
information could be used to develop
countermeasures, which might reduce
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weapon system effectiveness or be used
in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
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Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–
3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 11–34 with
attached transmittal and policy
justification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: September 23, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Office of the Secretary
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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: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703)
601-3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 11-39 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: September 23, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States pursuant to the Taiwan
Relations Act (P. L. 96-8) and Executive Order 13014.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment \*\............................. $5.050 billion
Other................................................... .250 billion
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Total................................................. 5.300 billion
* 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: retrofit of 145 F-16A/B
aircraft that includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial
Navigation Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems;
upgrade 82 ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate
Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM
pods (AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare
Suites (AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical
data link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting
Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28
LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems;
128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X
Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual
Mode/Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced
PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-
54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused
Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129
Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced
Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and
HAVE GLASS II applications.
Also included are: ammunition, alternate mission equipment,
engineering and design study on replacing existing F100-PW-220 engines
with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission Computers, cockpit
multifunction displays, communication equipment, Joint Mission Planning
Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and return, aircraft tanker
support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and ground support
equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics
support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of
logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (QBZ).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case SKA-$5.4B-Nov92.
(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: 21 Sep 2011.
Policy Justification
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
States--Retrofit of F-16A/B Aircraft
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States has requested a retrofit of 145 F-16A/B aircraft that
includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation
Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems; upgrade 82
ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate Digital
Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM pods (AN/
ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites
(AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical data
link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting
Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28
LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems;
128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X
Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual
Mode/Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced
PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-
54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused
Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129
Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced
Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and
HAVE GLASS II applications. Also included are: ammunition, alternate
mission equipment, engineering and design study on replacing existing
F100-PW-220 engines with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission
Computers, cockpit multifunction displays, communication equipment,
Joint Mission Planning Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and
return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and
ground support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment,
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics
support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of
logistics support. The estimated cost is $5.3 billion.
This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize
its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability. The proposed
sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in
maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic
progress in the region.
The proposed retrofit improves both the capabilities and the
reliability of the recipient's fleet of F-16A/B aircraft. The improved
capability, survivability, and reliability of newly retrofitted F-16A/B
aircraft will greatly enhance the recipient's ability to defend its
borders.
The prime contractor will be the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company in Fort Worth, Texas. This proposed sale may involve the
following additional contractors:
BAE Advance Systems....................................... Greenland, New York
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems......................... St Louis, Missouri
Goodrich ISR Systems...................................... Danbury, Connecticut
ITT Defense Electronics and Services...................... McLean, Virginia
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ITT Integrated Structures................................. North Amityville, New York
ITT Night Vision.......................................... Roanoke, Virginia
L3 Communications......................................... Arlington, Texas
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control.................. Dallas, Texas
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training, and Support......... Fort Worth, Texas
Marvin Engineering Company................................ Inglewood, California
Northrop-Grumman Electro-Optical Systems.................. Garland, Texas
Northrop-Grumman Electronic Systems....................... Baltimore, Maryland
Pratt & Whitney........................................... East Hartford, Connecticut
Raytheon Company.......................................... Goleta, California
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems....................... El Segundo, California
Raytheon Missile System................................... Tucson, Arizona
Symetrics Industries...................................... Melbourne, Florida
Terma..................................................... Denmark
At this time there are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of five (5)
contractor representatives to the recipient to provide engineering and
technical support for the first two years of the program. Additionally,
approximately two trips per year will be required for U.S. Government
personnel and contractor representatives for the duration of the
program for program and technical support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 11-39
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. This sale will involve the release of sensitive technology to
Taiwan. The F-16 A/B retrofit modification will modernize the existing
fleet of Taiwan aircraft, equipping the F-16 airframe with advanced
avionics and systems.
2. Sensitive and/or classified (up to Secret) elements of the
proposed retrofit accessories, components, and associated software:
AESA Radar; AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF);
ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System; AN/ALQ-184, AN/ALQ-131,
or AN/ALQ-211V9 AIDEWS; AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pod or AN/AAQ-28
LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod; Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System, and HAVE GLASS I/II without infrared top
coat. Additional sensitive areas include operating manuals and
maintenance technical orders containing performance information,
operating and test procedures, and other information related to support
operations and repair. The hardware, software, and data identified are
classified to protect vulnerabilities, design and performance
parameters and other similar critical information.
