Arms Sales Notification, 45862-45864 [2024-11519]

Download as PDF 45862 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 staging services necessary to support ship construction and delivery, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, support equipment, repair and return support, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistic and program support. The estimated total cost was $860.4 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $324.4 million of this total. On June 15, 2020, Congress was notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 20–0G of an additional thirty (30) All-Up-Round MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes (MDE). The following non-MDE items were also be included: MK 54 LWT expendables; MK 54 turnaround kits; MK 54 containers; one (1) MK–695 Torpedo Systems Test Set (TSTS); Support equipment including fire control modification platforms and spare parts; torpedo spare parts; training; publications; software; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services and other related elements of logistics and program support. The addition of these items resulted in a net increase in MDE cost of $45 million, resulting in a revised MDE cost of $369.4 million. The total estimated case value increased to $940.4 million. This transmittal reports the replacement of the previously notified MDE two (2) All Up Round MK 54 Mod VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 0 Lightweight Torpedoes (LWT) with two (2) Exercise MK 54 Mod 0 LWTs. Also included is additional Engineering Technical Assistance for redesign of Radar Signal Processing Group configuration and updates to IAFCL design; shipsets of SAASM units and associated spares; COMSEC equipment for use between test sites; and removal of one (1) shipset MK 36 Mod 6 Decoy Launching System. The MDE total value will remain $369.4 million; however, the non-MDE estimated value will increase from $571 million to $810.6 million. The total estimated case value will increase to $1.18 billion. (iv) Significance: The proposed articles and services will support Spain’s capability to commission their new F–110 frigates with the AEGIS Weapon System (AWS). (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist Spain in developing and maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original notification applies to items reported here. The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 8, 2022 [FR Doc. 2024–11521 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 22–17] Arms Sales Notification Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). AGENCY: 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 22–17 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 21, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices 45863 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 20! 121'M STREET SOUTH. SUITE 101 ARLINGTON. VA 22202-9408 June 22, 2022 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives H-209t 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 amend~ we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-17. concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) as Lead Nation for defense articles and services estimaied to cost $22.7 million. After this letter is delivered to your office. we plan to issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale. James A. Hursch Director Enclosures: 1. Transmittal 2. Policy Justification ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 6001–FR–C Transmittal No. 22–17 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment * .. Other ...................................... $21.8 million $ 0.9 million Total ................................... $22.7 million Funding Source: National Funds PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case N4–D–YAB, was below congressional notification threshold at $1.87 million ($1.78 million in MDE) and included forty (40) GBU–39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I. NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 EN24MY24.004</GPH> 3. Sensitivity of Technology 45864 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices requested the case be amended to include the below listed, additional MDE and non-MDE items and services. This amendment will push the current case above the MDE notification threshold and thus requires notification of the entire case. Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Two hundred seventy-nine (279) GBU– 39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I Two hundred four (204) FMU–152 Fuzes Two hundred four (204) MK–82 500LB General Purpose Bombs Fifty (50) BLU–109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs Non-MDE: Also included are smoke signal cartridges; engineering and technical support and assistance; and other related elements of logistical and program support. (iv) Military Department: Air Force (N4–D–YAB) (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None known at this time (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: June 22, 2022 * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)—Precision Guided Munitions NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested the possible sale of two hundred thirtynine (239) GBU–39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four (204) FMU–152 fuzes; two hundred four (204) MK–82 500LB General Purpose Bombs; and fifty (50) BLU–109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs, that will be added to a previously implemented case. The original FMS case, valued at $1.87 million, included forty (40) GBU– 39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I. Therefore, this notification is for a total of two hundred seventy-nine (279) GBU–39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four (204) FMU–152 fuzes; two hundred four (204) MK–82 500LB General Purpose Bombs; and fifty (50) BLU–109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs. Also included are smoke signal cartridges; engineering and technical support and assistance; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated cost is $22.7 million. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 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, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, twelve NATO nations and one NATO enhanced opportunity partner nation, to contribute to overseas contingency operations. This sale increases the quantity of precisionguided munitions within NATO and allows for their pre-coordinated transfer in support of national and NATO requirements. The proposed sale will improve 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 will all have no difficulty absorbing these munitions into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractors for production are the Boeing Corporation, St Louis, MO; and Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. The principal 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 will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. 2. The 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 numerous precision-guided weapons. 3. MK–82 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound, free-fall, unguided, lowdrag weapon used for attacking soft and intermediately protected targets. 4. The BLU–109 is a 2,000 pound hard target penetrator warhead designed to penetrate hardened structures before detonating. 5. The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET. 6. 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. 7. A determination has been made that NATO Support and Procurement Agency (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 NSPA, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Transmittal No. 22–17 [FR Doc. 2024–11519 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act Annex (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The GBU–39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB–1) is a 250 pound GPS-aided inertial navigation system, small autonomous, day or night, adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision glide weapon able to strike fixed and stationary re-locatable nonhardened targets from standoff ranges. It is intended to provide aircraft with an ability to carry a high number of bombs. Aircraft are able to carry four SDBs in place of one 2,000 pound bomb. Frm 00046 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Item No. vii PO 00000 BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Transmittal No. 22–0H] Arms Sales Notification Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: Arms sales notice. AGENCY: 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: E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-17]


