Arms Sales Notification, 9112-9115 [2019-04641]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9112-9115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04641]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-02]


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: Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 19-02 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: March 8, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 19-02
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 India
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 26 million
Other....................................  $164 million
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  Total..................................  $190 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: India has requested a 
possible sale of two (2) Self-Protection Suites (SPS) consisting of AN/
AAQ 24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), ALQ-
211(V)8 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite 
(AIDEWS), and AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) to 
protect two (2) Boeing-777 Head-of-State aircraft. The LAIRCM system 
consists of three (3) Guardian Laser Terminal Assemblies (GLTA), six 
(6) Missile Warning Sensors (MWS) for AN/AAQ-24 (V)N, one (1) LAIRCM 
System Processor Replacements (LSPR), one (1) Control Indicator Unit 
Replacement

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(CIUR), one (1) Smart Card Assembly and one (1) High Capacity Card 
(HCC)/User Data Memory (UDM) card.
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twelve (12) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) AN/AAQ-24(V)N 
(6 installed, 6 spares)
Eight (8) LAIRCM System Processor Replacements (LSPR) AN/AAQ-24(V)N (2 
installed, 6 spares)
Twenty-three (23) Missile Warning Sensors (MWS) for AN/AAR-54 AAQ-
24(V)N (12 installed, 11 spares)
Five (5) AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) (2 
installed, 3 spares)
    Non-MDE:
    Also included are Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare 
Suites (AIDEWS), LAIRCM CIURs, SCAs, HCCs, and UDM cards, initial 
spares, consumables, repair and return support, support equipment, 
Self-Protection Suite (SPS) engineering design, integration, hardware 
integration, flight test and certification, selective availability 
anti-spoofing modules (SAASM), warranties, publications and technical 
documentation, training and training equipment, field service 
representatives; 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 (IN-D-QAF)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-QJD, IN-D-QAA, IN-D-QAD
    (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: February 6, 2019
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--777 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Self-Protection 
Suite

    The Government of India has requested to buy two (2) Self-
Protection Suites (SPS) consisting of AN/AAQ 24(V)N Large Aircraft 
Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), ALQ-211(V)8 Advanced Integrated 
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS), and AN/ALE-47 Counter-
Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) to protect two (2) Boeing-777 Head-
of-State aircraft. This potential sale would include: twelve (12) 
Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies AN/AAQ-24 (V)N (6 installed and 6 
spares); eight (8) LAIRCM System Processor Replacements (LSPR) AN/AAQ-
24 (V)N (2 installed and 6 spares); twenty-three (23) Missile Warning 
Sensors (MWS) for AN/AAQ-24 (V)N (12 installed and 11 spares); five (5) 
AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) (2 installed and 3 
spares). Also included in this sale are Advanced Integrated Defensive 
Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS), LAIRCM CIURs, SCAs, HCCs, and UDM 
cards, initial spares, consumables, repair and return support, support 
equipment, Self-Protection Suite (SPS) engineering design, integration, 
hardware integration, flight test and certification, selective 
availability anti-spoofing modules (SAASM), warranties, publications 
and technical documentation, training and training equipment, field 
service representatives; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of 
logistical and program support. The total estimated cost is $190 
million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian 
strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defensive 
partner which continues to be an important force for political 
stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South 
Asia region.
    The proposed sale will improve India's capability to deter regional 
threats. The SPS will facilitate a more robust capability into areas of 
increased missile threats. India will have no problem absorbing and 
using the SPS system.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Boeing Company, Oklahoma City, OK. The 
purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be 
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
one additional U.S. contractor representative to New Delhi, India.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-02
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 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 solid-state electronics. The system operates in all 
conditions, detecting incoming missiles and jamming infrared-seeker 
equipped missiles with aimed bursts of laser energy. The LAIRCM system 
consists of multiple Missile Warning Sensors, Guardian Laser Turret 
Assembly (GLTA), LAIRCM System Processor Replacement (LSPR), Control 
Indicator (CI), and a classified User Data Memory (UDM) card containing 
the laser jam codes. The UDM card is loaded into Computer Processor 
(CP) prior to flight; when not in use, the UDM card is removed from the 
CP and put in secure storage. The Missile Warning Sensors (MWS) for AN/
AAQ-24 (V)N are mounted on the aircraft exterior to provide omni-
directional protection. The MWS detects the rocket plume of missiles 
and sends appropriate data signals to the CP for processing. The CP 
analyzes the data from each sensor and automatically deploys the 
appropriate countermeasure via the GLTA. The CI displays the incoming 
threat for the pilot to take appropriate action. The CP also contains 
Built-in-Test (BIT) circuitry. LAIRCM hardware is CLASSIFIED. LAIRCM 
system software, including Operational Flight Program and jam codes, 
are classified SECRET. Technical data and documentation to be provided 
is UNCLASSIFIED.
    2. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS) provides an 
integrated threat-adaptive, computer controlled capability for 
dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency expendables. The 
AN/ALE-47 system enhances aircraft survivability in sophisticated 
threat environments. The threats countered by the CMDS 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 Electronic Warfare (EW) 
and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the 
aircraft interfaces to assess the threat situation and determine a 
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate aircraft and 
threat environment may be dispensed. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Software 
is SECRET. Technical data and documentation to be provided is 
UNCLASSIFIED.

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    3. AN/ALQ-211 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare 
Suite (AIDEWS) provides passive radar warning, wide spectrum RF 
jamming, and control and management of the entire EW system. It is an 
internally or externally mounted Electronic Warfare (EW) suite. The 
commercially developed system software and hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. 
The system is classified SECRET when loaded with a U.S.-derived EW 
database.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    5. A determination has been made that the Government of India 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to India.

[FR Doc. 2019-04641 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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