Arms Sales Notification, 55864-55867 [2018-24409]

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55864-55867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24409]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-42]


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 18-42 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN08NO18.003


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Transmittal No. 18-42
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 Canada
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................     $ 0 million
Other...................................................    $300 million
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  Total.................................................    $300 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Canadian Manned Airborne, 
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C/MAISR) Platform
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
    Non-MDE: Three (3) King Air 350ER (extended range) aircraft with 
customer unique post-modifications for Intelligence, Surveillance and 
Reconnaissance (ISR) operations; three (3) WESCAM MX-15D Electro-
Optical & Infrared Imaging Sensors; three (3) AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile 
and Laser Warning System (MWS); three (3) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure 
Dispenser Systems (CMDS); three (3) VORTEX[supreg] Dual RF Ku LOS 
Transceivers; three (3) COMSEC Modules (KGV-135A); two (2) APM-424(V)5 
Transponder Test Sets; five (5) KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique 
computers for IFF; three (3) AN/APX-119 IFF Digital Civil and Military 
Transponders; six (6) ARC-210 Multi-mode Voice and Data Transceivers; 
three (3) KG-250X NSA-Certified Type 1 Inline Network Encryptors (INE); 
technical data; mission equipment, communication and navigation 
equipment, special tools and test equipment, ground support equipment, 
airframe and engine spare parts, publications, MWO/ECPs, technical 
assistance, repair and return, training; and transportation of 
aircraft, and other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (CN-B-UBC)
    (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: October 3, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Canada--King Air 350ER ISR Aircraft (Manned Airborne, Intelligence, 
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (MAISR) Platform)

    The Government of Canada has requested to buy three (3) King Air 
350ER (extended range) aircraft with customer unique post-modifications 
for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations; 
three (3) WESCAM MX-15D Electro-Optical & Infrared Imaging Sensors; 
three (3) AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile and Laser Warning System (MWS); three 
(3) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems (CMDS); three (3) 
VORTEX[supreg] Dual RF Ku LOS Transceivers; three (3) COMSEC Modules 
(KGV-135A); two (2) APM-424(V)5 Transponder Test Sets; five (5) KIV-77 
Mode 4/5 crypto applique computers for IFF; three (3) AN/APX-119 IFF 
Digital Civil and Military Transponders; six (6) ARC-210 Multi-mode 
Voice and Data Transceivers; three (3) KG-250X NSA-Certified Type 1 
Inline Network Encryptors (INE); technical data; mission equipment, 
communication and navigation equipment, special tools and test 
equipment, ground support equipment, airframe and engine spare parts, 
publications, MWO/ECPs, technical assistance, repair and return, 
training; and transportation of aircraft, and other related elements of 
logistics and program support. Total estimated program cost is $300 
million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
military capability of Canada, a NATO ally that is an important force 
for ensuring political stability and economic progress and a 
contributor to military, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations 
around the world.
    The proposed sale improves Canada's capability to meet current and 
future threats; strengthen its homeland defense and the combined 
defense of North America; and support coalition partners overseas. This 
proposed sale will improve interoperability with U.S. forces and other 
regional allies. Canada will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Beechcraft (Textron Aviation), 
Wichita, Kansas. The Government of Canada is expected to negotiate an 
offset agreement with Beechcraft, in accordance with Canada's 
Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy, before signing the 
Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
contractor representatives to Canada on an intermittent basis over two 
years to provide in service contractor support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-42
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 King Air 350ER (extended range) fixed-wing aircraft has been 
identified as Non-SME (Significant Military Equipment). It is a 
pressurized, twin-engine turboprop commercial aircraft configured as a 
cantilever low-wing monoplane with a T-tail and aft ventral fin. It has 
retractable tricycle landing gear with dual wheels on each main unit. 
The 350 series incorporates a 34-inch stretch of the King Air 300 
fuselage and has one additional window per side. The wingspan has been 
increased by 3 feet over that of the model 300, and 24-inch graphite 
composite winglets have been added to the wingtips to reduce drag at 
higher angles of attack as in takeoff and climb out. The 350ER will 
feature the enhanced PT6A-67A engines and a Rockwell-Collins Proline 
Fusion cockpit. This aircraft (before modification) is generally 
offered to the public with no special restrictions.
    2. Mission equipment:
    a. The WESCAM MX-15D Electro-Optical & Infrared Imaging Sensor is a 
small Multi-Sensor, Multi-Spectral Imaging System with Inertial 
Measurement Unit (IMU) and Embedded with Global Positioning Systems 
(GPS) Standard Positioning Service (SPS). The WESCAM MX-15 camera 
system contains an LN-200 IMU manufactured by Northrop Grumman in the 
U.S., which is captured under (Missile Technology Control Regime) MTCR 
Annex, Category II--Item 9.A.6. The IMU is also ITAR controlled under 
USML Category XII(d), and in Canada it is controlled under Canada's 
Export Control List (ECL) under 6-9.A.6. WESCAM MX-15 is embedded with 
GPS SPS. SPS is a three-dimensional position and time determination 
capability provided to a user equipped with a minimum capability GPS 
SPS receiver in accordance with GPS national policy. Options requested 
include: high definition (HD) IR sensor,

