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Systems (TT) (MDE). Also included are
additional training devices, spares, and
services. The total estimated MDE value
will increase by $42 million, resulting
in a new MDE total of $1.35 billion. The
total estimated case value will increase
to $2.1 billion.
(iv) Significance: The proposed sale
will improve France’s ongoing E–2D
acquisition. These trainers directly
support France’s capabilities for
Electronic Warfare, air safety, NATO
missions, and interoperability with U.S.
forces.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale
will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by
helping to improve the security of a
NATO ally which is an important force
for political stability and economic
progress in Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The E–
2D Tactics Trainer—Weapon Systems
(TT) delivers a comprehensive and
dynamic high fidelity environment
simulating the E–2D Advanced
Hawkeye (AHE) Combat Information
Center (CIC) and related aircraft
subsystems. The TT provides
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coordinated ground based qualification
and continuation training for Naval
Flight Officer (NFO) crew positions of
the E–2D including: Air Control Officer
(ACO), Combat Information Center
Officer (CICO), Radar Officer (RO), and
Tactical Forth Operator and an
Instructor Operation Station (IOS) for
simulation control and recording of
student performance.
The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: April 5, 2022
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ACTION:
Arms sales notice.
The DoD is publishing the
unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
SUMMARY:
Neil
Hedlund at neil.g.hedlund.civ@mail.mil
or (703) 697–9214.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
22–10 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22–10]
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Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY
201 12™ STREET SOUTH, SUITE 101
ARLINGTON. VA· 22202~5408
March 17, 2022
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
U.S. House of Representatives
H-209, The Capitol
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Madam Speaker:
Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control
Act, as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-10, concerning the Missile
Defense Agency's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of the United
Kingdom for defense articles and services estimated to cost $700 million. After this letter is
delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
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$300 million
TOTAL ............................
$700 million
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Transmittal No. 22–10
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 the United Kingdom
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * ..
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(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One (1) Ballistic Missile Defense
Radar (BMDR)
Two (2) Command and Control Battle
Management and Communications
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(C2BMC) User Nodes (with network
capability required to connect to the
C2BMC System to support radar
operations)
Non-MDE:
Also included are design and
construction of a combined radarequipment shelter; encryption
devices, secure communication
equipment, and other required
COMSEC equipment to support
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Enclosures:
1. Transmittal
2. Policy Justification
3. Sensitivity of Technology
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radar operations; spare and repair
parts, support and testing
equipment, publications and
technical documentation, 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: Missile
Defense Agency (UK–I–ZAB)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: UK–I–
ZAA
(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: March 17, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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United Kingdom—Ballistic Missile
Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command
and Control Battle Management and
Communications (C2BMC)
The Government of the United
Kingdom (UK) has requested to buy one
(1) Ballistic Missile Defense Radar
(BMDR); and two (2) Command and
Control Battle Management and
Communications (C2BMC) user nodes
(with network capability required to
connect to the C2BMC System to
support radar operations). Also
included are design and construction of
a combined radar-equipment shelter;
encryption devices, secure
communication equipment, and other
required COMSEC equipment to support
radar operations; spare and repair parts,
support and testing equipment,
publications and technical
documentation, 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 total estimated
program cost is $700 million.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy goals and national
security objectives of the United States
by improving the security of a NATO
Ally that is a force for political stability
and economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve UK’s
ability to meet current and future
ballistic missile threats to the UK and
NATO by improving the effectiveness of
NATO BMD systems. The United
Kingdom will have no difficulty
absorbing the BMD Radar into its armed
forces.
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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, Moorestown, NJ.
There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
may require the assignment of
approximately 15 U.S. Government and
up to 100 contractor representatives to
the UK, at any given time, during the
construction, installation, integration
and testing of the BMDR and C2BMC
capability.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22–10
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 United Kingdom (UK) Ballistic
Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) is a
scaled version of the U.S. Long Range
Discrimination Radar. It will provide
continuous and precise tracking and
discrimination of missile threats,
persistent long-range midcourse
discrimination, precision tracking and
hit assessment. Discrimination is a
critical capability of missile defense,
which will provide data to distinguish
lethal objects from debris and decoys
around the lethal object. The UK will
use the Command and Control, Battle
Management, and Communications
(C2BMC) system to integrate the UK
BMDR. This will improve the
effectiveness of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) missile defenses.
