[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17372-17376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08210]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-10]


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)(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 18-10 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: April 16, 2018.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-10
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 Slovakia
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $2.01 billion
Other....................................  $ .90 billion
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  TOTAL..................................  $2.91 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Fourteen (14) F-16 Block 70/72 V Configuration Aircraft
Fifteen (15) M61 Vulcan 20mm Gun
Sixteen (16) F-16V F110 General Electric Engine or F100 Pratt & Whitney 
Engine (includes 2 spares)
Sixteen (16) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar 
(includes 2 spares)
Fourteen (14) Modular Mission Computers
Fourteen (14) Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System--
JTRS
Sixteen (16) LN260 Embedded Global Positioning Service Inertial 
Navigation System (EGI) (includes 2 spares)

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Fourteen (14) Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG)
Thirty (30) AIM-120C7 Missiles
Two (2) Guidance Sections for AIM-120C7
One Hundred (100) AIM-9X Missiles
Twelve (12) AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missile (CATM)
Twelve (12) AIM-9X CATM Guidance Units
Twelve (12) AIM-9X Tactical Guidance Units
Two hundred twenty-four (224) MAU-209C/B or MAU-169D Computer Control 
Group (CCG) for GBU-12 Paveway II 500lb Guided Bombs
Two hundred twenty-four (224) MXU-650/B Airfoil Group for GBU-12
Twenty (20) MAU-210 Enhanced CCG for Enhanced Paveway II (GBU-49)
Twenty (20) MXU-650 Airfoil Group for GBU-49
One hundred-fifty (150) KMU-572F/B Guidance Kit for Joint Direct Attack 
Munition (JDAM) 500lb Guided Bomb (GBU-38)
Sixty (60) LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher
Thirty-six (36) MK-82 or BLU-111 500lb Inert Fill Bomb
Four hundred (400) MK-82 or BLU-111 500lb Bomb Bodies
Four hundred (400) FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuze
Six (6) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods

Non-MDE: Also included are fourteen (14) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing 
System II; fourteen (14) AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management 
Systems; sixteen (16) AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive 
Electronic Warfare Suites; sixteen (16) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure 
Dispensers; Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), Secure 
Communications and Cryptographic Appliques; Joint Mission Planning 
System (JMPS); ground training device (flight simulator); Electronic 
Combat International Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support; 
software and support; facilities and construction support; spares and 
repair/replace parts; personnel training and training equipment; 
publications and technical documentation; missile containers; DSU-38A/B 
Laser Illuminated Target Detector (GBU-54); munition support and test 
equipment; aircraft and munition integration and test support; studies 
and surveys; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering and 
logistical support services; and other related elements of logistics 
and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (LO-D-SAA); (LO-D-TAA) and Navy 
(LO-P-LAH)
    (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 the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 3, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Slovakia--F-16 Block 70/72 V Configuration Aircraft