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laser spot tracker (LST), electro-optic narrow (EON) spotter with 
short-wave infrared (SWIR) imager, image blending function combining 
imagery from the IR sensor and the EO sensor (daylight or low-light) 
into a single image, and a hand controller for remote control. A bore 
sight module required to field calibrate the laser designator/
rangefinder beam will be provided as ground support equipment.
    b. The AN/AAR-47B(V)2 Missile and Laser Warning System (MWS) is 
designed to protect helicopters and ``low-slow'' aircraft from infrared 
homing missiles. It passively detects attacking missiles while 
minimizing false alarms. When an attacking missile is detected, the AN/
AAR-47B(V)2 displays a threat quadrant alert, sounds a warning tone to 
the aircrew, and can be configured to automatically actuate an 
installed countermeasures dispenser. In addition to the missile warning 
capability of the original AN/AAR-47B, the -(V)2 incorporates laser 
detecting and warning capability. The version offered includes the 
Smart Dispense capability. The AN/AAR-47B(V)2 hardware highest 
classification is UNCLASSIFIED. The AN/AAR-47B(V)2 is Significant 
Military Equipment.
    c. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS) provides an 
integrated, threat-adaptive, reprogrammable, computer controlled 
capability for dispensing expendable decoys. These include chaff, 
flares, Radio Frequency (RF) expendables and others. The AN/ALE-47 
system enhances aircraft survivability in sophisticated threat 
environments. The system is designed to provide the capability of 
automatic or pilot commanded response, and works alone or in 
coordination with other countermeasures defensive systems to defeat Air 
Interceptor (AI), Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA), and Surface-to-Air 
Missiles (SAMs). The AN/ALE-47 is Significant Military Equipment.
    d. The VORTEX[supreg] Dual RF Ku LOS Transceiver provides real-
time, full-motion video and other data for situational awareness, 
targeting, Battle Damage Assessment (BDA), surveillance, relay, and 
other situations where eyes-on-target are required. VORTEX[supreg] can 
transmit and receive analog and/or digital data simultaneously. 
VORTEX[supreg] is interoperable with ROVER[supreg], CDL, virtually all 
UAVs, targeting pods and other waveforms. VORTEX[supreg] can 
simultaneously transmit common data to multiple platforms using two 
different channels in one or two different bands. VORTEX[supreg] is 
able to receive on two different channels in one or two different bands 
from a single source. This band and channel diversity provides link 
redundancy, better reception and resiliency to platform shading, 
multipath interference, line-of-sight blockages and RF interference. 
VORTEX[supreg] is STANAG 7085 certified.
    e. The KGV-135A is a high-speed, general purpose encryptor/
decryptor module. It is used for wide-band data encryption embedded 
into high performance systems such as the VORTEX[supreg]. It has 
increased bandwidth and COMSEC operating modes in a compact multi-chip 
module. The KGV-135 operates at speeds of 2 Kbps to 700 Mbps and uses 
standard interface logic levels and key protocols. It is an NSA-
certified INFOSEC product.
    f. The APM-424(V)5 Transponder Test Set is used to test the 
transponder and interrogator performance of the AN/APX-119 IFF Digital 
Civil and Military Transponder. The Transponder Test Modes are 1,2,3/A, 
C, S (EHS/ELS), 4, and Mode 5 (Level 1 and 2). The Interrogator Test 
Modes are 1, 2, 3/A, C, S, 4, Mode 5, TCAS, ETCAS (Level 1 and 2). The 
APM-424(V)5 supports the KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computer for 
IFF.
    g. The KIV-77 Mode 4/5 crypto applique computer for IFF is Type 1 
certified by the National Security Agency and provides information 
assurance for both legacy Mode 4 and new Mode 5 IFF equipment. The KIV-
77 is used to store the classified keys and is also used with the APM-
424(V)5 Transponder Test Set to support flight-line testing of the AN/
APX-119 IFF Digital Civil and Military Transponder.
    h. The AN/APX-119, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Digital Civil 
and Military Transponder, is a small transponder installed on more than 
50 different military platforms for the U.S. Department of Defense and 
multiple international users. This transponder enables aircraft to 
operate seamlessly throughout international, civil, and military 
airspace, meeting all IFF and ATC requirements. When installed in 
conjunction with platform antennas and the RCU (or other appropriate 
