Arms Sales Notification, 70165-70168 [2019-27480]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70165-70168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27480]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-38]


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 [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of

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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 19-38 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of 
Technology.

    Dated: December 16, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-38
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: Kingdom of Morocco
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $187 million
Other...................................................    $ 22 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $209 million
 

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

Five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bomb (Tritonal)
Three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bomb (Tritonal)
One hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) KMU-
572F/B Tail Kits
One hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Group (AFG), GBU-10
Four thousand one hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFG, GBU-12
Four thousand three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer 
Control Group (CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16
Five thousand one hundred seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152 Fuze

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, Impulse Cartridges 
BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb 
components, spares, repair parts, support equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, engineering technical and support services, 
and other related elements of logistics, transportation, and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (MO-D-AAG and MO-D-AAE)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY
    (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: September 11, 2019

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Morocco--Additional F-16 Ammunition

    The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of five 
thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bombs (Tritonal); three 
hundred (300) MK84-4 Bombs (Tritonal); one hundred and five (105) Joint 
Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) KMU-572F/B Tail Kits; one hundred eighty 
(180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Groups (AFG), GBU-10; four thousand one 
hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFGs, GBU-12; four thousand 
three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer Control Groups 
(CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16; and five thousand one hundred seventy-eight 
(5,178) FMU-152 Fuzes. Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, 
Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor 
DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb components, spares, repair parts, support 
equipment, publications and technical documentation, engineering 
technical and support services, and other related elements of 
logistics, transportation, and program support. The estimated cost is 
$209 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
major Non-NATO ally that continues to be an important force for 
political stability and economic progress in Africa.
    The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet current 
and future threats of terror from violent extremist organizations 
prevalent throughout the region. Additionally, the additional munitions 
provided by this sale will improve interoperability with the United 
States and other regional allies and enhance Morocco's ability to 
undertake coalition operations, as it has done in the past in flying 
sorties against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Morocco will have no difficulty 
absorbing these additional munitions and services into its armed 
forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be Raytheon USA, Orbital ATK (USA), 
General Dynamics, Kilgore Cheming Groupe (USA), Cheming Groupe (USA), 
and Kaman Precision Products (USA). The purchaser typically requests 
offsets, however there are no known offset agreements at this time in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require U.S. 
Government or contractor representatives to be assigned to Morocco.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-38
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. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of the 
proposed sale include munitions and support equipment: MK82-1 Bomb 
(Tritonal), MAU-169L/B, MXU-651B/B, MXU-650C/B, Fuzes FMU-152A/B, and 
JDAM MK-84 KMU-572 F/B. The hardware, software, and data identified are 
classified to protect vulnerabilities, design and performance 
parameters, and other similar critical information.
    2. GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), is 
a maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of laser energy 
reflected off the target. The LGB is delivered like a normal general 
purpose (GP) warhead, and the semi-active guidance corrects for many of 
the normal errors inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation 
for the LGB consists of a Computer Control Group (CCG) that is not 
warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that 
attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body. The PWII can use 
either the FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes. The overall weapon is 
CONFIDENTIAL. The GBU-10 is a 2,000 lb (MK-84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb 
body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG, and MAU-209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to 
guide to its laser designated target. MK-82 bomb body's hardware are 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    3. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a Joint Service weapon 
which uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System (INS) 
Guidance Set with a MK82, MK83, MK84, BLU-109, BLU-100, BLU-111, BLU-
117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead. The Guidance Set, when combined 
with a warhead and appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit 
(GBU). The JDAM Guidance Set gives these bombs adverse weather 
capability with improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon can be delivered 
from modest standoff ranges at high or low altitudes against a variety 
of land and surface targets during the day or night. After release, 
JDAM autonomously guides to a target using the resident GPS-aided INS 
guidance system. JDAM is capable of receiving target coordinates via 
preplanned mission data from the delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft 
sensors (i.e. FLIR, Radar, etc.) during captive carry, or from a third 
party source via manual or automated aircrew

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cockpit entry. The JDAM as an All Up Round is UNCLASSIFIED; technical 
data for JDAM is classified up to SECRET.
    4. Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-152 is a multi-delay, multi-
arm and proximity sensor compatible with general purpose blast, frag 
and hardened-target penetrator weapons. The JPF settings are cockpit 
selectable in flight when used with JDAM weapons.
    5. 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.
    6. A determination has been made that Morocco 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.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Morocco.

[FR Doc. 2019-27480 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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