    The Slovak Republic has requested to buy fourteen (14) F-16 Block 
70/72 V configuration aircraft; up to sixteen (16) F-16 F110 General 
Electric or F100 Pratt & Whitney engines (MDE); fifteen (15) M61 A1 
Vulcan 20mm Guns (MDE); sixteen (16) APG-83 Active Electronically 
Scanned Array (AESA) Radars (MDE); fourteen (14) Modular Mission 
Computers (MDE); fourteen (14) LINK-16 (MIDS-JTRS) secure communication 
systems (MDE); sixteen (16) LN260 EGI Embedded Global Positioning 
System Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) (MDE); fourteen (14) Joint 
Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (MDE); fourteen (14) Improved 
Programmable Display Generators (iPDGs) (MDE); thirty (30) AIM-120C7 
air-to-air missiles, one hundred (100) AIM-9X air-to-air missiles; 
twelve (12) AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles, two (2) AIM-120C7, 
twenty-four (24) AIM-9X additional guidance units; two hundred twenty-
four (224) each Computer Control Groups and Airfoil Groups for GBU-12 
Paveway II 5001b Guided Bomb Kits; twenty (20) Enhanced Computer 
Control Groups for Enhanced Paveway II (GBU-49); one hundred fifty 
(150) KMU-572F/B Guidance Kits for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) 
5001b Guided Bomb (GBU-38); sixty (60) LAU-129 Guided--Missile 
Launchers; thirty-six (36) MK-82 or BLU-111 5001b Inert Fill Bomb; four 
hundred (400) MK-82 or BLU-111 5001b Bomb Bodies; four hundred (400) 
FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuzes; and six (6) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods. 
Also included are fourteen (14) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II; 
fourteen (14) AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management Systems; sixteen 
(16) AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare 
Suites; sixteen (16) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensers; Advanced 
Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), Secure Communications and 
Cryptographic Appliques; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); ground 
training device (flight simulator); Electronic Combat International 
Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support; software and support; 
facilities and construction support; spares and repair/replace parts; 
personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical 
documentation; missile containers; DSU-38A/B Illuminated Target 
Detector (GBU-54); munition support and test equipment; aircraft and 
munition integration and test support; studies and surveys; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical, engineering and logistical support 
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. 
The estimated total cost is $2.91 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
NATO partner that is an important force for ensuring peace and 
stability in Europe. The proposed sale will support Slovakia's needs 
for its own self-defense and support NATO defense goals. Slovakia 
intends to use these F-16s to modernize its Air Force and strengthen 
its homeland defense.
    Slovakia intends for these aircraft to replace its current fleet of 
MiG-29s. Slovakia's current fighters are not interoperable with U.S 
forces or regional allies. Purchase of the F-16V will provide Slovakia 
with fourth generation fighter aircraft capability that is 
interoperable with the United States and NATO.
    The proposed sale of new F-l 6V's to Slovakia will not impact the 
regional balance of power.
    The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin, headquartered in 
Bethesda, Maryland. There are no known offset agreements in conjunction 
with this sale, however, we expect Slovakia to request some amount of 
industrial participation. Any offset agreement will be defined in 
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale may require assignment of a 
small number of U.S. Government representatives (less than 10) and a 
modest number of contractor representatives (less than 50) to Slovakia. 
It is likely that no permanent U.S. persons will actually be required 
in country.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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Transmittal No. 18-10
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. This sale involves the release of sensitive technology to 
Slovakia. The F-16 V Block 70/72 weapon system is UNCLASSIFIED, except 
as noted below. The aircraft uses the F16 airframe, and features 
advanced avionics and systems. It contains the General Electric F110 
engine or Pratt & Whitney Fl00 engine, AN/APG-83 radar, digital flight 
control system, internal and external electronic warfare (EW) 
equipment, Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), LINK-16 
datalink, operational flight trainer, and software computer programs.
    2. The AN/APG-83 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) 
radar upgrade for the F-16. It includes higher processor power, higher 
transmission power, more sensitive receiver electronics, and synthetic 
aperture radar (SAR), which creates higher-resolution ground maps from 
a greater distance than existing mechanically scanned array radars 
(e.g., APG-68). The upgrade features an increase in detection range of 
air targets, increases in processing speed and memory, as well as 
significant improvements in all modes. The highest classification of 
the radar is SECRET.
    3. AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS provides passive radar warning, wide spectrum 
radio frequency jamming, and control and management of the entire EW 
system. The commercially developed system software and hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED. The system is classified SECRET when loaded with a U.S. 
derived EW (threat) database.
    4. The AN/APX-126 AIFF is a system capable of transmitting and 
interrogating via Mode 5. It is UNCLASSIFIED unless Mode 4 or Mode 5 
operational evaluator parameters are loaded in to the equipment. 
Classified elements of the AIFF system include software object code, 
operating characteristics, parameters, and technical data.
    5. The Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) LN-260 is a sensor that combines GPS 
and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate location information for 
navigation and targeting. The EGI LN-260 is UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS 
crypto-variable keys needed for highest GPS accuracy are classified up 
to SECRET.
    6. Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) is an 
advanced Link-16 command, control, communications, and intelligence 
(C3I) 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. The MIDS terminal hardware, publications, performance 
specifications, operational capability, parameters, vulnerabilities to 
countermeasures, and software documentation are classified 
CONFIDENTIAL. The classified information to be provided consists of 
that which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, and repair 
(through intermediate level) of the data link terminal, installed 
systems, and related software.
    7. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS II) is a modified HGU-
55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up Display (HUD) 
to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets. This 
system projects visual targeting and aircraft performance information 
on the back of the helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to monitor this 
information without interrupting his field of view through the cockpit 
canopy. This provides improvement for close combat targeting and 
engagement. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; technical data and documents are 
classified up to SECRET.
    8. The Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and color 
multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial liquid crystal 
display technology that is designed to withstand the harsh environment 
found in modern fighter cockpits. The display generator is the fifth 
generation graphics processor for the F-16. Through the use of state-
of-the-art microprocessors and graphics engines, it provided orders of 
magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics capabilities. 
The hardware and software are UNCLASSIFIED.
    9. GBU-12 Paveway II (PW II), a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), is a 
maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of laser energy 
reflected off of the target. The LGB is delivered like a normal general 
purpose (GP) warhead but the weapon guides to the laser spot to the 
target. Laser designation for the weapon can be provided by a variety 
of laser target designators. A LGB consists of a Computer Control Group 
(CCG) with laser detector sensor and a warhead specific Air Foil Group 
(AFG) that attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body 
respectively. The GBU-12 is a 500lbs (MK-82 or BLU-111) GP bomb body 
fitted with the MXU-650 AFG, and MAU-209C/B or MAU-169D CCG to guide to 
its laser designated target. The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; technical 
data and documents are classified up to CONFIDENTIAL.
    10. GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II (EP II), a LGB, is a maneuverable, 
free-fall weapon that guides to the target using a GPS-aided INS and 
dual mode laser. The EP II consists of a CCG with laser detector 
sensor, and a warhead specific AFG that attaches to the nose and tail 
of a GP bomb body. The GBU-49 is a 5001bs (MK-82 or BLU-111) GP bomb 
body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG and MAU-210 CCG to guide to its laser 
designated target. The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; technical data and 
documents are classified up to CONFIDENTIAL without a Height of Burst 
(HOB) capability.
    11. GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) consists of a 
guidance tail kit that converts unguided free-fall general purpose 
bombs into accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munitions. With the 
addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial navigational 
system and a global positioning system guidance control unit, JDAM 
improves the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose bombs in any weather 
condition. JDAM can be launched from very low to very high altitudes in 
a dive, toss and loft, or in straight and level flight with an on-axis 
or off-axis delivery. JDAM enables multiple weapons to be directed 
against single or multiple targets on a single pass. The GBU-38 
consists of a warhead specific air foil group and a MK-82, BLU-111, or 
BLU-126 GP bomb body. The JDAM as an All Up Round and all of its 
components are UNCLASSIFIED, technical data and documents for JDAM are 
classified up to SECRET.
    12. The GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM) is a variant of the JDAM when 
combined with a DSU-38 A/B Laser Sensor that uses both the BGPS and/or 
Laser guidance to guide a weapon into a target. The GBU-54 consists of 
a warhead specific AFG, DSU-38 Laser Sensor, and a MK-82 or BLU-111 
bomb body. The LJDAM as an All Up Round and all of its components are 
UNCLASSIFIED, technical data and documents for LJDAM are classified up 
to SECRET.
    13. FMU-152 is the Joint Programmable Bomb Fuze; a multi-function 
hard/soft target fuze that is used on for multiple different Mk-series 
bombs. The fuze can be programmed on the wing or in flight and is used 
with the JDAM, Paveway, and Enhanced Paveway bombs. The hardware is 
UNCLASSIFIED; technical data and documents are UNCLASSIFED.

