Arms Sales Notification, 36891-36894 [2018-16318]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36891-36894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16318]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-13]


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)(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 18-13 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 26, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-13
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: Government of Germany
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................   $ .75 billion
Other...................................................   $ .65 billion
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  TOTAL.................................................   $1.40 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Three (3) C-130J-30 Aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce AE-2100D 
Turboprop Engines (installed)
Three (3) KC-130J Aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce AE-2100D 
Turboprop Engines (installed)
Four (4) Rolls Royce AE 2100D Turboprop Engines (spares)
Eight (8) Link-16 MIDS Terminals (one (1) per aircraft, plus two (2) 
spares)

    Non-MDE: Also includes eight (8) AN/ALE 47 Electronic 
Countermeasure Dispensers (1 per aircraft, plus 2 spares); eight (8) 
AN/AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning Systems (1 per aircraft, plus spares); 
eight (8) AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receivers (1 per aircraft, plus 2 
spares); eight (8) MX-20 Electro-Optical/Infrared Imaging Systems (1 
per aircraft, plus 2 spares); AN/APX-114/119 Identification Friend or 
Foe (IFF) Mode 5; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); secure 
communications; precision navigation and cryptographic equipment; night 
vision devices; support and test equipment; publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics support 
services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (GY-D-SUA)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: May 4, 2018

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of Germany--C-130J and KC-130J Aircraft

    The Government of Germany has requested to buy three (3) C-130J-30 
aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce AE-2100D turboprop engines 
(installed); three (3) KC-130J aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce 
AE-2100D turboprop engines (installed); four (4) Rolls Royce AE 2100D 
turboprop engines (spares); and eight (8) Link-16 MIDS Terminals (one 
(1) per aircraft, plus two (2) spares). Also includes eight (8) AN/ALE 
47 Electronic Countermeasure Dispensers (1 per aircraft, plus 2 
spares); eight (8) AN/AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning Systems (1 per 
aircraft, plus spares); eight (8) AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receivers (1 
per aircraft, plus 2 spares); eight (8) MX-20 Electro-Optical/Infrared 
Imaging Systems (1 per aircraft, plus 2 spares); AN/APX-114/119 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5; Joint Mission Planning 
System (JMPS); secure communications; precision navigation and 
cryptographic equipment; night vision devices; support and test 
equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel training 
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; 
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of 
logistical and program support. The total estimated value is $1.40 
billion.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political and 
economic stability in Europe. The proposed sale will increase the 
airlift, air refueling, and air drop capabilities of the German Air 
Force. Providing these capabilities to the German Air Force will 
greatly increase interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the 
German Air Force as well as other NATO allies.
    The German Air Force will use these aircraft to conduct airlift, 
air refueling, and air drop missions as part of a French-German allied 
squadron based in Evreux, France. This common air transport squadron 
will have unrestricted exchange of aircraft, air crews, and 
maintainers, as well as technical and logistical support based on a 
common pool of spare parts and a common service support contract. These 
exchanges would be carried out pursuant to separate authorizations from 
the United States. The C-130Js will provide crucial air refueling 
capability to German and French fighter and light transport aircraft, 
as well as helicopters. Germany requests these capabilities to provide 
for the support of its deployed troops, regional security, and 
interoperability with France and the United States. Germany will have 
no difficulty absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Ft Worth, TX. There 
are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale may require multiple trips but 
no long-term stationing for U.S. contractor representatives to Germany 
and potentially deployed locations to provide initial launch recovery, 
and maintenance support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-13
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 C-130J Hercules with Rolls Royce AE 2100D Turboprop Engines 
is a military airlift aircraft that performs primarily the tactical 
portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating 
from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping 
troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130J improvements over 
the C-130E include improved maximum speed, climb time, cruising 
altitude and range. The C-130J has 55 feet of cargo compartment 
length,--an additional 15 feet over the original ``short'' aircraft. 
Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be 
provided is UNCLASSIFIED.
    2. The KC-130J is a tanker version of the C-130J Hercules aircraft 
modified to provide air-to-air refueling and assault-support. Hardware 
is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be provided is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    3. Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) 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 voice, among air, ground, and sea 
elements. The MIDS 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

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that which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, and repair 
(through intermediate level) of the data link terminal, installed 
systems, and related software.
    4. The AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMOS) is an 
integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable dispensing system 
capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency 
expendables. The threats countered by the CMOS include radar-directed 
anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), radar command-guided missiles, radar 
homing guided missiles, and infrared (IR) guided missiles. The system 
is internally mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or 
may be integrated with other on-board EW and avionics systems. The AN/
ALE-47 uses threat data received over the aircraft interfaces to assess 
the threat situation and to determine a response. Expendable routines 
tailored to the immediate aircraft and threat environment may be 
dispensed using one of four operational modes. Hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be provided is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    5. The AN/AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning System is a small, 
lightweight, passive, electro-optic, threat warning device used to 
detect surface-to-air missiles fired at helicopters and low-flying 
fixed-wing aircraft and automatically provide countermeasures, as well 
as audio and visual-sector warning messages to the aircrew. The basic 
system consists of multiple Optical Sensor Converter (OSC) units, a 
Computer Processor (CP) and a Control Indicator (Cl). The set of OSC 
units, which normally consist of four, is mounted on the aircraft 
exterior to provide omni-directional protection. The OSC detects the 
rocket plume of missiles and sends appropriate signals to the CP for 
processing. The CP analyses the data from each OSC and automatically 
deploys the appropriate countermeasures. The CP also contains 
comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI displays the incoming direction of 
the threat, so that the pilot can take appropriate action. Hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be provided is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    6. The AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receiver continuously 
detects and intercepts RF signals in certain frequency ranges and 
analyzes and separates threat signals from non-threat signals. It 
contributes to full-dimensional protection by providing individual 
aircraft probability of survival through improved aircrew situational 
awareness of the radar guided threat environment. The ALR-56M is 
designed to provide improved performance in a dense signal environment 
and improved detection of modern threats signals. Hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be provided is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    7. An AN/APX-114/119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) combined 
transponder interrogator system is UNCLASSIFIED unless Mode 4 or 5 
operational evaluator parameters, which are SECRET, are loaded into the 
equipment.
    8. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-platform PC 
based mission planning system. JMPS hardware is UNCLASSIFIED but the 
software is classified up to SECRET.
    9. This sale will involve the release of sensitive and/or 
classified cryptographic equipment for secure communications radios, 
precision navigation, and cryptographic appliques and keying equipment. 
The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED, except where systems are loaded with 
cryptographic software, which may be classified up to SECRET.
    10. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the 
information could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce 
weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system 
with similar or advanced capabilities.
    11. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
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.
    12. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
are authorized for release and export to the Government of Germany.

[FR Doc. 2018-16318 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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