2. The highest level of classification of
defense articles, components, and
services included in this potential sale
is SECRET.
3. 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.
4. A determination has been made
that the United Kingdom 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.
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5. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of the United Kingdom.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Charter Renewal Department of
Defense Federal Advisory
Committees—Board on Coastal
Engineering Research
Department of Defense (DoD).
Federal advisory committee
charter renewal.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The DoD is publishing this
notice to announce that it has renewed
the charter for the Board on Coastal
Engineering Research (BCER).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, DoD Advisory Committee
Management Officer, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BCER
charter is being renewed in accordance
with chapter 10 of title 5, United States
Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the
‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ or
‘‘FACA’’) and 41 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 102–3.50(a). The
charter and contact information for the
BCER’s Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) are found at https://www.faca
database.gov/FACA/apex/FACAPublic
AgencyNavigation.
Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426–2, the
BCER provides independent advice and
recommendations on the functions of
the Coastal Engineering Research Center
(CERC). The BCER provides
independent advice and
recommendations on the work of the
Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory,
which includes the CERC, on coastal
engineering research priorities and
additional functions as assigned by the
Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (USACE) (‘‘the Chief of
Engineers’’).
Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426, the BCER
shall be composed of seven members.
Four members of the BCER will be
officers of the USACE and serve as exofficio members with one position being
occupied by the Deputy Commanding
General for Civil and Emergency
Operations, USACE for no fixed term of
service. The remaining three BCER
members shall be civilian engineers
who are selected with regard to their
special fitness in the field of beach
erosion and shore protection. The
Deputy Commanding General for Civil
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-10]
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 22-10 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-10
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 the United Kingdom
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $400 million
Other.................................... $300 million
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TOTAL................................ $700 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One (1) Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR)
Two (2) Command and Control Battle Management and Communications
(C2BMC) User Nodes (with network capability required to connect to the
C2BMC System to support radar operations)
Non-MDE:
Also included are design and construction of a combined radar-
equipment shelter; encryption devices, secure communication equipment,
and other required COMSEC equipment to support
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radar operations; spare and repair parts, support and testing
equipment, publications and technical documentation, 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: Missile Defense Agency (UK-I-ZAB)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: UK-I-ZAA
(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: March 17, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
United Kingdom--Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and
Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC)
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has requested to buy one
(1) Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR); and two (2) Command and
Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) user nodes (with
network capability required to connect to the C2BMC System to support
radar operations). Also included are design and construction of a
combined radar-equipment shelter; encryption devices, secure
communication equipment, and other required COMSEC equipment to support
radar operations; spare and repair parts, support and testing
equipment, publications and technical documentation, 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 total estimated program cost is
$700 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and
economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve UK's ability to meet current and
future ballistic missile threats to the UK and NATO by improving the
effectiveness of NATO BMD systems. The United Kingdom will have no
difficulty absorbing the BMD Radar 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, Moorestown, NJ.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of
approximately 15 U.S. Government and up to 100 contractor
representatives to the UK, at any given time, during the construction,
installation, integration and testing of the BMDR and C2BMC capability.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-10
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 United Kingdom (UK) Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR)
is a scaled version of the U.S. Long Range Discrimination Radar. It
will provide continuous and precise tracking and discrimination of
missile threats, persistent long-range midcourse discrimination,
precision tracking and hit assessment. Discrimination is a critical
capability of missile defense, which will provide data to distinguish
lethal objects from debris and decoys around the lethal object. The UK
will use the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications
(C2BMC) system to integrate the UK BMDR. This will improve the
effectiveness of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) missile
defenses.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
3. 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.
4. A determination has been made that the United Kingdom 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the
United Kingdom.
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