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Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 17–13]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217 or
Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107; DSCA/
DSA–RAN.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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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
17–13 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: May 9, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17–13
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: New
Zealand
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
See Annex Attached.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: April 27, 2017
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Major Defense Equipment *
Other ....................................
$1.03 billion
$ .43 billion
New Zealand—P–8A Aircraft and
Associated Support
Total ..................................
$1.46 billion
New Zealand has requested the
potential sale of up to four (4) P–8A
Patrol Aircraft. Each includes:
commercial engines, Tactical Open
Mission Software (TOMS), ElectroOptical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX–
20HD, AN/AAQ–2(V)1 Acoustic
System, AN/APY–10 Radar, ALQ–240
Electronic Support Measures. Also
included are eight (8) Multifunctional
Information Distribution System Joint
Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS); five
(5) Guardian Laser Transmitter
Assemblies (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ–
24(V)N; five (5) System Processors for
AN/AAQ–24(V)N; thirty (30) AN/AAR–
54 Missile Warning Sensors for the AN/
AAQ–24(V)N; ten (10) LN–251 with
Embedded Global Positioning Systems
(GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems
(EGIs); support equipment; operation
support systems; maintenance trainer/
classrooms; publications; software,
engineering, and logistics technical
assistance; foreign Liaison officer
support, contractor engineering
technical services; repair and return;
transportation; aircraft ferry; and other
associated training, support equipment
and services. The total estimated cost is
$1.46 billion.
This proposed sale will enhance the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by strengthening the
security of a Major Non-NATO ally
which has been, and continues to be, an
important force for political stability
within the region. New Zealand is a
close ally in the region and an important
partner on critical foreign policy and
defense issues.
The Government of New Zealand
intends to use these defense articles and
services to continue its Maritime
Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) capability,
following retirement of its P–3K
maritime patrol aircraft. The sale will
strengthen collective defense and
enhance New Zealand’s regional and
global allied contributions.
New Zealand has procured and
operated U.S. produced P–3 MSA for
over 40 years, providing critical
capabilities to NATO and coalition
maritime operations. New Zealand has
maintained a close MSA acquisition and
sustainment relationship with the U.S.
Navy over this period. The proposed
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four (4) P–8A Patrol Aircraft, which
includes:
Eight (8) Multifunctional Information
Distribution System Joint Tactical
Radio System (MIDS JTRS) (one (1)
for each aircraft, two (2) for the
ground operations support center, and
two (2) spares)
Five (5) Guardian Laser Transmitter
Assemblies (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ–
24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared
Counter Measures (LAIRCM) system
(one (1) for each aircraft and one (1)
spare)
Five (5) System Processors for AN/
AAQ–24(V)N LAIRCM system (one (1)
for each aircraft and one (1) spare)
Thirty (30) AN/AAR–54 Missile
Warning Sensors for the AN/AAQ–
24(V)N LAIRCM system (six (6) for
each aircraft and six (6) spares)
Ten (10) LN–251 with Embedded Global
Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial
Navigations Systems (EGIs) (two (2)
for each aircraft and two (2) spares)
Non-MDE includes:
Commercial engines; Tactical Open
Mission Software (TOMS); ElectroOptical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX–
20HD; AN/AAQ–2(V)1 Acoustic
System; AN/APY–10 Radar; ALQ–240
Electronic Support Measures; support
equipment; operation support
systems; maintenance trainer/
classrooms; publications; software,
engineering, and logistics technical
assistance; foreign Liaison officer
support, contractor engineering
technical services; repair and return;
transportation; aircraft ferry; and
other associated training, support
equipment and services.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (XX–
P–SAH)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: This
would be New Zealand’s first purchase
of the P–8A Patrol Aircraft. New
Zealand has one related P–8A case, NZ–
P–GEE, which provides P–8A study and
technical analysis support.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology
Contained in the Defense Article or
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sale will allow New Zealand to
recapitalize, modernize and sustain its
MSA capability for the next 30 years. As
a long-time P–3 operator, New Zealand
will have no difficulty transitioning its
MSA force to the P–8A and absorbing
these aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support does not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be The
Boeing Company, Seattle, WA.
