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the Single Channel Ground and
Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)
family. SINCGARS is a tactical radio
providing secure jam-resistant voice and
data communications of command,
control, targeting, and technical
information for the Terminal High
Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system.
The spread-spectrum frequency hopping
Electronic Counter-Counter Measures
(ECCM) technology resident in the radio
is sensitive but UNCLASSIFIED. While
sensitive, the frequency-hopping
algorithms used to generate the ECCM
waveform are unique to the country of
ownership and cannot be manipulated
by potential adversaries for use or
interference with other countries
possessing SINCGARS technology.
Should a potential adversary come into
possession of one of these radios, they
would have the potential to intercept
operational command, control, and
targeting information. This potential
problem is mitigated by the fact that the
customer can secure information passed
over the radio network using a
commercial grade security capability
equivalent to an Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES) 256-bit encryption
system whose keys are controlled by the
customer country.
5. As with the SINCGARS family of
radios, the AN/PRC–117 is a tactical
radio providing ECCM jam-resistant
secure communications for exchange of
command, control, and targeting
information within the THAAD system
tactical radio network. ECCM
capabilities are sensitive but
UNCLASSIFIED and algorithms for
these jam-resistant waveforms are
unique to the customer country. Unlike
the SINCGARS radios, the AN/PRC–117
uses Type 1 encryption. When loaded
with U.S. crypto keys, the system is
then CLASSIFIED up to SECRET.
Should a potential adversary come into
possession of one of these radios, the
customer country can quickly remotely
rekey remaining radios, preventing
potential adversaries from
understanding received command,
control, and targeting information.
6. The Defense Advanced Global
Positioning System (GPS) Receiver
(DAGR) is a handheld GPS location
device with map background displaying
the user’s location. Unlike commercial
grade GPS receivers capable of receiving
Standard Positioning Signals (SPS) from
GPS satellites, the DAGR is capable of
receiving Precise Positioning Signals
(PPS). PPS satellite signals provide
significantly more accurate location data
than do SPS signals. This capability
within DAGRs is possible due to the
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Module (SAASM). The SAASM is an
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encrypted device permitting both
receipt of PPS signals and the benefit of
preventing potential adversaries from
spoofing the system to display incorrect
location information. The SAASM
capability within the DAGR is sensitive
but UNCLASSIFIED. The SAASM
capabilities are sensitive due to the
system’s ability to access restricted PPS
GPS satellite signals and to prevent
spoofing. While sensitive, the ability of
potential adversaries to exploit the
system is limited.
7. The same SAASM capabilities
resident in the DAGR are also resident
in the THAAD GPS timing system. The
THAAD system requires highly precise
timing hacks in order accurately track
and engage targets. The PPS signals
generated by GPS satellites provide this
precise timing information. The SAASM
device resident in the timing system
permits receipt of this precise PPS
timing data. The SAASM is an
encrypted device permitting both
receipt of PPS signals and the benefit of
preventing potential adversaries from
spoofing the system to display incorrect
data. The SAASM capability within the
timing system is sensitive but
UNCLASSIFIED.
8. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
specific hardware, the information
could be used to develop
countermeasures which might reduce
weapons system effectiveness or be used
in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
9. A determination has been made
that Saudi Arabia can provide
substantially the same degree of
protection for sensitive technology
being released as the U.S. Government.
This proposed sustainment program is
necessary to the furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the policy
justification.
10. All defense articles and services
listed on this transmittal are authorized
for release and export to the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Advisory Panel on Streamlining and
Codifying Acquisition Regulations
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics), DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Defense is
publishing this notice to encourage
feedback for the Section 809 Advisory
Panel on Streamlining and Codifying
Acquisition Regulations (hereafter ‘‘the
Panel’’). The Panel meets on a monthly
basis and will provide a final report to
the Secretary of Defense and Congress in
2019. The agendas, meeting times, and
contact information are posted on the
Panel Web site: https://
www.section809panel.org. Public
feedback can be submitted in the
‘‘Contact Us’’ section of the Web site as
either general comments or specific
recommendations.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shayne L. Martin, Section 809 Panel,
1400 Key Blvd., Suite 210, Arlington,
VA 22209, email: shayne.martin@
dau.mil, phone: 703–571–2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
809 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Pub. L. 114–92) required the Secretary
of Defense to establish ‘‘an advisory
panel on streamlining acquisition
regulations.’’ The Panel was seated on
August 12, 2016. By Statute, the Panel
is exempt from the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix).
Public information, including
opportunities for input, is posted and
periodically updated at https://
www.section809panel.org.
Dated: October 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition
Regulations
AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics), DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Advisory Panel.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to
encourage feedback for the Section 809 Advisory Panel on Streamlining
and Codifying Acquisition Regulations (hereafter ``the Panel''). The
Panel meets on a monthly basis and will provide a final report to the
Secretary of Defense and Congress in 2019. The agendas, meeting times,
and contact information are posted on the Panel Web site: https://www.section809panel.org. Public feedback can be submitted in the
``Contact Us'' section of the Web site as either general comments or
specific recommendations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shayne L. Martin, Section 809 Panel,
1400 Key Blvd., Suite 210, Arlington, VA 22209, email:
[email protected], phone: 703-571-2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 809 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92) required the
Secretary of Defense to establish ``an advisory panel on streamlining
acquisition regulations.'' The Panel was seated on August 12, 2016. By
Statute, the Panel is exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix). Public information, including opportunities for
input, is posted and periodically updated at https://www.section809panel.org.
Dated: October 18, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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