control unit), the transponder provides identification, altitude and 
surveillance reporting in response to interrogations from airborne, 
ground-based and/or surface interrogators. The transponder provides 
operational capabilities for Mark XII Identification Friend or Foe 
(IFF) capabilities of Modes 1, 2, 3/A, C and 4&5 and Mode S (levels 1, 
2, and 3 capable). Additionally, the AN/APX-119 also provides automated 
ID, position and latitude of the aircraft, and is compatible with the 
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II equipment. The 
AN/APX-119 is designed to provide military aircraft with a secure 
combat identification capability to help reduce fratricide and enhance 
battlespace awareness, while providing safe access to civilian 
airspace. The AN/APX-119 is Significant Military Equipment.
    i. The AN/ARC-210 Gen 5 is a secure communication system that 
provides Line-of-Sight (LOS) communications and Beyond Line-of-Sight 
(BLOS) satellite communications (SATCOM), as well Voice and data 
communications capabilities. In addition to Satellite Communications, 
the AN/ARC-231(V)(C) provides Secure/Electronic Counter-Counter 
Measures (ECCM) communications in the following waveform, The Single 
Channel Ground and Airborne System (SINCGARS) and the HAVE QUICK (HQ) I 
and II. The AN/ARC-210 functions by transmitting and receiving the 
Radio Frequency (RF) in the 30 MHz-941 MHz range. The Receiver 
Transmitter provides communication in Frequency Modulation (FM), Very 
High Frequency--Amplitude Modulation Air Traffic Control Band (VHF AM 
ATC), Very High Frequency--Frequency Modulation Public Service & 
Maritime Band, Ultra High Frequency--Amplitude Modulation (UHF AM) 
HAVEQUICK/Ground-Air Band, Ultra high Frequency Satellite (UHF SATCOM) 
Band and Ultra High Frequency--Frequency Modulation (UHF FM) Public 
Service Band. The ARC-210 is used on over 180 platforms worldwide for 
the transfer of networked or point-to-point data, voice and imagery. 
The ARC-210 military airborne transceivers provides an embedded, fully 
programmable INFOSEC capability under the National Security Agency's 
(NSA) Cryptographic Modernization Initiative. The ARC-210 is 
Significant Military Equipment.
    j. The KG-250X NSA-Certified Type 1 Inline Network Encryptor (INE) 
provides high-speed HAIPE IP network encryption for advanced network 
security for coalition allies and Department of Homeland Security. It 
is MIL-STD-810G Rugged for Tactical and Mobile Applications. It is 
particularly useful at high altitudes to deliver reliable network 
encryption, (200 Mbps Aggregate), for airborne missions. The KG-250X is 
remotely rekeyable from a physically secure location with HAIPE-to-
HAIPE over-the-air/net keying. The KGV-250X also improves performance 
over high-latency links with embedded TCP/IP acceleration and is 
software upgradeable. The KG-250X is NSA certified for TS/SCI and 
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    k. The Technical Data to support the operations, maintenance, and 
Training for all aircraft communications, ASE, COMSEC, and ISR related 
equipment will be detailed enough (e.g., minimum Level II Engineering 
drawings) to allow support contractors and operators to independently 
conduct all ILS activities, implement obsolescence management, and 
support required Airworthiness activities. All aircraft operations and 
maintenance manuals are available to the public and have no ITAR 
restrictions. Technical Data for the mission equipment outlined above 
will be provided only to the level required to support operation, 
maintenance, and training. Maintenance is limited to the level required 
to provide immediate diagnostics and replacement or limited repair. No 
Technical Data or intellectual property sufficient in detail to support 
depot repair operations will be provided. The Technical Data for the 
mission equipment is Significant Military Equipment.
    3. 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.
    4. A determination has been made that Canada can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the 
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the 
U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the 
Policy Justification. Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this 
sale, as outlined in the Policy Justification, outweigh the potential 
damage that could result if the sensitive technology were revealed to 
unauthorized persons.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Canada.
[FR Doc. 2018-24409 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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