Arms Sales Notification, 72339-72342 [2019-28214]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72339-72342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28214]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-39]


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 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 18-39 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 23, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-39
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: NATO Support and Procurement Agency 
(NSPA) as Lead Nation for Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, 
Greece, Hungary, Italy Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and 
the United Kingdom
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *..............  $240.5 million
Other..................................  $ 80.0 million
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  TOTAL................................  $320.5 million
 

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

Five hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits 
for GBU-31 2000-lbs
Forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs
One thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-572 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-38 500-
lbs
One thousand (1,000) Munitions Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B

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Enhanced Computer Control Groups (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII
Three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII
Three hundred (300) MXU-650K/B AFGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII
One thousand and twenty-five (1,025) MAU-209 C/B or MAU-169 L/B CCGs 
for GBU-12 500 lbs Paveway II
One thousand and twenty-five (1,025) MXU-650 K/B AFGs for GBU-12 500 
lbs Paveway II
Four thousand three hundred sixty-five (4,365) Joint Programmable Fuze, 
FMU-152 A/B for all GBU types

    Non-MDE: Also includes Detector Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser 
kits, DSU-33D/B proximity sensors, Wireless Paveway Avionics Kit 
(WIPAK) interfaces for Enhanced Paveway II bombs, repair and return 
services, transportation, engineering services, and other support 
services.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: N4-D-YAA
    (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: November 16, 2018

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

NATO Support and Procurement Agency--Precision Guided Munitions

    NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested a 
possible sale of precision guided munitions kits. The components that 
comprise the kits are: five hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct 
Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; forty (40) KMU-557 F/B 
JDAM Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs; one thousand five hundred (1,500) KMU-
572 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-38 500-lbs; one thousand (1,000) Munitions 
Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B Enhanced Computer Control Groups (ECCGs) for 
GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII; three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B ECCGs for GBU-49 
500-lbs EPII; three hundred (300) MXU-650K/B AFGs for GBU-49 500-lbs 
EPII; one thousand twenty-five (1,025) MAU-209 C/B or MAU-169 L/B CCGs 
for GBU-12 500 lbs Paveway II; one thousand twenty-five (1,025) MXU-650 
K/B AFGs for GBU-12 500 lbs Paveway II; four thousand three hundred 
sixty-five (4,365) Joint Programmable Fuze, FMU-152 A/B for all GBU 
types. Also includes Detector Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser kits, DSU-
33D/B proximity sensors, Wireless Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) 
interfaces for Enhanced Paveway II bombs, repair and return services, 
transportation, engineering services, and other support services. The 
estimated value is $320.5 million.
    This proposed sale supports the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by increasing the flexibility of Belgium, 
Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, 
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom--twelve NATO 
nations and one Partnership for Peace nation--to contribute to overseas 
contingency operations. This sale increases the quantity of precision-
guided munitions within NATO and allows for their pre-coordinated 
transfer in support of national and NATO requirements.
    The proposed sale improves NATO's capability to meet current and 
future ground threats with precision. NATO will use the enhanced 
capability as a deterrent to regional threats, and to increase 
interoperability within contingency operations. Many of the purchasing 
nations already have precision-guided munitions in their inventories; 
and they will all have no difficulty absorbing these kits.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractors for production are the Boeing Corporation of 
St Louis, Missouri, and Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona. 
The principle contractor for integration is unknown and will be 
determined during contract negotiations. There are no known offset 
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to NATO.
    There is no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of 
this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-39
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)( l ) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item
No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a Joint Service weapon 
that uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System (INS) 
Guidance Set with a MK 82, MK 83, MK 84, BLU-109, BLU-110, 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 cockpit entry. The KMU-556 
F/B, KMU-557 F/B are the tail kits for the GBU-31, the KMU-572 is the 
tail kit for the GBU-38. The JDAM as an All Up Round is UNCLASSIFIED; 
technical data for JDAM is classified up to SECRET.
    2. Detector Sensor Unit (DSU)-38A/B is a laser-illuminated target 
detector that adds a Precision Laser Guidance Set (PLGS) to inventory 
JDAMs, giving the weapon system optional semi-active laser guidance in 
addition to its other GPS/INS guidance modes. The DSU-38A/B is a DSU-33 
(proximity fuze) form-factored passive laser seeker that can be easily 
installed in the field to the front of existing JDAM weapons and is 
connected to the Guidance Set via an externally mounted strap-on 
harness kit. The DSU-38 provides an additional capability to engage 
mobile targets moving up to 70 mph. The addition of the DSU-38 Laser 
sensor combined with additional cabling and mounting hardware turns a 
standard GBU-38 JDAM into a GBU-54 Laser JDAM. The DSU-38 hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED; technical data and other documentation are classified up 
to SECRET.
    3. Enhanced Paveway II (EPII), a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), is a 
maneuverable, free fall weapon that guides to a spot of laser energy 
reflected off of the target. The ``enhanced`` component is the addition 
of GPS guidance to the laser seeker. This dual-mode allows the weapon 
to operate in all-weather conditions. 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 can be provided by a variety of laser 
target markers or designators. An LGB consists of an Enhanced Computer 
Control Group (ECCG) 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 EPII can use either the FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuze.

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The overall weapon is classified CONFIDENTIAL.

GBU-48 is a 1,0001b (MK-84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the 
MXU- 667 AFG, and MAU-210 F/B ECCG to guide to its laser-designated 
target.
GBU-49 is a 5001bs (MK-82 or BLU-111 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the 
MXU- 650 AFG, and MAU-210 F/B ECCGs to guide to its laser-designated 
target.

    4. Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), is a maneuverable, 
free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of laser energy reflected off of 
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 
can be provided by a variety of laser target markers or designators. A 
LGB consists of a MAU-209C/B or MAU-169 L/B 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 General Purpose 
bomb body. The PWII can use either the FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuze. The 
overall weapon is classified CONFIDENTIAL.

GBU-12 is a 5001bs (MK-82 or BLU-111 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the 
MXU- 650 AFG, and MAU-209 C/B or MAU-169 L/B CCGs to guide to its laser 
designated target.

    5. 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 Warheads. It is cockpit selectable in-
flight (prior to release) when used with JDAM weapons. It can interface 
with the following weapons: GBU-10, GBU-12, GBU-15, GBU-16, GBU-24, 
GBU-27, GBU-28, GBU-31, GBU-32, GBU-38, and AGM-130. The JPF hardware 
is UNCLASSIFIED.
    6. If a technologically advanced adversary obtained knowledge of 
the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be 
used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    7. A determination has been made that NSPA and the participating 
countries 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.
    8. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to NATO Support and 
Procurement Agency, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, 
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the 
United Kingdom.

[FR Doc. 2019-28214 Filed 12-30-19; 8:45 am]
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