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    14. AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is 
guided missile featuring digital technology and micro-miniature solid-
state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, 
multiple launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic 
countermeasures, and interception of high- and low-flying and 
maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM All Up Round is classified 
CONFIDENTIAL; major components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED 
to CONFIDENTIAL. Technical data and other documentation are classified 
up to SECRET.
    The AIM-120C7 is launched from the aircraft using a LAU-129 guided 
missile launcher. The LAU-129 provides mechanical and electrical 
interface between missile and aircraft. The LAU-129 system is 
UNCLASSIFIED.

    15. AIM-9X 11 SIDEWINDER missile is an air-to-air guided missile 
that employs a passive infrared (1R) target acquisition system that 
features digital technology and microminiature solid state electronics. 
The AIM-9X II All Up Round is CONFIDENTIAL, major components and 
subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and technical data 
and other documentation are classified up to SECRET. The AIM-9X 
tactical and Captive Air Training Missile guidance units and Tactical 
Units are subsets of the overall missile.
    16. M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon: The 20 mm Vulcan cannon is a six 
barreled automatic cannon chambered in 20x 120mm with a cyclic rate of 
fire from 2,500-6,000 shots per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically 
powered air cooled gatling gun used to damage/destroy aerial targets, 
suppress/incapacitate personnel targets and damage or destroy moving 
and stationary light materiel targets. The M61 and its components are 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    17. The SNIPER (AN/AAQ-33) targeting system is UNCLASSIFIED and 
contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-art in in 
electro-optical clarity and haze, and low light targeting capability. 
Information on performance and inherent vulnerabilities is classified 
SECRET. Software (object code) is classified CONFIDENTIAL. Overall 
system classification is SECRET.
    18. This sale will also involve the release of sensitive and/or 
classified cryptographic equipment for secure communications radios, 
precision navigation with anti-jam capability, and cryptographic 
appliques and keying equipment. The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED, except 
where systems are loaded with cryptographic software, which may be 
classified up to SECRET.
    19. Software, hardware, and other data or information, which is 
classified or sensitive, is reviewed prior to release to protect system 
vulnerabilities, design data, and performance parameters. Some end-item 
hardware, software, and other data identified above are classified at 
the CONFIDENTIAL and SECRET level. Potential compromise of these 
systems is controlled through management of the basic software programs 
of highly sensitive systems and software-controlled weapon systems on a 
case-by-case basis.
    20. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
knowledge of the specific hardware or software source code in this 
proposed sale, the information could be used to develop countermeasures 
which might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the 
development of systems with similar or advance capabilities. The 
benefits to be derived from this sale in the furtherance of the US 
foreign policy and national security objectives, as outlined in the 
Policy Justification, outweigh the potential damage that could result 
if the sensitive technology were revealed to unauthorized persons.
    21. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy 
Justification. Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this sale, as 
outlined in the Policy Justification, outweigh the potential damage 
that could result if the sensitive technology were revealed to 
unauthorized persons.
    22. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
are authorized for release and export to the Government of Slovakia.

[FR Doc. 2018-08210 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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