Additional contractors include:
Air Cruisers Co LLC
Arnprior Aerospace, Canada
AVOX Zodiac Aerospace
BAE
Canadian Commercial Corporation
(CCC)/EMS
Compass David Clark
DLS/NiaSat, Carlsbad, CA
DRS
Exelis, McLean VA
GC Micro, Petaluma, CA
General Electric, UK
Harris
Joint Electronics
Marin Baker
Northrop Grumman Corp, Falls Church,
VA
Pole Zero, Cincinnati, OH
Raytheon, Waltham, MA
Raytheon, UK
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA
Spirit Aero, Wichita, KS
Symmetries Telephonics, Farmingdale,
NY
Terma, Arlington, VA
Viking
WESCAM
There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require approximately five (5)
contractor representatives to support the
program in New Zealand.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17–13
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 P–8A aircraft is a militarized
version of the Boeing 737–800 Next
Generation (NG) commercial aircraft.
The P–8A is replacing the P3C as the
Navy’s long-range Anti-Submarine
Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare
(ASuW), Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft capable of
broad-area, maritime and littoral
operations. The overall highest
classification of the P–8A weapon
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system is SECRET. The P–8A mission
systems hardware is largely
UNCLASSIFIED, while individual
software elements (mission systems,
acoustics, ESM, EWSP, etc.) are
classified up to SECRET.
2. P–8A mission systems include:
a. Tactical Open Mission Software
(TOMS). TOMS functions include
environment planning, tactical aids,
weapons planning aids, and data
correlation. TOMS includes an
algorithm for track fusion which
automatically correlates tracks produced
by on board and off board sensors.
b. Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared
(IR) MX–20HD. The EO/IR system
processes visible EO and IR spectrum to
detect and image objects.
c. AN/AAQ–2(V)1 Acoustic System.
The Acoustic sensor system is
integrated within the mission system as
the primary sensor or the aircraft ASW
missions. The system has multi-static
active coherent (MAC) 64 sonobuoy
processing capability and acoustic
sensor prediction tools.
d. AN/APY–10 Radar. The aircraft
radar is a direct derivative of the legacy
AN/APS–137(V) installed in the P–3C.
The radar capabilities include GPS
selective availability anti-spoofing, SAR
and ISAR imagery resolutions, and
periscope detection mode.
e. ALQ–240 Electronic Support
Measures (ESM). This system provides
real time capability for the automatic
detection, location, measurement, and
analysis of RF-signals and modes. Real
time results are compared with a library
of known emitters to perform emitter
classification and specific emitter
identification (SEI).
f. Electronic Warfare Self Protection
(EWSP). The P–8A aircraft Directional
Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) suite
consists of the ALQ–213 Electronic
Warfare Management System (EWMS),
ALE–47 Countermeasures Dispensing
System (CMDS), and the AN/AAQ–
24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared
Countermeasure (LAIRCM) Guardian
Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA)
processor, and AAR–54 Missile Warning
Sensors (MWS). The AN/AAQ–24(V)N
LAIRCM is a self-contained, directed
energy countermeasures system
designed to protect aircraft from
infrared guided surface-to-air missiles.
The system features digital technology
and micro-miniature sold state
electronics. LAIRCM system software,
including Operation Flight Program is
classified SECRET. Technical data and
documentation to be provided are
UNCLASSIFIED.
g. Multifunctional Information
Distribution System-Joint Tactical Radio
System (MIDS JTRS) is an advanced
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Link-16 command, control,
communications, and intelligence (C3I)
system incorporating high-capacity,
jam-resistant, digital communication
links for exchange of near real-time
tactical information, including both data
and vice, among air, ground, and sea
elements. The MIDS JTRS terminal
hardware, publications, performance
specifications, operational capability,
parameters, vulnerabilities to
countermeasures, and software
documentation are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. The classified
information to be provided consists of
that which is necessary for the
operation, maintenance, and repair
(through intermediate level) of the data
link terminal, installed systems, and
related software.
3. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain access of the
P–8A specific hardware and software
elements, systems could be reverse
engineering to discover USN
capabilities and tactics. The
consequences of the loss of this
technology, to a technologically
advanced or competent adversary, could
result in the development of
countermeasures or equivalent systems,
which could reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made
that the recipient government can
provide substantially the same degree of
protection for the technology being
released 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.
5. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to
New Zealand.
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Availability of a Final Feasibility Study
With Integrated Environmental Impact
Statement, Ala Wai Canal Project,
Oahu, HI
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ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
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Feasibility Study with Integrated
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evaluates alternatives to manage flood
risk within the Ala Wai watershed,
which includes the neighborhoods of
Makiki, Manoa, Palolo, Kapahulu,
Moiliili, McCully, and Waikiki. It also
documents the existing condition of
environmental resources in areas
considered for locating flood risk
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result from implementing each
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and the proposing agency for
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District, ATTN: Derek Chow, Chief,
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(CEPOH–PP–C), Building 230, Fort
Shafter, HI 96858–5440 or via email to
AlaWaiCanalProject@USACE.Army.mil.
Oral and written comments may also be
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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Engineers, Honolulu District, 808–835–
4026 or via email at
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The document is available for review
at the following locations:
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https://www.poh.usace.army.mil/
Missions/CivilWorks/
CivilWorksProjects/AlaWaiCanal.aspx.
(2) Kaimuki Public Library, 1041
Koko Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI
96816;
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 17-13]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217 or
Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107; 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 17-13 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: May 9, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-13
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: New Zealand
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................... $1.03 billion
Other................................................... $ .43 billion
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Total................................................. $1.46 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four (4) P-8A Patrol Aircraft, which includes:
Eight (8) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint
Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) (one (1) for each aircraft, two (2)
for the ground operations support center, and two (2) spares)
Five (5) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ-
24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures (LAIRCM) system (one
(1) for each aircraft and one (1) spare)
Five (5) System Processors for AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM system (one (1) for
each aircraft and one (1) spare)
Thirty (30) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N
LAIRCM system (six (6) for each aircraft and six (6) spares)
Ten (10) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial
Navigations Systems (EGIs) (two (2) for each aircraft and two (2)
spares)
Non-MDE includes:
Commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS); Electro-
Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System;
AN/APY-10 Radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures; support
equipment; operation support systems; maintenance trainer/classrooms;
publications; software, engineering, and logistics technical
assistance; foreign Liaison officer support, contractor engineering
technical services; repair and return; transportation; aircraft ferry;
and other associated training, support equipment and services.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (XX-P-SAH)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: This would be New Zealand's first
purchase of the P-8A Patrol Aircraft. New Zealand has one related P-8A
case, NZ-P-GEE, which provides P-8A study and technical analysis
support.
(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: April 27, 2017
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
New Zealand--P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support
New Zealand has requested the potential sale of up to four (4) P-8A
Patrol Aircraft. Each includes: commercial engines, Tactical Open
Mission Software (TOMS), Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-
20HD, AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System, AN/APY-10 Radar, ALQ-240 Electronic
Support Measures. Also included are eight (8) Multifunctional
Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS
JTRS); five (5) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for the
AN/AAQ-24(V)N; five (5) System Processors for AN/AAQ-24(V)N; thirty
(30) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N; ten (10)
LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial
Navigations Systems (EGIs); support equipment; operation support
systems; maintenance trainer/classrooms; publications; software,
engineering, and logistics technical assistance; foreign Liaison
officer support, contractor engineering technical services; repair and
return; transportation; aircraft ferry; and other associated training,
support equipment and services. The total estimated cost is $1.46
billion.
This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by strengthening the security of a Major
Non-NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an important force
for political stability within the region. New Zealand is a close ally
in the region and an important partner on critical foreign policy and
defense issues.
The Government of New Zealand intends to use these defense articles
and services to continue its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA)
capability, following retirement of its P-3K maritime patrol aircraft.
The sale will strengthen collective defense and enhance New Zealand's
regional and global allied contributions.
