[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2436-2438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00681]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 17-0C]


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: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107, 
[email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217, 
[email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(5)(C) 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 17-0C with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: January 11, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-0C
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or 
Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(c), AECA)
    (i) Purchaser: NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) as lead-
nation for Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, 
Norway, Portugal, and Spain
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-30
    Date: 18 August 2016
    Military Department: Air Force
    (iii) Description: On August 18, 2016, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 16-30, of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of Five 
hundred (500) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits, KMU-
556 F/B Forty (40) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-557 F/B, one thousand five 
hundred (1,500) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-572 F/B, one thousand (1,000) 
MAU 210 E/B

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Computer Control Groups for 1,000-lb Enhanced Paveway IIs, three 
hundred (300) MAU 210 E/B Computer Control Groups for GBU-49s, one 
thousand twenty-five (1,025) MAU 169 L/B Computer Control Groups for 
GBU-12s, one thousand three hundred fifty (1,350) Joint Programmable 
Fuzes, FMU-152 A/B, sixty (60) Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil Group 650-
MXU K/B for GBU-12s, one thousand twenty-five (1,025) Bomb Fin Assembly 
and Airfoil Group, MXU-650 K/B AFG for GBU-12s. Non-MDE: Detector 
Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser sensors, DSU-330/B proximity sensors, 
Wireless Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) interfaces for Enhanced Paveway 
II bombs, FMU-139C/B electronic bomb fuzes, repair and return services, 
transportation, engineering services, and other support services. The 
estimated total cost was $231 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
constituted $151 million of this total.
    The original notification listed ``kit'' components to build one 
thousand (1,000) GBU-48 (1,000-lb) Enhanced Paveway IIs (EPII) (MDE 
items), three hundred (300) GBU-49 (500-lb) EPIIs (MDE items), and one 
thousand and twenty-five (1,025) GBU-12 (500-lb) Paveway II (PWII) (MDE 
items). Each ``kit'' includes a Computer Control Group (CCG) and Air 
Foil Group (AFG) to convert a general purpose bomb into EPII or PWII.
    This transmittal reports the replacement of one thousand (1,000) 
MAU-210 E/B (MDE items) with one thousand (1,000) MAU-210 F/B (MDE 
items) for the GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII and three hundred (300) MAU-210 E/B 
(MDE items) with three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B (MDE items) for the 
GBU-49 500-lb EPII, to reflect the change from Lot 3A to Lot 5 for the 
moving target variant CCGs being procured to build EPIIs.
    This transmittal also supplements the description of the AFGs kit 
components to include one thousand (1,000) MXU-667 H/B AFGs for the 
GBU-48 and three hundred (300) MXU-650 K/B AFGs for the GBU-49.
    This transmittal also increases the number of FMU-152 A/B fuzes 
(MDE items) from one thousand three hundred and fifty (1,350) to four 
thousand three hundred and sixty five (4,365) to match the total number 
of JDAM and Paveway Kits. The numbers reflect their substitution for 
FMU-139 C/B fuzes (non-MDE) previously notified.
    The upgrade of the MAUs from Lot 3A to Lot 5, enumerating the MDE 
status of the tail groups, and increasing the number of fuzes will 
result in a net increase in the MDE cost of $49 million. The total case 
value will increase to $280 million.
    (iv) Significance: This notification reports the replacement of the 
EPII MAU-210E/B with the EPII MAU- 210F/B, the further clarification of 
AFGs for EPIIs, and upgrades the fuze type from FMU-139 C/B to FMU-152 
A/B for this sale. Upgrading these MDE items results in an increase in 
capability over what was originally notified. The MAU-210F/B adds 3-D 
proportional navigation, improved accuracy for high speed (>70 mph) and 
maneuvering targets, wider laser field of view, and an improved 
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). This transmittal provides information 
about the airfoil groups required to match the total number of EPIIs 
notified on Transmittal 15-33. The sensitivity of technology statement 
contained in the original transmittal applies to the FMU-152 A/B 
reported here.
    (v) Justification: The proposed sale improves NATO members' 
capability to meet current and future ground threats with precision. 
They will use the enhanced capacity 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 have no difficulty absorbing these additional 
munitions. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
alter the basic military balance in the region.
    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.
    (vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 5, 2018

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