Arms Sales Notification, 48813-48816 [2023-16073]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48813-48816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16073]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-26]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales 
notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at 
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.

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 21-26 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 25, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-26
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 Egypt
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment..................  $1.6 billion
Other....................................  $0.6 billion
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  TOTAL..................................  $2.2 billion
 

    Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Twelve (12) C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft with Four (4) each Rolls 
Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (installed)
    Twelve (12) Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (spares)
    Thirty (30) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS Security Devices 
(including 6 spares)
    Seven (7) Multifunctional Information Distribution System--Low 
Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2) (including 3

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spares)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
Transponders; AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (MWS); AN/ALE-47 
Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS); AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning 
Receiver (RWR); AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380); secure communications, 
cryptographic equipment, and GPS-aided precision navigation equipment; 
publications and technical documentation; software and mission critical 
resources; aircraft support and equipment; unclassified return and 
repair; integration and testing; personnel training and training 
equipment; 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 (EG-D-SAD)
    (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 Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 25, 2022

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Egypt--C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft

    The Government of Egypt has requested to purchase twelve (12) C-
130J Super Hercules aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce AE-2100D 
Turboprop Engines (installed); twelve (12) Rolls Royce AE-2100D 
Turboprop Engines (spares); thirty (30) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS 
Security Devices (including 6 spares); and seven (7) Multifunctional 
Information Distribution System--Low Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two 
(MIDS-LVT BU2) (including 3 spares). Also included are AN/APX-119 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders; AN/AAR-47 Missile 
Warning Systems (MWS); AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System 
(CMDS); AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver (RWR); AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 
380); secure communications, cryptographic equipment, and GPS-aided 
precision navigation equipment; publications and technical 
documentation; software and mission critical resources; aircraft 
support and equipment; unclassified return and repair; integration and 
testing; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
total program cost is $2.2 billion.
    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 strategic partner 
in the Middle East.
    The proposed sale will improve Egypt's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing airlift support for its forces by 
moving supplies, equipment, and people, thus strengthening its capacity 
in the security and humanitarian arena. This airlift capability would 
assist with border security, the interdiction of known terrorist 
elements, rapid reaction to internal security threats, and humanitarian 
aid. Egypt also intends to utilize these aircraft for maritime patrol 
missions and search and rescue missions in the region. Egypt, which 
already operates a mix of legacy C-130s, will have no difficulty 
absorbing these aircraft and services 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 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 
Company in Marietta, GA. There are no known offsets proposed in 
conjunction with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
two (2) contracted Field Service Representatives (FSR) and one (1) 
Logistic Service Representative (LSR) for a period of three (3) years. 
The FSRs and LSR will have expertise in airframe, avionics/electrical, 
propulsion systems, ground maintenance systems, and logistics support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-26
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 C-130J-30 8.1 Super Hercules aircraft, including the Rolls 
Royce AE 2100D turboprop engines, is a military airlift aircraft that 
performs primarily the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The 
aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the 
prime transport for air-dropping troops and equipment into hostile 
areas. The C-130J improvements over the C130E include improved maximum 
speed, climb time, cruising altitude, and range. The C-130J has 55 feet 
of cargo compartment length, an additional 15 feet over the original 
``short'' aircraft.
    2. The Rolls Royce AE1200D turboprop engine is a two-stage, air 
cooled, vatable speed gas generator turbine, and turbo-prop engine. 
Each engine contains a General Electrics (GE) Dowty R391 composite 
propeller installed for ground/flight operations. The engine is capable 
of inflight (engine core) wind milling and air starts up to 25,000 feet 
and airspeeds between 0.43 Mach and 0.64 Mach.
    3. The Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial 
Navigational System (INS) (GPS/INS) (EGI) with GPS Security Devices is 
a highly accurate inertial navigation system has embedded GPS for 
blended INS/GPS, free-inertial, and GPS-only solutions. Classified 
elements include Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) 
for decryption of precision GPS signals.
    4. The Multifunctional Information Distribution System--Low Volume 
Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2) is an advanced command, 
control, communications, computing and intelligence (C4I) system 
incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links 
for exchange of near real-time tactical information, including both 
data and voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
    5. The AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) is a system 
that responds to interrogating signals to assist in identification, 
location, and terrain avoidance.
    6. The AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System is an aircraft 
passive MWS designed for detection of incoming surface-to-air and air-
to-air missiles on transport and helicopter aircraft. The system 
detects, identifies, and displays potential threats. The AN/AAR-47 
warns of missile approach by detecting radiation associated with the 
rocket motor and automatically initiates flare ejection.
    7. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System (CMDS) is an 
integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable dispensing system 
capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency 
expendables. The threats countered by the CMDS include radar-directed 
anti-aircraft artillery, radar command-guided missiles, radar

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homing guided missiles, and infrared guided missiles. The system is 
internally mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or may 
be integrated with other on-board EW and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-
47 uses threat data received over the aircraft interfaces to assess the 
threat situation and to determine a response. Expendable routines 
tailored to the immediate aircraft and threat environment may be 
dispensed using one of four operational modes.
    8. The AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) continuously detects 
and intercepts RF signals in certain frequency ranges and analyzes and 
separates threat signals from non-threat signals. It contributes to 
full-dimensional protection by providing individual aircraft 
probability of survival through improved aircrew situational awareness 
of the radar guided threat environment. The ALR56M is designed to 
provide improved performance in a dense signal environment and improved 
detection of modern threats signals.
    9. The AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380) is a gyro-stabilized, multi-
spectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (E.O./IR) system configured to 
operate simultaneously in multiple bands including the visible, near-IR 
and mid-wave IR bands. The system consists of an externally-mounted 
turret sensor unit and internally-mounted central electronics unit and 
system control unit. Images will be displayed in the aircraft real-time 
and recorded for subsequent ground analysis.
    10. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    11. 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.
    12. A determination has been made that Egypt 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.
    13. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of Egypt.

[FR Doc. 2023-16073 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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