New Zealand has procured and operated U.S. produced P-3 MSA for
over 40 years, providing critical capabilities to NATO and coalition
maritime operations. New Zealand has maintained a close MSA acquisition
and sustainment relationship with the U.S. Navy over this period. The
proposed sale will allow New Zealand to recapitalize, modernize and
sustain its MSA capability for the next 30 years. As a long-time P-3
operator, New Zealand will have no difficulty transitioning its MSA
force to the P-8A and absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support does not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA.
Additional contractors include:
Air Cruisers Co LLC
Arnprior Aerospace, Canada
AVOX Zodiac Aerospace
BAE
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)/EMS
Compass David Clark
DLS/NiaSat, Carlsbad, CA
DRS
Exelis, McLean VA
GC Micro, Petaluma, CA
General Electric, UK
Harris
Joint Electronics
Marin Baker
Northrop Grumman Corp, Falls Church, VA
Pole Zero, Cincinnati, OH
Raytheon, Waltham, MA
Raytheon, UK
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA
Spirit Aero, Wichita, KS
Symmetries Telephonics, Farmingdale, NY
Terma, Arlington, VA
Viking
WESCAM
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with
this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately
five (5) contractor representatives to support the program in New
Zealand.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-13
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 P-8A aircraft is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-800
Next Generation (NG) commercial aircraft. The P-8A is replacing the P3C
as the Navy's long-range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface
Warfare (ASuW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations. The
overall highest classification of the P-8A weapon
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system is SECRET. The P-8A mission systems hardware is largely
UNCLASSIFIED, while individual software elements (mission systems,
acoustics, ESM, EWSP, etc.) are classified up to SECRET.
2. P-8A mission systems include:
a. Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS). TOMS functions include
environment planning, tactical aids, weapons planning aids, and data
correlation. TOMS includes an algorithm for track fusion which
automatically correlates tracks produced by on board and off board
sensors.
b. Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The EO/IR system
processes visible EO and IR spectrum to detect and image objects.
c. AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System. The Acoustic sensor system is
integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor or the
aircraft ASW missions. The system has multi-static active coherent
(MAC) 64 sonobuoy processing capability and acoustic sensor prediction
tools.
d. AN/APY-10 Radar. The aircraft radar is a direct derivative of
the legacy AN/APS-137(V) installed in the P-3C. The radar capabilities
include GPS selective availability anti-spoofing, SAR and ISAR imagery
resolutions, and periscope detection mode.
e. ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures (ESM). This system provides
real time capability for the automatic detection, location,
measurement, and analysis of RF-signals and modes. Real time results
are compared with a library of known emitters to perform emitter
classification and specific emitter identification (SEI).
f. Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP). The P-8A aircraft
Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) suite consists of the ALQ-
213 Electronic Warfare Management System (EWMS), ALE-47 Countermeasures
Dispensing System (CMDS), and the AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared
Countermeasure (LAIRCM) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA)
processor, and AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors (MWS). The AN/AAQ-24(V)N
LAIRCM is a self-contained, directed energy countermeasures system
designed to protect aircraft from infrared guided surface-to-air
missiles. The system features digital technology and micro-miniature
sold state electronics. LAIRCM system software, including Operation
Flight Program is classified SECRET. Technical data and documentation
to be provided are UNCLASSIFIED.
g. Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint Tactical
Radio System (MIDS JTRS) is an advanced Link-16 command, control,
communications, and intelligence (C3I) system incorporating high-
capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for exchange of
near real-time tactical information, including both data and vice,
among air, ground, and sea elements. The MIDS JTRS terminal hardware,
publications, performance specifications, operational capability,
parameters, vulnerabilities to countermeasures, and software
documentation are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The classified information
to be provided consists of that which is necessary for the operation,
maintenance, and repair (through intermediate level) of the data link
terminal, installed systems, and related software.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain access of
the P-8A specific hardware and software elements, systems could be
reverse engineering to discover USN capabilities and tactics. The
consequences of the loss of this technology, to a technologically
advanced or competent adversary, could result in the development of
countermeasures or equivalent systems, which could reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the recipient government can
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the technology
being released 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to New Zealand.
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