3. The AESA radar (manufacturer to be determined) contains the
latest digital technology available in an electronically scanned
antenna, including higher processor power, higher transmission power,
more sensitive receiver electronics, ground moving detection
capability, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which creates higher-
resolution ground maps from a greater distance than previous versions
of the F-16 radar. The retrofit features an increase in detection range
of air targets, an increase in processing speed and memory, as well as
significant improvements in all modes, jam resistance, and false alarm
rates. Complete hardware is classified Confidential; major components
and subsystems are classified Confidential; software is classified
Secret; and technical data and documentation are classified up to
Secret.
4. The AN/APX-113 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system is
Unclassified as only commercial IFF will be offered.
5. The AN/ALQ-184, AN/ALQ-131, or AN/ALQ-211V9 Airborne Integrated
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) provides passive radar
warning, wide spectrum Digital RF Memory (DRFM) based jamming, and
control and management of the entire EW system. The system is included
in an external pod that can be mounted on a properly configured F-16.
The commercially developed system software and hardware is
Unclassified. The system is classified Secret when loaded with a U.S.-
derived EW database.
6. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a modified
HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up Display
(HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets.
Hardware is Unclassified; technical data and documents are classified
up to Secret.
7. The AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER targeting system is Unclassified but
contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-art in several
areas. Information on performance and inherent vulnerabilities is
classified Secret. Software (object code) is classified Confidential.
8. The AN/AAQ-28 LITENING targeting system is Unclassified but
contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-art in several
areas. Information on performance and inherent vulnerabilities is
classified Secret. Software (object code) is classified Confidential.
Sensitive elements include the forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors,
Laser Pulse Interval Modulation (PIM) and doublet coding, and the AGM-
65 Missile Boresight Correlator (MBC), and ECCM features that increase
capability in a jamming environment.
9. The AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missile is an air-to-air guided missile
that employs a passive infrared (IR) target acquisition system that
features digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state
electronics. The AIM-9X All-Up-Round (AUR) is Confidential, major
components and subsystems range from Unclassified to Confidential, and
technical data and other documentation are classified up to Secret.
10. The CBU-105D/B Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) is an advanced 1,000-
pound class cluster bomb munition containing sensor fused sub-munitions
that are designed to attack and defeat a wide range of moving or
stationary land and maritime threats. The SFW meets U.S. policy
regarding cluster munition safety standards.
Major components include the SUU-66 Tactical Munitions Dispenser
(TMD), ten (10) BLU-108 sub-munitions, each with four (4) ``hockey
puck'' shaped skeet infrared sensing projectiles for a total of forty
(40) warheads. The
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munition will be delivered in its All-Up-Round (AUR) configuration.
This configuration is Unclassified.
11. The GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III (EPIII) is a low level laser
and GPS-guided munitions that can be employed at high, medium and low
altitudes. Information revealing target designation tactics and
associated aircraft maneuvers, the probability of destroying specific/
peculiar targets, vulnerabilities regarding countermeasures and the
electromagnetic environment is classified Secret. Information revealing
test boundaries, operational envelop and release points, the
probability of destroying common/unspecified targets, the number of
simultaneous lasers the laser seeker head can discriminate, the
terminal impact conditions, the operational flight programming, laser
seeker sensitivity and range, laser seeker field of view and field of
regard, laser seeker tracking gate widths, laser pulse stability
requirements, laser pulse width discrimination details, and data on the
radar/infra-red frequency is classified Confidential.
12. The Dual Mode Weapon--Enhanced PAVEWAY II (EPW) and Laser Joint
Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM). Dual Mode weapons combine laser and GPS
guidance modes into a single weapon. Both the EPW and LJDAM weapons are
built by adding aerodynamic stabilization kits, guidance and control
units, antennas and seeker components to the nose, tail and body of
general purpose bombs. They can be added to 500lb and 2000lb class of
bombs. These weapons improve the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose
bombs. The GPS guidance allows for delivery in adverse weather. The
laser guidance mode of these weapons allows for engagement of some
mobile targets. The built-up weapons with components are Unclassified.
Information revealing employment tactics, operational parameters, the
probability of destroying targets, vulnerabilities regarding
countermeasures and the electromagnetic environment is classified up to
Confidential.
13. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance tail kit
that converts unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather
``smart'' munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that
contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning
system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided,
general-purpose bombs in any weather condition. JDAM can be launched
from very low to very high altitudes in a dive, toss and loft, or in
straight and level flight with an on-axis or off-axis delivery. JDAM
enables multiple weapons to be directed against single or multiple
targets on a single pass. The JDAM AUR and all of its components are
unclassified, technical data for JDAM is classified up to Secret.
14. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific hardware and software, 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.
[FR Doc. 2011-25021 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
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