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 22-17 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: May 21, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-17
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, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, 
Spain and the United Kingdom
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $21.8 million
Other....................................  $ 0.9 million
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  Total..................................  $22.7 million
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 
case N4-D-YAB, was below congressional notification threshold at $1.87 
million ($1.78 million in MDE) and included forty (40) GBU-39/B Small 
Diameter Bombs, Increment I. NATO Support and Procurement Agency as 
Lead Nation has

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requested the case be amended to include the below listed, additional 
MDE and non-MDE items and services. This amendment will push the 
current case above the MDE notification threshold and thus requires 
notification of the entire case.
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Two hundred seventy-nine (279) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment 
I
Two hundred four (204) FMU-152 Fuzes
Two hundred four (204) MK-82 500LB General Purpose Bombs
Fifty (50) BLU-109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are smoke signal cartridges; engineering and 
technical support and assistance; and other related elements of 
logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (N4-D-YAB)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None known at this time
    (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: June 22, 2022
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)--Precision Guided Munitions

    NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested 
the possible sale of two hundred thirty-nine (239) GBU-39/B Small 
Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four (204) FMU-152 fuzes; two 
hundred four (204) MK-82 500LB General Purpose Bombs; and fifty (50) 
BLU-109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs, that will be added to a 
previously implemented case. The original FMS case, valued at $1.87 
million, included forty (40) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment 
I. Therefore, this notification is for a total of two hundred seventy-
nine (279) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four 
(204) FMU-152 fuzes; two hundred four (204) MK-82 500LB General Purpose 
Bombs; and fifty (50) BLU-109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs. Also 
included are smoke signal cartridges; engineering and technical support 
and assistance; and other related elements of logistical and program 
support. The total estimated cost is $22.7 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, the 
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, 
twelve NATO nations and one NATO enhanced opportunity partner 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 will improve 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 will all have no difficulty absorbing these munitions into its 
armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors for production are the Boeing 
Corporation, St Louis, MO; and Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. 
The principal 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 will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-17
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 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB-1) is a 250 
pound GPS-aided inertial navigation system, small autonomous, day or 
night, adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision glide 
weapon able to strike fixed and stationary re-locatable non-hardened 
targets from standoff ranges. It is intended to provide aircraft with 
an ability to carry a high number of bombs. Aircraft are able to carry 
four SDBs in place of one 2,000 pound bomb.
    2. The 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 numerous precision-guided 
weapons.
    3. MK-82 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound, free-fall, 
unguided, low-drag weapon used for attacking soft and intermediately 
protected targets.
    4. The BLU-109 is a 2,000 pound hard target penetrator warhead 
designed to penetrate hardened structures before detonating.
    5. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    6. 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.
    7. A determination has been made that NATO Support and Procurement 
Agency (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 NSPA, Belgium, Czech 
Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, 
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

[FR Doc. 2024-11519 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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