Arms Sales Notification, 77443-77445 [2020-26541]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77443-77445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26541]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-70]


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 20-70 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 25, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-70
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 *...............  $ 0 million
Other...................................  $90 million
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  Total.................................  $90 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under consideration for Purchase: The Government of India has 
requested to buy items and services to extend follow-on support for its 
fleet of C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. These items include:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None
    Non-MDE: Aircraft consumables spares and repair/return parts; 
ground support and equipment; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant 
Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) fire extinguisher cartridges; flare 
cartridges; BBU-35/B cartridge impulse squibs; one spare AN/ALR-56M 
Advanced Radar Warning Receiver shipset; spare AN/ALE-47 Counter-
Measures Dispenser System shipset; ten Lightweight Night Vision 
Binocular (F5032); ten AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggle (NVG)(F4949); GPS; 
Electronic Warfare; instruments and lab equipment support; Joint 
Mission Planning System; cryptographic device spares and loaders; 
software and software support; publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training and training equipment; 
U.S. and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical support; and 
other related elements of program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (IN-D-QAH).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-SAA, IN-D-SAD, IN-D-QAE.
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc. Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None.
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 30, 2020.
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--C-130J Follow-on Support

    The Government of India has requested to buy items and services to 
extend follow-on support for their fleet of C-130J Super Hercules 
aircraft. These items include aircraft consumables spares and repair/
return parts; ground support and equipment; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated

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Devices (CAD/PAD) fire extinguisher cartridges; flare cartridges; BBU-
35/B cartridge impulse squibs; one spare AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar 
Warning Receiver shipset; spare AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispenser 
System shipset; ten Lightweight Night Vision Binocular (F5032); ten AN/
AVS-9 Night Vision Goggle (NVG)(F4949); GPS; Electronic Warfare; 
instruments and lab equipment support; Joint Mission Planning System; 
cryptographic device spares and loaders; software and software support; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and 
training and training equipment; U.S. and contractor engineering, 
technical, and logistical support; and other related elements of 
program support. The estimated total case value is $90 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 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 ensures the previously procured aircraft operates 
effectively to serve the needs of Indian Air Force, Army and Navy 
transport requirements, local and international humanitarian 
assistance, and regional disaster relief. This sale of spares and 
services will enable the Indian Air Force to sustain a mission-ready 
status with respect to the C-130J transport. India will have no 
difficulty absorbing this additional sustainment support.
    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 Company, Marietta, 
Georgia. There are no known offsets 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 India.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-70
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/ALR-56M is a computer controlled radar warning receiver 
(RWR). It monitors the environment in an effort to detect radar 
signals. Upon detection and identification of a valid radar signal, 
emitter identification is conveyed to the AN/ALE-47 countermeasures 
dispenser system. The ALR-56M has thirteen line replaceable units 
(LRUs): four I/J band DF receivers, an Analysis Processor, a Superhet 
Controller, a Superhet Receiver, a C/D band Receiver/Power supply, four 
I/J band antennas, and one C/D band antenna.
    2. The AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) is an 
integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable dispensing system 
capable of dispending chaff, flares, and active radio frequency 
expendables. The system is internally mounted and may be operated as a 
stand-alone system or may be integrated with other on-board electronic 
warfare and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses data received over the 
aircraft interfaces to assess the threat situation and to determine a 
response.
    3. The highest level of classification of information included in 
this potential sale is SECRET.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 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.
    5. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology 
being released as the U.S. Government. The sale is necessary in 
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives 
outline in the Policy Justification.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of India.

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